President Trump, VP Vance and Erica are going to speak in Kirk Memorial as Americans across the country participated in the service honoring Charlie Kirk.
Charlie Kirk’s orthodox non -profit, turning point USA, which has developed into an organization with a tens of millions of dollars in assets and annual revenue, just started with one $ 50,000 seed investment.
Orthodox philanthropist Rebecca Duns reflected how she and her late husband, Bill Dun, first met the activist about 12 years ago, when he was trying to remove the USA from the ground during a memorial honoring Kirk in Arizona on Sunday.
Earlier this month, thousands of people gathered at the State Farm Stadium in Glandale on Sunday to pay their honor to the conservative activist who shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University.
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“I was so impressed that I invited her to come to my house and tell me more about my husband and my organization,” Dun said. “The young man was, of course, Charlie Kirk and his organization was changing the Point USA. Charlie told us how he wanted to start two chapters in North Florida. When asked how much money it would take, he told us that he thought it would take about $ 50,000,” Dun said.
Philanthropist Rebecca Dun speaks on September 21, 2025 during a memorial service for Charlie Kirk at the State Farm Stadium in Glandel, Arizona. (Eric Thair / Getty Images)
Dunn recalls Kirk that if he raised the first $ 25,000, he would match it.
“Two days later. Charlie asked to say that he had raised money. He was not in his hometown. He was not even 20 years old. And yet he met with our challenge. I laughed and I said to him, ‘Okay, Charlie, I think we give you a check’,” Dun told the crowd.
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She said that Dun and her husband continued to provide grants to Kirk, each from final, finally reached millions, she said.
Kirk’s plan to start the organization began for the first time when he was 18 years old. Instead of chasing a degree, Kirk excluded the Community College to co-founder the organization with tea party worker Bill Montgomery, and briefly, assured an attack rich men And the foundation to return it and his mission.
The Bradley Impact Fund, which contributed to more than $ 8 million to 2023, and was among the Dun Foundation, Danson Foundation and Marcus Foundation as well as his biggest banks, tied to Berni Markes, co-founder of billionaire home depots.
Philanthropist Rebecca Dune runs on stage during a memorial service for Charlie Kirk at the State Farm Stadium at Glandel, Arizona on 21 September 2025. (Joe Redal / Getty Images)
His multi-million dollar political empire has now been on a mission “to promote freedom, free markets and limited government principles” according to its website. Kirk intended to establish a leg in every high school and college campus of the nation to spread his political ideology for his organization.
Despite Kirk’s untimely passing, Kirk’s wife Erica announced that the organization would continue to pursue her mission as she was tapped as CEOs.
In the last one week, donations continued to donate with philanthropic Lynn Fres, which was one of the earliest donors of the foundation, announced On social media That it will donate $ 1 million to support the new turning point USA chapters across the country in view of Kirk’s murder.
Lynn Fres and her late husband, investment manager and political donor Foster Fres, were the initial supporters of the turning point USA.
An image of the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is displayed on a screen as the turning point is a vigilance for him at the USA Colorado State University, which was considered to be the next stop at his speaking tour in Fort Colins, Colorado, US Septemb. (Cheeny Orar / Reuters)
“Foster always believed in Charlie’s eyes and often said that Charlie Build Tipusa had to help Tipusa Best investment He ever made it. I know he would be grateful to see how Charlie’s legacy is motivating young Americans to stand for confidence and freedom, “Lynn Fres wrote in a note that was posted on the ex -account of the advocacy group foster’s outreaders.
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Andrew Coalwet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show”, who also serves as a spokesperson of Turning Point USA, told Fox Business Maria Bartiromo on Monday that the organization received more than 37,000 requests to start a new chapter across the country.
Till date, Coalvet said, the organization has 900 official, school-approved college chapters and 1,200 high school chapters across the country.
