The Loyce & Annette Turner Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on a single local cultural institution, providing multi-grant support to the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, GA. Its giving suggests a focus on sustaining and enhancing community arts infrastructure and programming, likely reflecting donor connection to the namesake institution. The foundation appears to prioritize deep, place-based support over broad diversification.
The largest recent gift in the record is $120,000 to the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, a signal that Loyce & Annette Turner Foundation Inc centers its philanthropy on arts infrastructure and programming tied to a specific local institution. The same recipient appears again with a $50,000 grant in 2023, showing repeated support rather than one-time project funding. Beyond that anchor, the foundation also backs a small cluster of community-serving organizations in Valdosta and a limited set of regional and national nonprofits, including Georgia Public Broadcasting, Boys Girls Club of Valdosta, and Save the Children. The grant list shows a foundation that gives in modest to mid-sized checks, with a strong local tilt but not an exclusive one. Its pattern suggests place-based giving shaped by community arts, youth services, education, and selected humanitarian needs. Several grants also point to support for civic and cultural amenities, such as parks, conservation, and arts education. Across the recent record, the foundation’s identity is defined less by breadth than by repeated support for organizations connected to Valdosta and nearby Georgia institutions.
Arts is the clearest theme in the recent record. Loyce & Annette Turner Foundation Inc gave $120,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023 to the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts for art. Arts education also appears through $2,000 grants in 2023 and 2024 to VSU Foundation Inc for arts education, plus a $1,000 grant in 2024 to Statement Arts for arts education. Education support reaches beyond the arts: the foundation gave $25,000 in 2024 to Vlpra for education and $20,000 in 2024 to Georgia Public Broadcasting for education, with another $10,946 grant to the same organization in 2023. Youth-oriented grantmaking includes $10,946 and $10,000 to Boys Girls Club of Valdosta for youth programs, while community well-being shows up in $5,000 grants to Girls on the Run for humanitarian work and Second Harvest of So GA for hunger relief.
Typical gifts are small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,250. That distribution fits a pattern of a few large anchor grants alongside many smaller awards. The foundation shows recurrence in several recipients across 2023 and 2024, including the same arts institution, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Hospice of South Georgia, Habitat for Humanity Inc, Second Harvest of So GA, Georgia Conservancy, Girls on the Run, Igel Inc, and VSU Foundation Inc. The grant list is entirely made up of nonprofit grants, and the foundation does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Highly concentrated giving: repeated grants (both recorded grants) to a single, local beneficiary — indicating focused, donor-directed support rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
Notable grantees: Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Georgia, with 79% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Valdosta appears most often, including the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Boys Girls Club of Valdosta, Hospice of South Georgia, Habitat for Humanity Inc, and Second Harvest of So GA. Atlanta is another recurring recipient city through Georgia Public Broadcasting, Georgia Conservancy, and Igel Inc. Outside Georgia, the foundation’s grants include recipients in Fairfield, Connecticut; Johns Island, South Carolina; Macon, Georgia; and New York, New York.
The recent record is anchored by arts support, especially the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. It also includes education, youth programs, humanitarian relief, conservation, hospice care, affordable housing, hunger relief, and arts education, with many awards going to Valdosta-based organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Boys Girls Club of Valdosta, Hospice of South Georgia, Habitat for Humanity Inc, Second Harvest of So GA, Georgia Conservancy, Girls on the Run, Igel Inc, and VSU Foundation Inc.
The grant-size distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,250. That suggests most awards are relatively small, with a few larger gifts shaping the upper end of the range.
Georgia is the main recipient state, with 79% of grants going to recipients in that state. Valdosta is the most frequent recipient city, and Atlanta also appears repeatedly in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifel Charitable Trust | Saint Louis, MO | $1,616,108 | 2025 | Philanthropic |
| Stifel Charitable Trust | Saint Louis, MO | $1,616,108 | 2025 | Philanthropic |
| Schwab Charitable Trust | Omaha, NE | $1,616,087 | 2025 | Philanthropic |
| Georgia Foundation for Agriculture | Macon, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | Conservation |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Annette Howell Turner Center for th | Valdosta, GA | $21,000 | 2025 | Art |
| Boys Girls Club of Valdosta | Valdosta, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | Youth Programs |
| Annette Howell Turner Center for th | Valdosta, GA | $120,000 | 2024 | Art |
| VLPRA | Valdosta, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | Education |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | Education |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian Relief |
| Boys Girls Club of Valdosta | Valdosta, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | Youth Programs |
| Seabrook Island Green Space Conserv | Johns Island, SC | $8,000 | 2024 | Environmental Conservation |
| Girls on the Run | Valdosta, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| Second Harvest of So GA | Valdosta, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | Hunger Relief |
| Habitat for Humanity Inc | Valdosta, GA | $3,500 | 2024 | Affordable Housing |
| Hospice of South Georgia | Valdosta, GA | $3,500 | 2024 | Hospice Care |
| Lowndes Education Foundation | Valdosta, GA | $3,000 | 2024 | Educational |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| Igel Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 2024 | Environmental Leadership |
| Georgia Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 2024 | Conservation |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | Park Enhancement |
| Titletown Pickleball Assoc | Valdosta, GA | $2,000 | 2024 | Health & Wellness |
| VSU Foundation Inc | Valdosta, GA | $2,000 | 2024 | Arts Education |
| Statement Arts | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Arts Education |
| South Street Comm Care House Inc | Valdosta, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| Annette Howell Turner Center for th | Valdosta, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | Art |
| Georgia Public Broadcasting | Atlanta, GA | $10,946 | 2023 | Education |
| Boys Girls Club of Valdosta | Valdosta, GA | $10,946 | 2023 | Youth Programs |
| Hospice of South Georgia | Valdosta, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | Hospice Care |
| Habitat for Humanity Inc | Valdosta, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | Affordable Housing |
| Madison Square Park Conservatory | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | Park Enhancement |
| Mercer Law School | Macon, GA | $3,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Igel Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 2023 | Environmental Leadership |
| VSU Foundation Inc | Valdosta, GA | $2,000 | 2023 | Arts Education |
| Georgia Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 2023 | Conservation |
| Second Harvest of So GA | Valdosta, GA | $2,000 | 2023 | Hunger Relief |
| Statement Arts | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Arts Education |
| American Red Cross of South Georgia | Valdosta, GA | $1,000 | 2023 | Humanitarian Relief |
| Girls on the Run | Valdosta, GA | $1,000 | 2023 | Humanitarian |
| Leadership Georgia Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 2023 | Leadership Education |
Schwab Charitable Trust
$1,616,087Philanthropic
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
$100,000Conservation
Georgia Public Broadcasting
$35,000Education
Annette Howell Turner Center for th
$21,000Art
Annette Howell Turner Center for th
$120,000Art
VLPRA
$25,000Education
Georgia Public Broadcasting
$20,000Education
Seabrook Island Green Space Conserv
$8,000Environmental Conservation
Girls on the Run
$5,000Humanitarian
Second Harvest of So GA
$5,000Hunger Relief
Habitat for Humanity Inc
$3,500Affordable Housing
Hospice of South Georgia
$3,500Hospice Care
Lowndes Education Foundation
$3,000Educational
Doctors Without Borders
$3,000Humanitarian
Igel Inc
$3,000Environmental Leadership
Georgia Conservancy
$3,000Conservation
Titletown Pickleball Assoc
$2,000Health & Wellness
Statement Arts
$1,000Arts Education
South Street Comm Care House Inc
$1,000Humanitarian
Annette Howell Turner Center for th
$50,000Art
Georgia Public Broadcasting
$10,946Education
Hospice of South Georgia
$5,000Hospice Care
Habitat for Humanity Inc
$5,000Affordable Housing
Mercer Law School
$3,000Education
Igel Inc
$2,000Environmental Leadership
Georgia Conservancy
$2,000Conservation
Second Harvest of So GA
$2,000Hunger Relief
Statement Arts
$1,000Arts Education
American Red Cross of South Georgia
$1,000Humanitarian Relief
Girls on the Run
$1,000Humanitarian
Leadership Georgia Foundation
$1,000Leadership Education