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Ziklag / USATransForm
U.S. donor-network nonprofit reported to use the public name Ziklag and legal name USATransForm
Organization details
- Legal name
- USATransForm
- Common name
- Ziklag
- EIN
- 82-4819179
- Type
- Tax-exempt charitable organization and donor network
- Origins
- Developed by entrepreneur Ken Eldred and associates, reported by ProPublica
Ziklag is the public name used by USATransForm, a nonprofit that has supported conservative political organizing, according to public filings and reporting.
Formation and purpose
Investigative reporting by ProPublica and Documented describes Ziklag as an invitation-only conservative Christian philanthropic network organized around funding cultural and political advocacy. Its legal tax name is USATransForm.
Conservative Partnership Institute grant
ProPublica reported that USATransForm’s 2022 Form 990 listed a $600,000 donation to Conservative Partnership Institute.
2024 internal plans
ProPublica and Documented reported on internal materials describing the network’s 2024 voter-turnout, voter-registration challenge and policy advocacy plans. Those are attributed descriptions; a plan and expert criticism are not a finding that any participant violated tax or election law.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.