Jane Smith Turner Foundation
Jane Smith Turner Foundation is a private foundation, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Jane Smith Turner Foundation at a glance
In short: Jane Smith Turner Foundation gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.4M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,399,130
- +63.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,399,130
- +63.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,399,130
- Total assets
- $17,289,045
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jane Smith Turner Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Jane Smith Turner Foundation gives
- Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $681K (2020) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached See Attached, MI | Charitable | $1,399,130 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,289,045 | $2,571,049 | $1,743,389 | $1,399,130 | 1 | $1,472,694 | $2,319,954 | $1,287,210 |
| 2024 | $16,456,540 | $2,090,314 | $1,211,213 | $855,500 | 1 | $944,428 | $1,798,129 | $1,219,940 |
| 2023 | $15,579,612 | $339,509 | $998,135 | $891,500 | 1 | $918,159 | $361,731 | $1,025,338 |
| 2022 | $16,230,538 | $2,873,912 | $1,283,116 | $923,500 | 1 | $992,201 | $2,663,460 | $1,018,431 |
| 2021 | $14,637,006 | $3,767,620 | $1,231,259 | $963,000 | 1 | $1,010,090 | $3,626,350 | $1,154,056 |
| 2020 | $12,103,144 | $2,605,421 | $865,812 | $681,000 | 45 | — | $2,494,945 | $910,907 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jane Smith Turner Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jane Smith Turner Foundation is led by Laura Turner Seydel, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Turner Seydel
President & Director
Director → President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David W Laughlin
Treasurer & Chairman
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Treasurer & Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reed Beauregard Turner
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhett Lee Turner
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert E Turner IV
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Jane Turner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine S Hung
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jane Smith Turner (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Sarah Jane Turner Garlington (2020–2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Jane Smith Turner Foundation
How much does Jane Smith Turner Foundation give each year?
Jane Smith Turner Foundation gave $1.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $856K across 1 grant.
How large is Jane Smith Turner Foundation?
Jane Smith Turner Foundation reported $17.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Jane Smith Turner Foundation operate?
Jane Smith Turner Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin.
What is Jane Smith Turner Foundation's EIN?
Jane Smith Turner Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3199326. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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