Turner Family Foundation
The Turner Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Mission Hills, Kansas. Its 2025 filing reports 16 grants totaling $98,000 to charitable organizations, including organizations in education, health services, and other charitable activities.
Turner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Turner Family Foundation gave $98K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Missouri. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $98,000
- +39.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,125
- +39.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,250
- Total assets
- $1,381,886
- +4.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (83% 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 Turner Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6950 Belinder Avenue, Mission Hills, KS 66208
Phone: (816) 292-2000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Turner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Paul's Episcopal Day School ($35K). Together the top 10 received $94K.
Grant Size Distribution
101 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 101 grants of 101 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri and 15% to recipients in Kansas. California and New York each received 1% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Turner Family Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $583; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $5K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2021) to $108K (2020). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $98K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Episcopal Day School Kansas City, MO | Educational | $34,500 |
| Children's Mercy Kansas City, MO | Health Services | $10,000 |
| Ku Endowment Lawrence, KS | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Pawsperity - FKA the Grooming Project Kansas City, MO | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Wayside Wafs Kansas City, MO | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Charitable | $6,000 |
| St Teresa's Academy Kansas City, MO | Educational | $5,250 |
| Village Presbyterian Church Prairie Village, KS | Religous | $4,000 |
| Harvesters Kansas City, MO | Charitable | $2,500 |
| Ability KC Kansas City, MO | Charitable | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,381,886 | $162,746 | $104,269 | $98,000 | 16 | $99,931 | $159,106 | $111,652 |
| 2024 | $1,325,718 | $113,527 | $78,829 | $70,500 | 16 | $72,383 | $107,791 | $101,971 |
| 2023 | $1,292,519 | $152,281 | $106,283 | $102,033 | 24 | $103,738 | $145,285 | $87,128 |
| 2022 | $1,246,599 | $28,707 | $75,364 | $65,003 | 26 | $66,757 | $24,944 | $89,190 |
| 2021 | $1,292,390 | $129,207 | $59,590 | $54,600 | 19 | $55,973 | $123,030 | $102,440 |
| 2020 | $1,223,200 | $94,109 | $113,113 | $108,100 | 12 | — | $90,185 | $84,978 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Turner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $112K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for schools, health services, and other charitable organizations. Among the grantees, Ability KC describes its mission as providing medical, therapeutic, educational, and vocational services for children and adults with disabilities. Baby2Baby describes its work as providing children in need with diapers, formula, clothing, and other basic necessities. Zeta Phi Society Foundation Inc. describes its mission as promoting the educational and scholarly advancement of members of the Zeta Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi at the University of Missouri.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 16 grants totaling $98,000. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $34,500, with a median grant of $3,250.
Notable 2025 grants included $34,500 to St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School; $10,000 each to Children’s Mercy, KU Endowment, Paw(s)perity (formerly The Grooming Project), and Wayside Waifs; and $6,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. Other listed grants included $5,250 to St. Teresa’s Academy, $4,000 to Village Presbyterian Church, $2,500 to Harvesters, $2,000 to Ability KC, and $1,000 each to Baby2Baby and the Museum at Prairie Fire.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jill Turner as president and Thomas Turner as vice president.
Turner Family Foundation is led by Jill Turner, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jill Turner
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Turner
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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 Turner Family Foundation
How much does Turner Family Foundation give each year?
Turner Family Foundation gave $98K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 16 grants.
What is Turner Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Turner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,250, and its average grant was $6,125, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Turner Family Foundation that year got $583 on average.
Where does Turner Family Foundation give grants?
Turner Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Kansas (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (10 grants).
Does Turner Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Turner Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (12 grants).
Who are Turner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Turner Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Paul's Episcopal Day School ($34,500), Children's Mercy ($10,000) and Ku Endowment ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Turner Family Foundation?
Turner Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $112K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Turner Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for schools, health services, and other charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Turner Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Turner Family Foundation's EIN?
Turner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2808454. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Turner Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/turner-family-foundation-morg_583c69f3be944423b13cda7644de087a
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