From these seminars grew a philanthropic community of organizations working to address issues such as poverty, addiction, recidivism, gang violence and homelessness.

"[2] In a speech in January 2019 in Palm Springs, Charles Koch signaled he would shift away from partisan politics and focus on goals that cut across ideologies.

[1][3] Hooks has explained the goal of Stand Together is to seek non-partisan, bottom-up solutions to societal issues, rather than focusing on partisan, top-down approaches.

[4][5] Stand Together works on issues including education, poverty, criminal justice, immigration, free expression, trade, foreign policy, economic opportunity, technology and business as a force for good.

Similarly, on issues of policy, Stand Together led a broad bipartisan coalition on criminal justice reform – which saw leaders like Van Jones and organizations like the ACLU coming together with Senate Republicans and The Heritage Foundation – to pass the First Step Act in 2018.