Donors Trust Inc

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 52-2166327 Website

Support charities & sponsor programs which alleviate, through education, research & private initiatives, society's most pervasive and radical needs, including those relating to social welfare, health, environment, economics, foreign relations, arts and culture. Encourage private philanthropy and individual giving as opposed to governmental solutions to society's problems.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4B

+5.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$282.1M

-19.2% YoY

Grant Count

919

+18.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$307K

-31.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$301M$602M$903M$1.2B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,364,601,090$1,291,166,098$1,387,471,760
Revenue$294,438,756$158,252,948$323,050,038
Expenses$291,549,081$357,941,924$248,109,953
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$62,331,329$-67,793,665$19,787,816
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$87M$175M$262M$349M754 grants2020648 grants2021700 grants2022779 grants2023919 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MedStar Georgetown Unive…$35.0MAmerica First Legal Foun…$20.7MState Policy Network$7.0MInstitute for Justice$7.0MConsumers' Research Inc$5.1MTexas A&M Foundation$5.0MReason Foundation$5.0MTeneo Network Inc$4.4MReal Clear Foundation$4.2MGMU Foundation$3.8M

Grant Size Distribution

3,800 grants across all recorded years

1918<$50K491$50–100K576$100–250K338$250–500K203$500K–1M243$1–5M31$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Lawson R BaderPresident and CEO$400KJeffrey C ZysikCFO, COO and Treasurer$312KPeter A LipsettVice President$241KGregory P ConkoVice President of Programs$236KStephen M JohnsonCTO$188KLukas C DwellyPhilanthropic Advisor$186KStephanie L GiovanettiPhilanthropic Advisor$171KChristopher D RennerController$163K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Kimberly O DennisChair1
James PieresonVice Chair1
Thomas E BeachDirector1
George GH Coates JrDirector1
Lawson R BaderPresident and CEO42$399,997
Jeffrey C ZysikCFO, COO and Treasurer42$312,413
Peter A LipsettVice President45$240,536
Stephen M JohnsonCTO45$188,141
Gregory P ConkoVice President of Programs40$236,087
Lukas C DwellyPhilanthropic Advisor40$186,290
Stephanie L GiovanettiPhilanthropic Advisor40$170,558
Christopher D RennerController40$163,134

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

51states
+44 more states

Cities

AbingdonAddisonAgawamAlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAllenAltadenaAltavistaAltonAmbridgeAmelia IslandAnchorageAnn ArborAnnapolisArdmoreArlingtonArlington HeightsArvadaAshburn

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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