About Turning Point Usa
Turning Point USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2012. The organization’s mission is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government.
Focus Areas
Civic educationStudent organizingYouth leadership developmentEvents and conferencesFaith-based student outreachMedia and communications
Who They Fund
general public / citizenrycommunities concerned with public safetycivic and community organizations
Funding Style
project-based/public awareness grantsadvocacy and civic education funding
About Turning Point Usa
A single program theme runs through the recent grants: awareness of traditional American values. Turning Point USA Inc. directed its largest recent awards to Turning Point Endowment, including $11,000,000 in 2023 and $1,500,000 in 2025, and to America's Turning Point, with $8,560,625 in 2025 and $4,840,008 in 2024. That pattern shows a funder willing to make very large commitments alongside smaller project grants, all under a consistent civic and values-oriented frame. The portfolio also reaches into media, conferences, faith-based outreach, and civic messaging. In 2025, the foundation gave $400,000 to Citizen Journalism Foundation and $100,000 to Moms for America. It also backed the 170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee Inc with $1,500,000, suggesting support for organized events and convenings tied to its mission. Smaller awards to groups such as National Religious Broadcasters, Daily Caller News Foundation, and Council for National Policy reinforce the organization’s focus on communications and public-facing advocacy. Leadership is listed as Charles Kirk, and the organization’s grantmaking is national in scope. Most awards go to U.S.-based recipients, with a modest share landing in Indiana.
What Turning Point Usa Funds
Civic education is a core thread in the foundation’s giving. The largest named award in this area was $11,000,000 to Turning Point Endowment in 2023 for awareness of traditional American values, followed by another $1,500,000 to the same grantee in 2025. The repeated support points to sustained backing for mission-aligned education work rather than a one-off grant. Its portfolio also includes media and communications. In 2025, Turning Point USA Inc gave $400,000 to Citizen Journalism Foundation for awareness of traditional American values, and it also made a $7,500 grant to Daily Caller News Foundation in 2023 for the same purpose. Faith-oriented outreach appears as well: Faith Action Ministry Alliance received $7,930 in 2025, and National Religious Broadcasters received $15,000 in 2024. Public safety messaging is represented by two $40,000 grants in 2024, one to Texas Department of Public Safety and one to Pinal County Sherrif's Office.
How Turning Point Usa Gives
Typical grants cluster at a lower-to-mid range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $17,500, and p75 at $575,000. The distribution stretches from small five-figure awards to multi-million-dollar grants, reflecting both program support and large organizational commitments. Recipients appear across multiple years in several cases, including Turning Point Endowment and America's Turning Point, which each received support in more than one year. The foundation is a 501(c)(3), does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant data shown does not indicate an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.8M
Total Assets
$37.8M
Total Revenue
$115.5M
Total Expenses
$103.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $575K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$575K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CHARLES KIRK
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