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Nonprofit · EIN 80-0835023

TURNING POINT USA INC

Tax-exempt · INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204

Financials

$81.7M$91.4M2022$85M$81M2023$115.5M$103.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TURNING POINT USA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$115,452,493$103,939,274$11,513,219$37,839,400$8,447,647$29,391,753
June 30, 2024990$84,988,862$80,995,175$3,993,687$26,269,868$8,366,734$17,903,134
June 30, 2023990$81,721,637$91,365,452-$9,643,815$20,193,662$6,278,533$13,915,129
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$114,463,864
Program service revenue
$1,696,121
Investment income
$205,224
Royalties
$1,515
Net gain from sales of assets
$45,323
Net income from fundraising events
-$2,917,706
Other revenue
-$912,716

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$14,379,079
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$629,410
Other salaries and wages
$19,956,435
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$22,956,929
Professional fundraising fees
$2,406,541
Legal fees
$866,869
Accounting fees
$281,638
Occupancy
$1,157,885
Travel
$40,405
Depreciation
$884,651
Program services (functional)
$91,948,659
Management and general (functional)
$4,972,365
Fundraising (functional)
$7,018,250

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$26,269,868
Total assets, end of year
$37,839,400
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,447,647
Net assets, end of year
$29,391,753
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,423,872
Publicly traded securities
$25,994
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,656,076
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,735,677
Gross unrelated business income
$2,003,475
Gross receipts
$122,362,228
Employees
411
Volunteers
228,136
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
IN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOHN MCGOVERNMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$397,948$94,188$221
CHARLIE KIRKPRESIDENT/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
41$285,019$99,840$5,778
TYLER BOWYERFORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Former
0$0$369,913$6,227
DANIEL FLOODMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$256,920$50,003$5,782
JUSTIN OLSONASSISTANT TREASURER/CFO
Officer
40$211,108$53,786$5,811
HUTZ HERTZBERGMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$262,763$0$1,139
MARINA MINASMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$245,607$0$4,685
ALEXANDRA CLARKCONTRIBUTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$210,377$0$4,343
TOM SODEIKASECRETARY & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0$0
DOUG DEGROOTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
MIKE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
DAVID ENGLEHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
FRANK CARNI IIASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
40$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOHN MCGOVERNMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$420,709$35,960$0
CHARLES KIRKPRESIDENT/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$285,929$99,840$4,724
DANIEL FLOODMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$269,209$50,001$11,840
HUTZ HERTZBERGMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$264,946$0$0
JUSTIN OLSONASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
40$183,033$61,695$4,774
MARINA MINASMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$232,100$0$4,453
ALEXANDRA CLARKCONTRIBUTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$164,110$0$3,788
TOM SODEIKASECRETARY & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0$0
DOUG DEGROOTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
MIKE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
DAVID ENGLEHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
CHARLES KIRKPRESIDENT/CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
65$289,351$99,840$3,675
DANIEL FLOODMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$222,485$44,231$10,626
TYLER BOWYERFORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Former
15$153,670$79,363$7,263
JOHN MCGOVERNDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS
Highest-paid employee
40$223,613$0$0
JUSTIN OLSONASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
40$208,669$0$0
MARINA MINASMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$185,569$0$3,402
ALEXANDRA CLARKCONTRIBUTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$163,251$0$2,861
VERONICA PETERSONASSISTANT SECRETARY (THRU 4/23)
Officer
40$139,855$0$2,079
HUTZ HERTZBERGMANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$128,923$0$0
TOM SODEIKASECRETARY & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0$0
DOUG DEGROOTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
MIKE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0
DAVID ENGLEHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
135 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET STE 1, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204-2400
In care of
% SALLY WAGENMAKER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIKA KIRK, 135 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 1610, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
Signed the 990
TOM SODEIKA, SECRETARY/TREASURER
Phone
(844) 872-1776
Website
TPUSA.COM
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

TURNING POINT USA, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 501(C)(3), TO EMPOWER INFORMED CIVIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT GROUNDED IN AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND A POSITIVE SPIRIT OF ACTION. TURNING POINT USA GUIDES CITIZENS THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, VALUES, AND MOTIVATION, SO THEY CAN MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO RESTORE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES LIKE PATRIOTISM, RESPECT FOR LIFE, LIBERTY, FAMILY, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE TURNING POINT USA FIELD PROGRAM FULFILLS A CRITICAL ROLE IN TURNING POINT'S MISSION BY EDUCATING, TRAINING, AND MOBILIZING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN INFORMED CIVIC AND CULTURAL OUTREACH AND ACTIVISM GROUNDED IN AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES. TURNING POINT USA FIELD REPRESENTATIVES OPERATE ON OVER 6,200 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUPPORTING THE TURNING POINT MISSION BY PROVIDING INTERACTIVE TRAINING, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND ENGAGING STUDENTS IN DISCUSSIONS ON TODAY'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025, THE FIELD PROGRAM ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 2,178 CAMPUS CHAPTERS TO FACILITATE THESE ON-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS AND WAS ALSO ACTIVE ON OVER 4,000 MORE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN ALL 50 STATES. THE FIELD PROGRAM HOSTED 559 ON-CAMPUS EDUCATIONAL AND ACTIVISM EVENTS. THE FIELD PROGRAM'S EFFORTS DIRECTLY IMPACTED MILLIONS OF STUDENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025.
    Expenses $28,483,187 · grants $320,380
  • THE TURNING POINT USA EVENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS AND AMERICANS FROM ALL 50 STATES THE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM TODAY'S LEADING THINKERS, POWERFUL ACTIVISTS, SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHO INSPIRE INFORMED CIVIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT GROUNDED IN AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND THE NATION'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES. ADDITIONALLY, THESE EVENTS PROVIDE ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MOBILIZATION, WHILE ALSO LEARNING FROM ONE ANOTHER AS THEY GATHER WITH THEIR PEERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NETWORK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ENGAGE WITH HUNDREDS OF LIKEMINDED NONPROFITS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025, THE EVENTS PROGRAM HOSTED NUMEROUS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS THAT TRAINED AND EDUCATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS AND THOUSANDS MORE ATTENDEES FROM EVERY STATE.
    Expenses $14,061,435 · revenue $1,696,121
  • TPUSA FAITH IS LEADING A MOVEMENT TO PUSH BACK AGAINST SECULAR TOTALITARIANISM IN AMERICA, ERADICATE WOKEISM FROM THE CHURCH, INSPIRE THE RISE OF STRONG CHURCHES, AND WAKE UP BELIEVERS TO THEIR BIBLICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. TPUSA FAITH EQUIPS BELIEVERS ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE BIBLICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CONSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO TAKE A BOLD STAND FOR LIBERTY AND GOD'S KINGDOM THROUGH TPUSA FAITH COURSES, REGIONAL PASTOR ROUNDTABLES, NATIONAL PASTORS' SUMMITS, FREEDOM NIGHT IN AMERICA EVENTS, AND NATIONAL BELIEVER'S SUMMIT. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025, TPUSA FAITH COORDINATED WITH 1,770 CHURCH PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND TRAINED 5,252 PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS THROUGH PASTORS' SUMMITS, REGIONAL ROUND TABLES, AND NATIONAL EVENTS.
    Expenses $10,605,632 · grants $230,624
  • TURNING POINT USA'S OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE MEDIA PROGRAMS, CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS (WHICH ARE HOSTED BY TURNING POINT USA'S RELATED ENTITY, AMERICA'S TURNING POINT, WITH GRANTS TOTALING $9,772,457 FROM TURNING POINT USA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025), PRODUCTION PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND TURNING POINT ACADEMY. TURNING POINT USA DISTRIBUTED A GRANT OF $3,650,000 TO ITS RELATED ENTITY TURNING POINT ENDOWMENT. TURNING POINT USA ALSO DISTRIBUTED A LIMITED NUMBER OF GRANTS TO UNRELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH PROGRAMS THAT ALSO SUPPORT TURNING POINT USA'S MISSION OF INFORMED CIVIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT GROUNDED IN AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES.
    Expenses $38,798,405 · grants $13,828,076 · revenue $46,321

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
80-0835023
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$37,839,400
Income (IRS master file)
$122,362,228

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$115,452,493$103,939,274$37,839,400IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$84,988,862$80,995,175$26,269,868IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$81,721,637$91,365,452$20,193,662XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$80,642,111$71,855,649$26,843,716IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 80-0835023).

Questions about TURNING POINT USA INC

What is the EIN of TURNING POINT USA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TURNING POINT USA INC is 80-0835023.
Is TURNING POINT USA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to TURNING POINT USA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TURNING POINT USA INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of TURNING POINT USA INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TURNING POINT USA INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of TURNING POINT USA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ERIKA KIRK.
Who are the officers and directors of TURNING POINT USA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $397,948 (JOHN MCGOVERN, MANAGER).
How much revenue does TURNING POINT USA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $115,452,493, expenses of $103,939,274 and total assets of $37,839,400 at year end.

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