The Turner Family Foundation
The Turner Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Springfield, Missouri. Founded by Bill and Ann Turner, it says it is dedicated to making a positive impact in Mansfield and Springfield and invests in education, health, and community well-being.
The Turner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Turner Family Foundation gave $336K across 49 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Missouri. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $335,750
- +34.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 49
- +36.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,852
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,500
- Total assets
- $3,575,695
- +14.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (7 of 40, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Turner Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. It states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2805 S Ingram Mill Road, Springfield, MO 65804
Phone: (417) 887-4400
Website: https://theturnerfamilyfoundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Turner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ozarks Food Harvest ($60K). Together the top 10 received $205K.
Grant Size Distribution
190 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 188 grants of 190 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it is dedicated to making a positive impact in Mansfield and Springfield. Its 2025 filing reports that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 49 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Turner Family Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 40 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $225K (2021) to $336K (2025). In 2025 it made 49 grants totaling $336K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Food Harvest Springfield, MO | Program services | $60,000 |
| Cox Health Foundation Springfield, MO | support | $36,000 |
| iPour Life Springfield, MO | operations | $20,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks Springfield, MO | operating funds | $15,000 |
| Lost and Found Springfield, MO | Operating funds | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Spfld Public Schools Springfield, MO | Program services | $13,000 |
| OTC Foundation Springfield, MO | Scholarships | $12,500 |
| Springfield Public Schools Springfield, MO | Operations-Sherwood Elementary | $10,250 |
| Ann Short Turner Community Center Mansfield, MO | Operating funds | $10,000 |
| Care to Learn Springfield, MO | Program services & operating funds | $10,000 |
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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 | $3,575,695 | $877,926 | $421,167 | $335,750 | 49 | $395,536 | $173,645 | $345,845 |
| 2024 | $3,118,936 | $1,320,586 | $288,302 | $250,000 | 36 | $284,463 | $954,901 | $297,935 |
| 2023 | $2,084,880 | $851,244 | $298,179 | $291,000 | 37 | $294,212 | $168,212 | $264,183 |
| 2022 | $1,531,815 | $155,640 | $255,219 | $250,000 | 33 | $253,063 | $153,116 | $290,088 |
| 2021 | $1,631,394 | $113,528 | $235,119 | $225,000 | 35 | $227,995 | $132,398 | $269,847 |
| 2020 | $1,752,985 | $281,740 | $286,709 | $271,000 | 41 | — | $277,967 | $224,735 |
| 2019 | $1,757,954 | $259,499 | $286,679 | $277,500 | 41 | — | $258,528 | $285,641 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Turner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $346K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to invest in the education, health, and well-being of its neighbors and to build a vibrant community for generations to come. Its 2025 grants included support for food assistance, health, education, public schools, scholarships, and community organizations.
Among the recipients, Ozarks Food Harvest describes its mission as “transform[ing] hunger into hope,” and Care to Learn says it meets children’s emergent health, hunger, and hygiene needs so they can succeed in school. These are the recipient organizations’ stated missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 49 grants totaling $335,750. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $4,500. Notable grants included $60,000 to Ozarks Food Harvest for program services, $36,000 to Cox Health Foundation for support, $20,000 to iPour Life for operations, and $15,000 each to Community Foundation of the Ozarks and Lost and Found for operating funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William V Turner as Director-V President, Julie A Brown as Director-President, Joseph W Turner as Director-Treasurer, and Julie Claire Whitlock as Executive director. The foundation’s website identifies Bill and Ann Turner as its founders.
The Turner Family Foundation is led by Julie A Brown, Director-President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie A Brown
Director-President
Director-Pre → Director-President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$6K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Julie Claire Whitlock
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
30 hrs/week
$27K (2024) → $50K (2025)
William V Turner
Director-V President
Director-V P → Director-V President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph W Turner
Director-Treasurer
Director-Tre → Director-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Julie Claire Whitlock (Executive director).
Frequently asked questions about The Turner Family Foundation
How much does The Turner Family Foundation give each year?
The Turner Family Foundation gave $336K across 49 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250K across 36 grants.
What is The Turner Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Turner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,500, and its average grant was $6,852, across 49 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Turner Family Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does The Turner Family Foundation give grants?
The Turner Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Springfield, MO (29 grants), Republic, MO (10 grants), Mansfield, MO (3 grants) and Kansas City, MO (2 grants).
Does The Turner Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of The Turner Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 49) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (12 grants), "Support" (4 grants) and "Program services" (4 grants).
Who are The Turner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Turner Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Ozarks Food Harvest ($60,000), Cox Health Foundation ($36,000) and iPour Life ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Turner Family Foundation?
The Turner Family Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $396K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $346K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Turner Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to invest in the education, health, and well-being of its neighbors and to build a vibrant community for generations to come. Its 2025 grants included support for food assistance, health, education, public schools, scholarships, and community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Turner Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Turner Family Foundation's EIN?
The Turner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1778211. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Turner Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Turner Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-turner-family-foundation-morg_d88a1bab1e6e4ad28fad60319b1a8bb9
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