Laura G Turner Charitable

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 61-1170828

Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) grantmaking foundation established in 1989 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. The foundation operates as a family foundation with a focus on philanthropic giving to nonprofit organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$17.8M

+29.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.2M

+148.5% YoY

Grant Count

22

-21.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$99K

+216.3% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's giving priorities include:

  • Education
  • Community development
  • Social services
  • Arts, culture, and humanities
  • Human services
  • Philanthropy and voluntarism

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Kentucky, with a particular emphasis on the region.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Bowling GreenCocoa BeachFountain RunFrankfortFranklinLexingtonLouisvilleNashvilleScottsville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2023:

  • Total Assets: $13,720,982
  • Total Revenues: $1,654,170
  • Total Expenses: $1,404,943
  • Investment Income and Dividends: $534,993

Historical Assets:

  • December 2021: $14.4 million
  • December 2023: $17,760,009 (per most recent filing)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$17,760,009$13,720,982$13,471,755
Revenue$6,766,128$1,654,170$338,015
Expenses$2,727,101$1,404,943$1,227,614
Qualifying Distributions$2,307,187$1,014,171$951,673
Net Investment Income$1,379,197$1,246,034
Distributable Amount$891,107$700,507$728,227

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$544K$1M$2M$2M17 grants202028 grants202125 grants202228 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE CORE$1.0MALLEN COUNTY HISTORICAL …$375KUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN K…$100KKENTUCKY LEGAL AID$85KALLEN COUNTY-SCOTTSVILLE…$75KHABILITATION INFORMATION…$62KOWSLEY BROWN FRAZIER HIS…$60KALLEN COUNTY SCOTTSVILLE…$50KARTS OF SOUTHERN KENTUCK…$50KBRASS (BARREN RIVER AREA…$50K

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants across all recorded years

82<$50K29$50–100K5$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KATHERINE SIKORAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$140KJAMES STEPHEN TURNER…TREASURY/DIRECTOR$5KMIKE SIMPSONSECRETARY/DIRECTOR$5KTRACY OLIVERDIRECTOR$5KCHARLIE PAYNEDIRECTOR$5KSTEPHEN DUGASDIRECTOR$5K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KATHERINE SIKORAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$140,169
JAMES STEPHEN TURNER JRTREASURY/DIRECTOR2$5,000
MIKE SIMPSONSECRETARY/DIRECTOR2$5,000
TRACY OLIVERDIRECTOR2$5,000
CHARLIE PAYNEDIRECTOR2$5,000
PAM CARRISASSISTANT SECRETARY1
STEPHEN DUGASDIRECTOR2$5,000

Contact Information

Address: 333 11th Ave S Ste 500, Nashville, TN 37203-5630

Telephone: 615-846-2048

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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