Which nonprofit and for-profit entities share board members or executives with Turning Point USA?
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Executive summary
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) shares personnel ties with a mix of for-profit companies through individual board service and with closely affiliated nonprofit entities that are structurally connected to its mission; the clearest publicly documented overlap is the roster of TPUSA executives who also sit on corporate boards (as listed on TPUSA’s own team page) and the organization’s formal affiliates such as Turning Point Action and Turning Point Endowment [1] [2]. Reporting and organizational pages identify specific corporate board memberships for at least one senior TPUSA executive and name TPUSA’s nonprofit affiliates and strategic partners, while gaps remain about every board overlap beyond what TPUSA discloses [1] [2] [3].
1. Senior TPUSA figures who also serve on corporate boards — the most concrete overlap
TPUSA’s public team bios identify Doug De Groote (listed on TPUSA’s team page as “Doug”) as a TPUSA leader who “has served on numerous boards of private and public companies” and who “serves on the boards of many inspiring businesses” including Apester, Credorax, DoubleVerify, EarnUp, EasyKnock, IntSights, Jassby, Lendio, SigOpt, SupplyPike, Roam, Trulioo and Wunder — a direct list of for-profit corporations that share at least this individual executive with TPUSA [1].
2. Which for-profit entities are implicated by TPUSA’s own disclosure
TPUSA’s team page explicitly names the for-profit companies above as places where that senior executive holds board roles, making these firms the most verifiable corporate overlaps reported in available sources: Apester, Credorax, DoubleVerify, EarnUp, EasyKnock, IntSights, Jassby, Lendio, SigOpt, SupplyPike, Roam, Trulioo and Wunder [1]. TPUSA’s site frames these connections as business leadership and entrepreneurial experience without detailing the exact nature, timing or potential conflicts of interest arising from simultaneous service [1].
3. Nonprofit affiliates and allied policy organizations that share personnel or governance aims
TPUSA’s organizational family explicitly includes nonprofit affiliates — Turning Point Endowment, Turning Point Action (a 501(c)), and TPUSA Faith — which are structurally tied to TPUSA and, by design, share leadership overlap or close executive coordination with the parent group, according to TPUSA’s public descriptions and Wikipedia’s summary of affiliates [2]. Beyond those affiliates, reporting and watchdog documentation highlight working relationships and board mentorship programs with allied policy groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), where TPUSA engaged in a mentorship/partnership program with ALEC’s board and student leaders — a form of organizational cross-pollination even if not strict shared board membership [4].
4. TPUSA board names and recent leadership signals
Public reporting on TPUSA’s governance names specific board members and leadership moves: a 2025 news report cited a statement signed by board members Doug De Groote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt in announcing Erika Kirk’s elevation to CEO and chair following Charlie Kirk’s death, indicating who was sitting on TPUSA’s board at that moment [5]. TPUSA’s governance and team pages likewise present the organization as a 501(c) with an executive team and board, but TPUSA’s own materials do not comprehensively map every external board role held by each director [3] [1].
5. Alternative perspectives, funding networks, and limits of the public record
Watchdog reporting emphasizes that TPUSA is embedded in broader conservative funding and advocacy networks — donors and partners named in SourceWatch include Bradley Foundation affiliates, DonorsTrust/Donors Capital Fund and other conservative donors, and TPUSA’s partnerships (including with ALEC) suggest strategic alignment beyond simple shared personnel [4]. However, available reporting and TPUSA’s public pages do not provide a complete, independently verified roster of every nonprofit or for-profit board overlap for all TPUSA executives and directors; outside the named corporate board listings for the one senior executive and the organization’s listed affiliates, the public sources here do not document additional specific cross-board memberships [1] [2] [4].