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Turning Point USA (TPUSA) raised "nearly $400 million" under founder Charlie Kirk and reported $84.3 million in contributions and grants in 2024, while holding a multi‑million dollar endowment ($64.3M...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has drawn large gifts from a mix of billionaire families, private foundations and so‑called “dark money” donor-advised funds; reporting shows multi‑million dollar grants from...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) raised hundreds of millions of dollars under Charlie Kirk, with reporting showing roughly $389–$400 million during his tenure and $85 million in revenue in 2024 alone; its fu...
Turning Point USA’s board composition is reported inconsistently across public records: a September 2024 snapshot lists five active directors (Charlie Kirk, David Engelhardt, Doug DeGroote, Mike Mille...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has repeatedly faced allegations that members and chapters used racist language or engaged in racially insensitive behavior, with high-profile incidents reported in 2022 invo...
Allegations against Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and associated figures span dark‑money disclosure violations, past social‑media misinformation, claims of racial bias and illegal campaign activity, and i...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is criticized for rhetoric and tactics described by critics as anti‑LGBTQ+, anti‑Muslim, sexist and racially charged, and for spreading misinformation and politicizing campus...
Public reporting shows calls from Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in January–February 2021 for the IRS to review whether Turning Point USA’s tax‑exempt status should be revoked over “superspreader”...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has listed multiple affiliated organizations on its tax filings; recent reporting and TPUSA’s own Form 990 identify at least Turning Point Endowment, Turning Point Action (a ...
Turning Point USA’s publicly listed Advisory Council in 2025 is a heterogeneous roster of donors, faith leaders, financiers, and conservative activists whose names appear on TPUSA’s governance pages a...
Available reporting does not provide a reliable annual total of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) funding that specifically comes from Jewish donors; public tax filings compiled by reporters show large aggreg...
Donald Rumsfeld was CEO of G.D. Searle (maker of NutraSweet/aspartame) in the late 1970s and joined Ronald Reagan’s transition team in 1980; reporting across multiple outlets ties him to efforts that ...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has drawn large gifts from a mix of private foundations and wealthy individuals rather than from widely known corporate treasuries; the single largest reported direct donor i...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has become a heavily funded conservative operation: reporting finds it raised nearly $400 million under Charlie Kirk with $85 million in revenue in 2024 alone, and many large...
Ian Plimer is an established geologist and professor emeritus with a public record of climate-skeptic positions and publications; he rejects the scientific consensus on human-driven climate change and...
Turning Point USA’s public materials and contemporary reporting identify a small number of named figures who have served on or led its board since the organization’s 2012 founding — most prominently f...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) drew tens of millions from wealthy conservative foundations and individual donors across the past five years, with reported major funders including the Bradley Impact Fund (~...
Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 with Charlie Kirk as the public founder and principal leader; multiple accounts say Kirk co-founded the group alongside Bill Montgomery, a conservative mentor and...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has repeatedly faced accusations of racism and exclusionary practices tied to member conduct, campus chapters, posters, and controversial events; critics and some campus grou...
Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA have been publicly linked to funding from Koch-affiliated groups in multiple reports; watchdogs and investigative outlets say Koch network entities have funded or su...