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== Russell Trust Association ==
The Russell Trust Association is the [[Doing business as|business name]] of Skull and Bones [[Secret society|Society]].<ref name=":02">''Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, The Ivy League, and The Hidden Paths To Power'' [[Alexandra Robbins]], published in 2002 by [[Little, Brown and Company]] {{ISBN|0-316-72091-7}}, p. 56</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Collection: Russell Trust Association Records |url=https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/resources/5254 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Archives at Yale University}}</ref><ref name="nyt" /> It was incorporated in 1856 by [[William Huntington Russell]] as president and [[Daniel Coit Gilman]] as treasurer.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Skull and Bones |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Skull-and-Bones-Yale |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref> The association holds the society's assets, including its endowment and property, and oversees property upkeep.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Bruce L. |date=July 2015 |title=More secrets of the Tomb |url=https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/4127-more-secrets-of-the-tomb |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Yale Alumni Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

According to its 2016 filing with the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], the Russell Trust Association, filing as RTA Incorporated, has assets of $3,906,458, including Deer Island and the Skull and Bones Hall.<ref name="f990">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181221150818/https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/060/768/2017-060768741-0efc549c-9.pdf RTS Incorporated IRS Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, 2016]. February 1, 2018. via GuideStar.</ref>

As of 2024, the organization had an endowment of $17 million.<ref name="Horowitch" />