Philanthropy

Gary Sutton & Antong Lucky
Philanthropy Americans are investing more time and resources into social causes than ever before. But it’s hard to know if you’re making a real, and lasting, difference in people’s lives. Stand Together changes that.

Shared vision, shared values

Stand Together partners with hundreds of America’s most successful business leaders and philanthropists who want to invest their time, talent, and resources to solve the greatest challenges of our time. We help them do that by taking a businesslike approach to social change, providing access to a community of peers with shared values, and leveraging a comprehensive strategy and capabilities built over 20+ years to maximize their results.

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Brian Hooks

Disrupt and innovate

Stand Together Ventures is a community of entrepreneurs and business leaders in the growth stage of their careers. Ventures partners embrace the principles of empowerment and apply disruptive thinking to discover 100x solutions to the greatest challenges of our time.

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Top stories

See the latest stories, ideas, and insights from Stand Together community partners tackling America’s biggest problems through their businesses and philanthropy.

Charles Koch Receives Forbes Award Charles Koch honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy

The Stand Together founder joins an elite group of honorees whose giving and vision have transformed the role of philanthropy in tackling society’s toughest challenges.

 Three people running across a blue broken line. National Philanthropies Join Forces to Advance Economic Mobility and Access to Opportunity in America

NextLadder Ventures launches with over $1 billion to empower low-income Americans through personalized, tech-driven solutions

July 17, 2025

 Stand Together founder Charles Koch sitting in a chair Cato Institute honors Charles Koch with 2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty

Philanthropist and business leader honored for transformative contributions to individual freedom and societal progress

 The Phoenix Community ICYMI: Beast Philanthropy, Stand Together Support Addiction Recovery

Through connection, active lifestyle The Phoenix builds self-worth, sense of belonging

January 24, 2025
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