2018 Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce IRS Form 990

THE SEMINAR NETWORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.

aka Stand Together Chamber of Commerce

EIN 45-3732750

501c6 tax-exempt organization

This organization is now known as the Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, according to Koch Industries executive Brian Menkes in an email exchange. Menkes is a director of several of Charles Koch’s organizations.

From 2011-2017, it was known as the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, before changing its name to Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce in September, 2018 (pp. 46-47).

The organization was initially referred to as the “Association for American Innovation” when it launched in 2011, before adopting the name “Freedom Partners” in IRS filings.

Revenue: (p. 2)

2018:

  • $159,728,763 total
    • $439,413 from incoming grants

2017:

  • $127,366,674 total
    • $539,000 from incoming grants

Expenses: (p. 2)

2018:

  • $162,813,339 total
    • $83,890,000 in outgoing grants

2017:

  • $115,263,716 total
    • $48,730,000 in outgoing grants

Grants to Koch-controlled Groups (p.29):

  • $81,000,000 to Americans for Prosperity
  • $2,500,000 to TSN Institute, Inc

Contracts with Koch-controlled Companies (p.38):

  • $14,891,539 in consulting fees for i360, a Koch Industries subsidiary
  • $12,012,631 in consulting fees for the Koch-controlled company In Pursuit Of.
  • $2,088,802 in consulting fees for Georgia-Pacific Television, aka GP Studios, owned by Koch Industries subsidiary Georgia-Pacific LLC

Disregarded Entities controlled by Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce (p.39):

  • American Entrepreneur Fund, LLC
    • EIN 45-3739538
  • American Strategies Group, LLC (directly controlled by “AEG, LLC”)
    • EIN 45-5230496
  • Freedom Partners Shared Services
    • EIN 45-5456929
  • The Seminar Network
    • EIN 45-5230162
    • EIN is distinct from TSN Trust (46-3508366) and TSN Institute (47-3175931)
  • Freedom Network Benefits
    • EIN 45-2663979

Related Tax-Exempt Organizations (p.39):

  • Freedom Partners Action Fund, Inc.
    • EIN 47-1065433
    • Controlled by Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce
  • Capitol Leaders, Inc.
    • Controlled by Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce
    • $224,432 in transactions with Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce for shared employee services, fundraising, and expenses (p. 41)
  • The Seminar Network, Inc.
  • Americans for Prosperity Foundation
  • Americans for Prosperity

Related Taxable Corporations & Trusts (p.40):

  • CAVHOCO, Inc (C Corporation) – controlled by “ASG”
    • EIN 46-3335308
    • $4,000,000 in transactions with Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce for shared employee services, fundraising, and expenses (p. 41)
  • KNSLT, Inc. (C Corporation) – controlled by CAVHOC, Inc
    • EIN 46-3325739
    • $8,012,217 in transactions with Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce for shared employee services, fundraising, and expenses (p. 41)
  • DBLDBL Inc. (C Corporation) – controlled by CAVHOC, Inc
    • EIN 46-3309110
  • THOCO Inc. (C Corporation) – controlled by DBLDBL, Inc
    • EIN 45-3147042