A new conservative nonprofit group received one of the largest donations in history. Why is the organization headquartered in Utah? – By Bryan Schott (Salt Lake Tribune) / Aug 24, 2022
Marble Freedom Trust lists a North Salt Lake address on tax forms.
A conservative nonprofit group with several ties to Utah received a massive $1.6 billion gift from an electronics mogul last year. The donation, thought to be the largest single gift ever to a political organization, came from electronics mogul Barre Seid. The contribution was first reported by The New York Times on Monday.
The nonprofit, Marble Freedom Trust, is controlled by Leonard Leo, a longtime conservative activist who was one of the first paid employees of the Federalist Society. He’s now the co-chairman of the group’s board of directors.
Tax documents show Marble Freedom Trust is headquartered at an address in North Salt Lake owned by Tyler Green, who is listed as the administrative trustee of the nonprofit. An administrative trustee is typically responsible for the day-to-day operations of an organization.
Green, a native Utahn who earned his law degree from the University of Utah, is also part of the Federalist Society. He was named Utah’s solicitor general by Attorney General Sean Reyes in 2015. He served in the position until 2020, when he joined Washington, D.C., law firm Consovoy McCarthy. That firm most notably represented former President Donald Trump in his efforts to shield his financial records from congressional investigators and New York prosecutors.
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