Secular Education Association

Project 2025

LifeWise claims to be non-political, however a very different picture is painted by looking at the organizations they partner with. Secular Education Association has directly tied LifeWise to over a dozen Project 2025 signatories.

The Heritage Foundation recently gave LifeWise a grant, First Liberty has them as a client, and the National Association of Christian Lawmakers adopted model legislation for them. All of the organizations below have either sponsored, endorsed, partnered with or platformed LifeWise Academy. Click here to see the paper trail.

Collage of logos from various organizations including LifeWise Academy, Project 2025, and conservative think tanks.

Not all of the organizations LifeWise works with are directly tied to Project 2025, some of them are just extreme political think tanks, such as the Wallbuilders and ultra conservative businesses like Patriot Mobile.

Logo for the 2024 Pro-Family Legislative Conference by Wallbuilders, featuring a stylized depiction of a capitol building and a red, white, and blue color scheme.
Text graphic announcing LifeWise Academy as the presenting sponsor, featuring Joel Penton, CEO of LifeWise Academy, with the phrase 'Religious Release Time in Schools'.
Text listing speakers and session details for a breakout session titled 'Protecting Religious Freedom in Education'.

Aside from these national groups, LifeWise also partners with conservative religious public policy organizations at the state level for help with spreading their agenda and endorsing their legislative changes. In Ohio for example, LifeWise developed a close relationship with the Center for Christian Values and in Kentucky they cozied up to Family Foundation. Keep an eye out for organizations pushing LifeWise in your state and report them to us so we can add them to our watch list.