James Stephen Turner Family Foundation
Nashville, TN · EIN 26-4386453. Reported 81 grants totalling $5,040,423 to 53 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. James Stephen Turner Family Foundation 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $456 and the largest $700,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | $955,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of African American Music | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Governor Frank G Clement Railroad Hotel Museum | Dickson, TN | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Warner Parks | Nashville, TN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Vumc | Nashville, TN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | $167,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Nashville Area Chapter | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Crossroads Campus | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friendship House | Nashville, TN | $106,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Nashville, TN | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adventure Science Center | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville Inc | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands on Nashville | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Television | Nashville, TN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | Nashville, TN | $54,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Renewal House Inc | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Nashville | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Why We Can't Wait Inc | Goodlettsville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Word to Flesh Ministries Inc Dba Moss Rose Education Foundation | Brentwood, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Nasville & Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Repertory Theatre | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Nashville | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thistle Farms | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Anti Human Trafficking Coalition | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Nonprofit Management | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daystar Counseling Ministries Inc | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fifty Forward | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gilda's Club Nashville | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Public Media Inc | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Siloam Family Health | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archie's Promise | Murfreesboro, TN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home Street Home | Hermitage, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Station Inc | La Vergne, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mia's Miracles Foundation Inc | Tequesta, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Children's Theatre | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nashville Entrepreneur Center | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uprise Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uprise Nashville (mission of West End Community Church) | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harding Academy | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haymakers for Hope | Boston, MA | $1,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saddle Up | Franklin, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Next Door | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solid Rock International | Fort Wayne, IN | $456 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
15 of 53 (28%) 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 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Nashville Public Library Foundation
NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LITERARY AWARD GALA ENDOWMENT - National Museum of African American Music
DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT - Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department
VANDY UNITED: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF VANDERBILT GOLF - Governor Frank G Clement Railroad Hotel Museum
GOVERNOR FRANK G. CLEMENT RAILROAD HOTEL MUSEUM ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN - Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Vumc
CAPITAL SUPPORT OVER 4 YEARS FOR "GROWING NEW HEIGHTS" CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANSION OF MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT AND FOR TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM - Lipscomb University
THE TURNER FAMILY DISTINGUISHED VISTING PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $1,414,800 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | $691,000 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $927,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $2,007,123 | $25,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. James Stephen Turner Family Foundation has 53 of them, worth $7,161,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | $700,000 |
| Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Vu - Vanderbilt University - Athletic Department | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Tennessee. 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 $25,000. 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 Tennessee.
- 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 James Stephen Turner Family Foundation'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: 333 11TH Avenue South Suite 500, Nashville, TN, 37203. 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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