Courtney S Turner Charitable Trust
Dallas, TX · EIN 43-6316904. Reported 132 grants totalling $5,170,565 to 64 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Courtney S Turner Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $912,065 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation | Atchison, KS | $815,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Zoo Inc | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amberwell Health Fka Atchison Hospital | Atchison, KS | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kcpt-19 (public Television 19 Inc) | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Manhattan Community Foundation | Manhattan, KS | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Theatre Atchison Inc | Atchison, KS | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pembroke Hill School | Kansas City, MO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Wwi Museum & Memorial | Kansas City, MO | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valley Hope Association | Norton, KS | $123,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Atchison Kansas | Atchison, KS | $116,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amberwell Atchison Association | Atchison, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atchison Child Care Association | Atchison, KS | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harry S Truman Library Institute | Independence, MO | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Highland Community College Foundation | Highland, KS | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kansas City Public Library | Kansas City, MO | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce Fdn | Atchison, KS | $67,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce Educational Foundation Inc | Atchison, KS | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Farmer's House | Weston, MO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atchison Child Care | Atchison, KS | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Atchison County Community Schools | Effingham, KS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atchison County Community Schools Education Fdn | Effingham, KS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Manhattan Community Fdn | Manhattan, KS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Family Therapy Inc | Atchison, KS | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Association | Leavenworth, KS | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atchison Area Community Foundation | Atchison, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Atchison Community Educational Foundation | Atchison, KS | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kemper Museum Operating Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maur Hill Mount Academy | Atchison, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Atchison | Atchison, KS | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mount St Scholastica | Atchison, KS | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guidance Center Inc | Atchison, KS | $16,594 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunger Task Force of Atchison | Atchison, KS | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas & Nw Missouri Inc | Overland Park, KS | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Benedict Catholic School | Atchison, KS | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atchison Art Association | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atchison Community Education Fdn | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maur Hill-Mount Academy School | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maur Hill-Mount Academy School Endowment Assn | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mt Vernon Cemetery Association | Atkinson, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Concern of Atchison | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverbend Habitat for Humanity | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skate High With Hope - Joshua Kinsman Fd | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Benedict Catholic School Endowment | Atchison, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Pony Express Cnc | St Joseph, MO | $9,455 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atchison Juneteenth Committee Inc | Atchison, KS | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Kansas City, MO | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Northeast | Kansas City, KS | $7,401 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mount Vernon Cemetery Association | Atchison, KS | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Pony Express Council | St Joseph, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle of Art Atchison | Atkinson, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Concern Inc | Atchison, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ninety Nines Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas | Kansas City, KS | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kvc Behavioral Healthcare Inc | Olathe, KS | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atchison County Food Pantry | Atchision, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atchison County Historical Society | Atchison, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas & Nw Missouri Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Atchison | Atchison, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
36 of 64 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Benedictine College
INDEPENDENCE HALL & LIBRARY - Amberwell Health Fka Atchison Hospital
COURTNEY TURNER RADIOLOGY - Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
AACF 2023 MATCH DAY & SWIM - Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation
SUPPORT EXHIBIT FABRICATION - Amberwell Atchison Association
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: SPECIALTY - Valley Hope Association
BRIDGE TO RECOVERY CAPITAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 68 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $1,413,065 | $14,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $1,400,000 | $12,500 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,403,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $954,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 71% of this one's giving went to organizations in Kansas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kansas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Courtney S Turner Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 653067, Dallas, TX, 75265. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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