Js Turner Family Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & VoluntarismFunds Individuals
MINNETONKA, MN9526564812
About Js Turner Family Foundation
The JS Turner Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on Catholic education and faith formation, funding both secondary and higher education institutions and campus ministry. Grants are sizable and targeted — supporting tuition/financial aid, academic programs (including law), visiting-speaker programs, and multi-year pledges to faith-based organizations. The foundation favors established Catholic schools and ministries rather than broad-based community philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Jesuit and Catholic secondary school financial aid (e.g., Jesuit High School of Tampa scholarship/endowment)Catholic college visiting‑speaker and academic programming (e.g., Holy Cross College advancement — visiting speakers)Catholic university professional schools, notably law (e.g., University of Notre Dame School of Law)Campus ministry and international Catholic student outreach (e.g., FOCUS International multi‑year pledge)
Who They Fund
students (law school, vocational students, scholarship recipients)youth and adolescents in urban/inter-city settings
About Js Turner Family Foundation
Js Turner Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored in Catholic education and faith formation, with the largest grants going to Jesuit High School of Tampa and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. That pattern extends beyond one-time awards: the foundation has supported Jesuit High School of Tampa in multiple years for financial aid, a robotics program, and an endowed scholarship, while also backing Holy Cross College Advancement for visiting speakers and chapel improvements. Campus ministry appears alongside school support, including a four-year pledge to FOCUS International. The foundation also funds Catholic and faith-based organizations outside the classroom, such as Missionary Sisters of St Columban for mission work in Korea and St Joseph's Hospital Foundation for hospital endowment and related philanthropic support. A 2024 grant to the Catholic Community Foundation for the Jeff and Susan Turner Fund #70640A shows an additional vehicle for its philanthropy. Across these grants, the foundation favors named institutions with specific purposes, including tuition aid, academic programming, endowment building, and ministry support. Its giving is national, but the grant list shows repeated ties to Florida, Indiana, and other Catholic institutions and ministries.
What Js Turner Family Foundation Funds
Catholic secondary and higher education is the clearest thread. In 2025, Js Turner Family Foundation gave $50,000 to the University of Notre Dame for the School of Law, and in 2024 it gave $50,000 to Holy Cross College Advancement to fund visiting speakers. The same college received another $15,000 in 2025 for the same purpose, plus $5,000 in 2025 for chapel improvements. At Jesuit High School of Tampa, grants supported a financial aid endowment fund, a Turner endowed scholarship, and an earlier prize program. The foundation also backs faith-based outreach and mission work: Focus International received $25,000 in 2025 as the first payment of a four-year pledge of $100,000, and Missionary Sisters of St Columban received grants for mission work in Korea.
How Js Turner Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $1,750, and a p75 of $5,000, even though several larger targeted grants stand out in the recent list. The foundation appears to fund the same recipients across multiple years: Jesuit High School of Tampa, Holy Cross College Advancement, Focus International, Teamlift Inc, St Alice Catholic Church, and St Joseph's Hospital Foundation each received repeat grants. The foundation also uses named fund vehicles, including the Jeff and Susan Turner Fund #70640A at the Catholic Community Foundation. It funds individuals as well as organizations, and it does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$170K
Total Assets
$4.1M
Total Revenue
$89K
Total Expenses
$187K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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