# Phyllis Schlafly Eagles — organizational research

Research date: 2026-07-29  
Scope: public web only. Sources cited inline.  
Purpose: give design accurate org context. Articles are secondary. The organization is primary.

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## 1. Org overview

### What it is today

**Phyllis Schlafly Eagles (PSE)** is a conservative, pro-family advocacy organization that continues Phyllis Schlafly’s grassroots work under her name. Official site: [phyllisschlafly.com](https://phyllisschlafly.com/).

**Mission** (from About): enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in self-government and public policy so America remains a land of individual liberty, family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise.  
Source: [About PS Eagles](https://phyllisschlafly.com/about-ps-eagles/)

Policy pillars on that page include American sovereignty, American identity (English, border security), Constitution (life, guns, election integrity), opposition to radical feminism / ERA, and traditional education (phonics, parental rights). Youth programs named on the About page: Collegians, Teen Eagles, PSNext.

### History lineage (not the same as “founded Eagle Forum in 1972”)

| Year | Fact | Source |
|------|------|--------|
| 1964 | Phyllis Schlafly publishes *A Choice Not an Echo* | [Books](https://phyllisschlafly.com/books/), NWHM bio |
| 1967 | Eagle Trust Fund; *Phyllis Schlafly Report* starts | [Eagle Trust](https://phyllisschlafly.com/eagle-trust), [Wikipedia Eagle Forum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Forum) |
| 1968 | Eagle Council annual training conference starts (PSE claim) | [Council](https://phyllisschlafly.com/council/) |
| 1972–1975 | STOP ERA → renamed Eagle Forum | [Wikipedia Eagle Forum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Forum) |
| 1981 | Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund (EFELDF) founded (501(c)(3)) | [Molly Sanders announcement](https://phyllisschlafly.com/featured-top/molly-mccann-sanders-appointed-new-president-to-lead-phyllis-schlaflys-organization-for-a-new-generation/) |
| 1983 | Daily radio commentaries start | [Radio](https://phyllisschlafly.com/radio/) |
| 1993 | Eagle Forum Education Center opens in St. Louis; later renamed Phyllis Schlafly Center | [Locations](https://phyllisschlafly.com/locations/) |
| 2015 | Ed Martin named president (Schlafly to chairman/CEO) | [Radio](https://phyllisschlafly.com/radio/), [Leadership changes](https://phyllisschlafly.com/press-releases/phyllis-schlafly-eagles-announces-leadership-changes/) |
| 2016 | Internal Eagle Forum split over Trump vs Cruz; board members including Schlafly leave and found **Phyllis Schlafly Eagles** (501(c)(4)) and Eagle PAC; Schlafly dies Sept 2016 | [Wikipedia Eagle Forum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Forum), SCOTUS amicus (PSE founded 2016) |
| 2017 | Continuing orgs rebrand as “Phyllis Schlafly Eagles” | [Radio](https://phyllisschlafly.com/radio/) |
| 2025 Jan | Ed Martin resigns as PSE president; Kurt Prenzler named Executive Director | [Leadership changes](https://phyllisschlafly.com/press-releases/phyllis-schlafly-eagles-announces-leadership-changes/) |
| 2025 Nov | Molly McCann Sanders elected president of **EFELDF** | [Sanders announcement](https://phyllisschlafly.com/featured-top/molly-mccann-sanders-appointed-new-president-to-lead-phyllis-schlaflys-organization-for-a-new-generation/) |

**Design note:** Do not present PSE as “the same org as Eagle Forum since 1972.” Present a continuous Schlafly legacy with a **2016 brand/entity split**.

### Relation to Eagle Forum vs EFELDF vs Center / Archives

| Entity | Role | Relation to PSE |
|--------|------|-----------------|
| **Eagle Forum** (eagleforum.org) | Separate 501(c)(4); led after Schlafly’s death by Anne Schlafly Carpenter / Kris Ullman path | **Competing successor** after 2016 litigation; also runs its own Eagle Council | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Forum), [Eagle Forum EC](https://eagleforum.org/events/eaglecouncil/ec2026/invite.html) |
| **Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund (EFELDF)** | 501(c)(3) education/legal arm founded 1981 | Operates with PSE under phyllisschlafly.com; files amicus briefs; Molly Sanders is president | [Staff](https://phyllisschlafly.com/staff/), [Sanders PR](https://phyllisschlafly.com/featured-top/molly-mccann-sanders-appointed-new-president-to-lead-phyllis-schlaflys-organization-for-a-new-generation/) |
| **Eagle Trust Fund** | Publishers of *Phyllis Schlafly Report* since 1967; Alton, IL ops | Staffed with John Schlafly (editor); linked from PSE | [Eagle Trust](https://phyllisschlafly.com/eagle-trust) |
| **Phyllis Schlafly Center** | HQ at 7800 Bonhomme Ave, Clayton/St. Louis; houses archives, radio, conferences | Physical home of the PSE/EFELDF ecosystem | [Locations](https://phyllisschlafly.com/locations/), [Archives page](https://phyllisschlafly.com/archives/) |
| **Phyllis Schlafly Center Archives** | Physical library + digitized reading room | Physical: by appointment. Digital: [archives.phyllisschlafly.com](https://archives.phyllisschlafly.com/) (columns, PSR, Education Reporter, books) | [Archives](https://phyllisschlafly.com/archives/), [Digital archive](https://archives.phyllisschlafly.com/) |

### Current leadership (as of late 2025 / mid 2026 public pages)

- **Molly McCann Sanders** — President, Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund; listed as President on [Staff](https://phyllisschlafly.com/staff/)
- **Kurt Prenzler** — Executive Director, Phyllis Schlafly Eagles (named Feb 2025)
- **John Schlafly** — Eagle Trust / PSR editor; speaks for PSE on leadership announcements
- **Andy Schlafly** — Writing/policy with John (site bylines)
- **Ryan Hite** — Director of Communications; radio voice; Unauthorized Caucus podcast host
- **Ed Martin** — Former president (2015–Jan 2025); still volunteers radio voice; left for interim U.S. Attorney role

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## 2. Programs & sub-brands

| Name | What it is | Audience |
|------|------------|----------|
| **Eagle Council** | Flagship annual training conference (PSE dates origin to 1968). Speakers, panels, awards, dinner. Next: Council 55, Dallas area, Sept 2026. Presented by PSE + Eagle Trust + EFELDF. | Adult activists / leaders |
| **The Gathering** (“Gathering of Eagles”) | Leaders meeting (resource page for 2019 St. Louis Gathering); state/national leaders share reports and tools | State/local leaders |
| **Teen Eagles** | Leadership for ages ~13–19; founded 1996 by Mike & Sharon Cordner; state chapters operate autonomously | High school teens |
| **Phyllis Schlafly Next Generation (PSNext)** | Monthly fun + educational activities; life, marriage, faith, school choice, small government | Younger next-gen / families |
| **Phyllis Schlafly Collegians** | College-oriented program; annual D.C. Collegians Summit (summer highlight on Events) | College students |
| **74 Million Club** | Award/recognition for members of Congress who objected to 2020 electoral certification; named for ~74M Trump voters; [74MillionClub.com](http://74millionclub.com/) | Activists; honorees in Congress |
| **Eagle Trust Fund** | Legacy publishing/ops entity in Alton; publishes PSR | Donors; subscribers |
| **Homemaker of the Year Award** | Annual honor for fulltime homemakers; started by Schlafly (PSE wiki/pseagles notes 1985). **Active public program today is primarily on Eagle Forum’s site**, not a live PSE hub page | Homemakers / pro-family audience |
| **Catholic Coalition** | Listed as a partner brand on [Partners](https://phyllisschlafly.com/partners/) (logo present). Dedicated public landing page not found in this research pass | Catholics / faith coalition (confirm with client) |
| **Republican National Coalition for Life (RNCL / RNC/Life)** | Founded by Schlafly 1990 to keep GOP platform pro-life; partner of PSE/EFELDF, not an official branch | Pro-life Republicans |
| **America’s Future** | Partner nonprofit (americasfuture.net); faith/family/freedom education, amicus work, action training; historical Singlaub/Schlafly link | Champions / activists |

Sources: [Council](https://phyllisschlafly.com/council/), [Gathering](https://phyllisschlafly.com/gathering/), [Teen Eagles](https://phyllisschlafly.com/teen-eagles/), [PSNext](https://phyllisschlafly.com/psnext/), [Events](https://phyllisschlafly.com/events/), [Partners](https://phyllisschlafly.com/partners/), [RNCL](https://phyllisschlafly.com/rncl), [America’s Future](https://americasfuture.net), [74 Million Club PR](https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/constitution/sen-josh-hawley-receives-74-million-club-eagle-award/), [Eagle Forum homemakers](https://eagleforum.org/projects/homemaker-awards.html).

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## 3. Chapter / join model

### How localization works

- **National HQ:** Phyllis Schlafly Center (St. Louis/Clayton), Alton operations, Capitol Hill office — [Locations](https://phyllisschlafly.com/locations/).
- **State activity exists as branded local events**, not a polished chapter directory on the Locations page. Example: **Pennsylvania Phyllis Schlafly Eagles** dinners and awards ([pennsylvania](https://phyllisschlafly.com/pennsylvania/)).
- **Teen Eagles chapters** exist in several states and operate **autonomously** ([Teen Eagles](https://phyllisschlafly.com/teen-eagles/)).
- Site copy often says: contact the org to “plug in with an Eagle chapter near you” (example language in article CTAs).

### “Be an Eagle!” / Join framing

Primary join path is **membership**, not a chapter signup wizard:

- Page: [Be an Eagle](https://phyllisschlafly.com/be-an-eagle/)
- Checkout: [Thrivecart — Be An Eagle!](https://phyllisschlafly.thrivecart.com/be-an-eagle/)
- Price framed as **$50** membership
- Perks: Eagle pin; 12 months *Phyllis Schlafly Report*; 12 months *Education Reporter*; free *Top 100 Trump Promises Made Promises Kept*; daily WYNK email; team updates; weekly DC update; event discounts; legislative alerts

Also: [Subscribe](https://store.phyllisschlafly.com/subscribe), [Donate](https://store.phyllisschlafly.com/donate/), [Contact](https://phyllisschlafly.com/contact/) (grassroots feedback form).

**Design implication:** Hub should lead with **identity (“Be an Eagle”)** and **local involvement**, then national membership — not “read the news.”

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## 4. Events

Events page framing: train leaders and activists; get informed, equipped, motivated.  
Source: [Events](https://phyllisschlafly.com/events/)

| Type | How presented | Example / URL |
|------|---------------|---------------|
| **National training conference** | Flyer + register + speaker grid + photo/video recap | [Eagle Council](https://phyllisschlafly.com/council/) |
| **Leaders gathering** | Resource dump from leaders meeting | [Gathering](https://phyllisschlafly.com/gathering/) |
| **Collegians Summit** | Summer D.C. summit; registration flyer | [Collegians](https://phyllisschlafly.com/collegians/) (from Events) |
| **Regional awards dinners** | State-branded galas (PA), recap photo grids | [Pennsylvania](https://phyllisschlafly.com/pennsylvania/) |
| **Naples Luncheon** | Seasonal social/fundraising lunch; keynote video + photos | [Naples](https://phyllisschlafly.com/naples/) |
| **Christmas Festivals** | Seasonal celebration archive page | [Christmas](https://phyllisschlafly.com/christmas/) |
| **Patent / IP dinner & briefings** | Annual Capitol/IP dinner + webinars (e.g. Bayh-Dole March-In, May 2024) | [Patents](https://phyllisschlafly.com/patents/) |
| **Prayer / life marches** | Partner events (e.g. National Prayer Luncheon for Life; March for Life coverage) | Press / March for Life PRs |
| **Issue webinars** | Policy deep-dives (Bayh-Dole) | [Patents webinar recap](https://phyllisschlafly.com/patents/) |
| **Celebration / gala** | Special anniversary (100 Years of Phyllis at Trump Bedminster with Council 53); Trump 47 themes appear in **radio commentaries**, not always as ticketed events | [Council recaps](https://phyllisschlafly.com/council/), [Trump 47 commentary](https://www.vcy.org/phyllis-schlafly-report/2025/03/04/trump-47-is-all-action-not-just-words/) |

**Presentation pattern:** flyer-first, ticket link, then recap with **embedded YouTube/Rumble** and photo galleries. Not a news feed.

**Caution:** Eagle Forum runs a **separate** Eagle Council (e.g. Nashville 2026). Hub must attribute PSE’s Council clearly.

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## 5. Media & YouTube

### Core media stack

| Channel | What | URL |
|---------|------|-----|
| **Daily radio commentaries** | Weekday ~3-min *Phyllis Schlafly Report* on hundreds of stations since 1983; continued after 2016; voiced by Hite/Martin | [Radio](https://phyllisschlafly.com/radio/) |
| **PSR monthly newsletter** | Decades-long print/digital report; ETF publishes since 1967; category + digitized archive | [PSR category](https://phyllisschlafly.com/category/the-phyllis-schlafly-report/), [Digital archive](https://archives.phyllisschlafly.com/) |
| **Weekly column** | Syndicated column archive | Site + archives |
| **Pro America Report / Ed Martin Movement** | Longer live/talk radio (archived categories; Utah live show archived) | [Media](https://phyllisschlafly.com/media/) |
| **Education Reporter** | Education monthly (now digital) | [edreporteronline.org](https://edreporteronline.org/) |
| **Podcasts** | Commentaries on Acast + SoundCloud; Ryan Hite also hosts Unauthorized Caucus | [Acast](https://shows.acast.com/the-phyllis-schlafly-report), [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/pseagles), [Staff](https://phyllisschlafly.com/staff/) |
| **One-pagers, alerts, amicus, press** | Action media, not “articles first” | [Media](https://phyllisschlafly.com/media/) |

### YouTube

- **Brand name:** Eagle Forum Education & Legal  
- **Canonical URL linked from site:** [https://www.youtube.com/@eagleforumeducationandlegal](https://www.youtube.com/@eagleforumeducationandlegal)  
- **Also resolved:** [https://www.youtube.com/c/phyllisschlaflyeagles](https://www.youtube.com/c/phyllisschlaflyeagles) (same channel branding)  
- **Social mirrors:** Facebook EagleForumEducation; X @EagleForumEdLeg; Instagram eagleforumedandlegal

**Content types observed from site embeds/recaps:**

1. Eagle Council session talks and dinner programs  
2. Issue commentary / Dobbs analysis videos  
3. Patent briefing and dinner program videos  
4. Event coverage and keynotes (e.g. Naples)  
5. Occasional Rumble mirrors for longer Council days  

**Embed opportunity:** Event recap pages already embed YouTube (Council 54 uses youtu.be links). Hub should treat video as **primary storytelling for events and radio**, with article text as support.

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## 6. Action campaigns

| Campaign | One line | Source |
|----------|----------|--------|
| **Election Justice Project** | Legal project (formed Apr 2021 by Charles Bundren) for fair, honest, transparent elections; donate via store | [Election Justice](https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/electionjustice/) |
| **Stop ERA** | Foundational 1970s campaign (Stop Taking Our Privileges) that defeated ERA; still identity DNA on About | [About](https://phyllisschlafly.com/about-ps-eagles/), NWHM bio |
| **2024 Platform** | Ed Martin served as RNC Platform Committee deputy policy director for the 2024 GOP platform | [Wikipedia Ed Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)), platform PDF credits |
| **Vote The Wall** | 2018 midterm mobilization page: “Please Vote the Wall in 2018!” + signup | [Vote The Wall](https://phyllisschlafly.com/votethewall/) |
| **Dobbs toolbox** | Hub at `/dobbs/` with videos, audio, **one-pager PDFs** (action steps, legal framework, exceptions) | [Dobbs](https://phyllisschlafly.com/dobbs/) |
| **Promises Made, Promises Kept** | Membership perk booklet (*Top 100 Trump Promises Made Promises Kept*); theme also used in border/Trump commentary | [Be an Eagle](https://phyllisschlafly.com/be-an-eagle/) |

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## 7. Shop & books

### Store

- **URL:** [store.phyllisschlafly.com](https://store.phyllisschlafly.com)  
- Mix of Phyllis Schlafly titles, allied conservative books, activity books, phonics materials  
- Also hosts Subscribe and Donate flows

### Books by / featuring Phyllis (highlights from [Books](https://phyllisschlafly.com/books/))

- *A Choice Not an Echo* (1964; updated editions)  
- *The Conservative Case for Trump* (2016, with Ed Martin & Brett Decker)  
- *How the Republican Party Became Pro-Life*  
- *Who Killed the American Family?*  
- *No Higher Power*  
- *The Flipside of Feminism* (with Suzanne Venker)  
- *The Supremacists*  
- *Feminist Fantasies*  
- *Child Abuse in the Classroom*  
- *Phyllis Schlafly Speaks* multi-volume series (incl. patents volume)  
- Phonics: *First Reader*, *Turbo Reader*  
- Earlier defense/sovereignty titles (*Strike from Space*, *Ambush at Vladivostok*, etc.)

Alton office still sells phonics books ([Locations](https://phyllisschlafly.com/locations/)).

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## 8. Hub sections this implies (ranked)

Articles must **not** be first. Rank for an organization hub:

1. **Who we are / Mission & legacy** — org identity, Schlafly story, distinction from Eagle Forum  
2. **Be an Eagle / Join** — membership, subscribe, donate CTAs  
3. **Get involved locally** — chapters, state pages (PA model), Teen Eagles chapters, contact-to-join  
4. **Events & training** — Eagle Council, Collegians, Naples, regional dinners, Gathering, Christmas  
5. **Programs for the next generation** — PSNext, Teen Eagles, Collegians  
6. **Take action** — campaigns, legislative alerts, Election Justice, Dobbs toolbox, Vote The Wall heritage  
7. **Media & listen/watch** — daily radio, YouTube embeds, Pro America Report, podcasts  
8. **Publications & Archives** — PSR monthly, columns, Education Reporter, digital archive  
9. **Partners & related brands** — RNCL, America’s Future, Eagle Trust, awards (74 Million Club, Eagle Award)  
10. **Shop & books** — store, phonics, Speaks series  
11. **Center / visit / research** — Phyllis Schlafly Center, archives by appointment  
12. **News / articles / commentaries** — supporting feed only (last among primary nav)

### IA reminders for design

- Brand first: **Phyllis Schlafly Eagles**, not a generic news masthead.  
- Dual-entity clarity: PSE (advocacy) + EFELDF (education/legal) + ETF (publishing) share the site.  
- Video and radio are first-class, not footnotes.  
- State/local pride (Pennsylvania Eagles) proves the hub is a movement, not a magazine.

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## Source index (primary)

- https://phyllisschlafly.com/about-ps-eagles/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/staff/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/locations/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/events/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/council/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/gathering/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/be-an-eagle/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/partners/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/rncl  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/radio/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/media/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/archives/  
- https://archives.phyllisschlafly.com/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/books/  
- https://store.phyllisschlafly.com  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/dobbs/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/votethewall/  
- https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/electionjustice/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/pennsylvania/  
- https://phyllisschlafly.com/patents/  
- https://www.youtube.com/@eagleforumeducationandlegal  
- https://americasfuture.net  
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Forum  
- https://eagleforum.org/ (distinct organization; use for contrast only)