['< sod >\'\' realclearpolitics\'\' also reported that tax filings show the trump foundation made a grant of $ 10, 000 in 2013 to [ [ the family leader ] ], an organization whose stated mission is to " strengthen families, by inspiring christ - like leadership in the home, the church, and the government. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. thefamilyleader. com / our - mission - beliefs / | title = the family leader - our mission and beliefs | last = | first = | date = october 4, 2016 | website = the family leader | publisher = | access - date = } } < / ref > these grants may have been illegal because the family leader is a 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) corporation established to “ develop, advocate and support legislative agenda at the state level. ” the trump foundation, however, may have intended to make the donation to the family leader\'s affiliated non - profit, the family leader foundation, a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charitable foundation, although donations to either would still have violated self - dealing rules if trump benefited personally from the grant. < ref name = " : 3 " / > < eod > < sod >\'\' realclearpolitics\'\' also reported that tax filings show the trump foundation made a grant of $ 10, 000 in 2013 to [ [ the family leader ] ], an iowa - based organization whose stated mission is to " strengthen families, by inspiring christ - like leadership in the home, the church, and the government. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. thefamilyleader. com / our - mission - beliefs / | title = the family leader - our mission and beliefs | last = | first = | date = october 4, 2016 | website = the family leader | publisher = | access - date = } } < / ref > trump may have been trying to curry favor with conservative groups in iowa because of the [ [ iowa caucuses ] ] traditional role as the start of the [ [ united states presidential primary | presidential primary ] ] process. these grants may also have been illegal because the family leader is a 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) based corporation established to “ develop, advocate and support legislative agenda at the state level ” and not a charity. the trump foundation, however, may have intended to make the donation to the family leader\'s affiliated non - profit, the family leader foundation, a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charitable foundation, although donations to either would still have violated self - dealing rules if trump benefited personally from the grant. < ref name = " : 3 " / > < eod >']