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Charlie Kirk: In His Own Words — a memorial book by Christy Edwards Lawton
The Book · A Memorial
Charlie KirkIn His Own Words
by Christy Edwards Lawton
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A Legacy Nonprofit · Est. 2026

Carry the Torch.

In memory of Charlie Kirk — a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and empowering the Next 100: young, principled leaders with the courage and conviction to shape the future he believed in.

Charles James Kirk · 1993 — 2025

Until I join you in heaven, Charlie, I will try.

A hundred torches, lit from one.

Charlie Kirk was 31 years old when he was assassinated. He had already spent more than a decade building a movement for young Americans who believed their country was worth defending, worth debating, and worth loving out loud.

Carry the Torch exists to make sure that work doesn't end with him. Our mission is simple and specific: identify one hundred young leaders — principled, courageous, and ready — and give them the resources to build what comes next.

We believe the future belongs to those willing to show up, speak up, and stand on principle when it costs them something. Charlie did. The Next 100 will.

100

One hundred young leaders. One hundred reasons to hope.

Through grants awarded annually, Carry the Torch invests directly in the next generation of thinkers, builders, and speakers — the ones who will take the podium Charlie can no longer stand behind. Applications open soon.

Fund a torchbearer.

Every gift goes directly to grant funding for the Next 100. Choose a tier — or the one that calls you — and help put resources in the hands of a young leader ready to carry this forward.

Tier I · 01
$1,000
The Spark

Seed a single grant application with the resources needed to get a voice heard — event travel, production, or a first microphone.

Give $1,000 →
Tier II · 02
$3,000
The Ember

Fund a quarter of a full Next 100 grant. Underwrite the kind of resources that turn a promising young leader into one who's actually heard.

Give $3,000 →
Tier III · 03
$5,000
The Flame

Cover the core of a Next 100 grant. Training, travel, media — the foundation that lets a torchbearer do the work without distraction.

Give $5,000 →
Tier IV · 04
$10,000
The Torch

Fully fund one member of the Next 100 for a year. Your name — or the name of someone you honor — carried with theirs.

Give $10,000 →

Carry the Torch is a Texas nonprofit corporation and a federally recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. See our Donor Disclosure for full details and state-specific notices.