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American businessman (1940–2021)
Charlie Kirk was raised in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights by parents often identified as Robert (father) and Kathryn/Kimberly (mother); reporting describes his father as an architect and poli...
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 (TPUSA) raised roughly $389 million from its founding through mid‑2023 and reported $85 million in revenue in 2024, driven by a mix of large private foundations, billionaire backers ...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has drawn large sums from a mix of individual billionaires, family foundations, and “dark money” donor-advised funds and foundations—Forbes and The Guardian report TPUSA rais...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) reportedly raised nearly during Charlie Kirk’s leadership, drawing funds from wealthy individuals, foundations and donor-advised funds, while a is identified as its largest d...
Public records and recent reporting show Turning Point USA (TPUSA) received major gifts from a mix of named foundations and opaque “dark money” vehicles: the Bradley Impact Fund gave about $23.6 milli...
Turning Point USA has attracted large gifts from a mix of individual donors, family foundations, and conservative grantmakers; major reported backers include the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation ($13.1 mil...
Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 and is widely identified with Charlie Kirk as a principal founder and leader; several provided analyses also name Bill Montgomery as a co‑founder and describe Kir...
Charlie Kirk’s first meeting with Donald Trump is in the materials provided; none of the supplied analyses identify a date or first encounter. The documents note later interactions and influence—inclu...
Public records and reporting show Turning Point USA has received large sums from wealthy individuals and foundations — for example, Forbes reported the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation gave $13.1 million, ...
Turning Point USA’s funding picture is dominated by wealthy conservative individuals, family foundations, and ideologically aligned donor networks, with significant gifts and foundation support report...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is financed primarily by wealthy conservative individuals, family foundations and ideologically aligned grantmakers—players often described as part of the broader right‑of‑ce...
Reporting based on publicly available tax filings and investigative records shows some donor names tied to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) — notably Foster Friess and a mix of foundations and conservative f...
Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA have been funded by a mix of foundations, wealthy individuals, and corporate giving, but there is across the documents provided; reporting between 2021 and 2025 name...
Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) were financed by a mix of wealthy individual donors, conservative family foundations, dark-money donor-advised funds and institutional partners, with big-tic...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) funds its student programs largely through large conservative donors, foundations and private gifts rather than grassroots student dues, and it reports substantial annual rev...
Turning Point USA has both cultivated religious audiences and received money and support connected to religiously aligned donors and groups, though its largest publicly identified funding streams come...
Nonprofit watchdogs poring over Turning Point USA’s IRS returns and related public filings have identified large one-off foundation gifts, repeated support from conservative foundations and donor‑advi...