KJS Legacy Project

As we say goodbye to 2025, all of us at the KJS Legacy Project want to thank everyone who supported our foundation this year. In July, we marked the 10th anniversary of Kevin's passing with a very successful and emotional gathering of friends, family, colleagues, and supporters in Washington, DC. The energy that was generated at that event showed us that time has not diminished the love and respect that people had for Kevin and the work he had dedicated his life to. It also demonstrated the determination that our growing circle of friends have to keep his memory alive and to continue to expand the legacy he left behind.

2026 will mark five years since we launched our foundation with the mission to cultivate the kind of world Kevin envisioned - a world where the disenfranchised and marginalized have an equal chance to pursue their dreams. The KJS Legacy Project aims to continue his life’s work with the same passion and humanity he brought to this world.

Through scholarships, internships, and student research opportunities, we hope to do our part in leveling the playing field for fellow citizens looking to get involved in government, politics, and public service - people who are looking to follow in Kevin's footsteps from all walks of life, not simply those with significant financial means. This mission spans Kevin’s hometown of Trumbull, CT and his adopted home of Washington, D.C.

From the beginning, your generous support has allowed us to grow the work we are doing - to support more students, to provide more work opportunities and to expand into supporting student research. We are growing the American University endowed scholarship and internship. We are nearing completion of an endowment for the Trumbull High School Scholarship. And last summer, we funded our first student/faculty research project at AU. We can't thank all you enough for your continued support for our mission - it is truly the wind beneath our wings.

Our entire Board would like to wish you a very Happy New Year. We are living through a very stressful time for those pursuing careers in government, political science, and public service, but we feel that the work we are doing is all the more important as we follow Kevin's desire to seek an even more perfect Union for America. ❤️🙏

Learn more at http://kjslegacyproject.org

If you supported us this year, please leave us a ❤️ or a comment, we'd love to thank you personally.

One week ago, we marked America's 248th birthday. Amid cookouts and fireworks there was also an overarching fear that our nation's long experiment in representative democracy might be in jeopardy. For those of us who knew and loved Kevin Sutherland, there was also the acknowledgement that another year had passed since his beautiful life was cut short and he was taken from us.

Time marches on, but we have not stopped fighting for the things that Kevin believed in and we continue to work to support the next generation that is following in his footsteps - young people like Kevin who are smart and serious and dedicated to making a difference in this troubled world. We need them more than ever. Will you join us in this mission? Click below to learn more. ❤🤍💙

Expanding the Legacy As We Observe Another Milestone — KJS Legacy Project On July 4th, we observed another sad milestone…it has been nine years since Kevin’s tragic passing. This year, we seek to expand Kevin’s legacy with the goal of making our impact even greater…Toward that end, we are launching the Summer 2024 KJSLP Outreach. During the months of July, August ...