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Sarah Atkins serves as Vice President of DonorsTrust, a donor-advised fund founded in 1999 that has distributed over $2 billion in grants to more than 3,000 grantees supporting limited-government and free-market initiatives (as of 2023 reports). The organization emphasizes protecting donor privacy while complying with IRS regulations and has been pivotal in funding think tanks, policy centers, and advocacy groups such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council. Atkins has worked directly with Whitney Ball for over a decade in building the organization and has contributed to scaling operations amid growing assets under management exceeding $1 billion. Following Whitney L. Ball's death on October 20, 2020, leadership transitioned smoothly under figures including Atkins. DonorsTrust and its sister organization Donors Capital Fund have drawn media attention for their role in conservative philanthropy networks, with investigations by outlets like The New York Times and ProPublica highlighting large grants to politically active nonprofits. No personal legal issues or controversies are publicly associated with Atkins, who maintains a low media profile focused on organizational stewardship.