Millions in charitable donations have been raised for the family of Charlie Kirk — who’s Turning Point USA received 18,000 new chapter requests in less than 24 hours after his widow, Erika, spoke out about the assassination of her husband and vowed to continue his work.
More than $2.8 million has been collected for Erika Kirk and her two young children via platform GiveSendGo, according to Fox News Digital.
“GiveSendGo has always been a place where people can immediately respond to crises. Within hours of Charlie’s tragic death, friends and supporters had set up a campaign. The fact that it took off so quickly shows just how deeply his life impacted people and how urgent the desire was to support his family,” GiveSendGo co-founder and co-CEO Heather Wilson told the outlet.
“What we’re seeing is that people want to respond quickly when tragedy strikes, and crowdfunding has become one of the primary ways they do that.”
Thousands of others are honoring Kirk’s memory and his widow’s call to action by trying to form their own chapters of his grassroots organization Turning Point USA .
Turning Point organizers claimed 18,000 new chapter requests came following the widow’s remarks, a screenshot of texts published onto X by Minnesota State Rep. Elliont Engen
The group boasted an already beefy 9,000 college chapters before the surge.
“This is the Turning Point,” Matt TPUSA shared in that text exchange.
The surge came after Erika Kirk forcefully promised to expand the legacy of her slain husband — vowing during the speech Friday to continue his planned college tour this fall, during which he was assassinated.
Kirk’s body was transported back to his home in Arizona on Thursday, escorted by Vice President Vance on Air Force Two.
The funeral, which will be attended by President Donald Trump, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, the family announced on Saturday.
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