About Sterling-Turner Foundation
The Sterling-Turner Foundation appears to be a small, faith-focused funder that directs its support to local evangelical church ministry and leadership development. Its sole recorded grant funded a residency program at Crossway Bible Church in Houston, indicating a preference for direct programmatic support to congregational training or staffing initiatives. The foundation’s giving is narrowly concentrated and explicitly religious in nature.
Focus Areas
Evangelical church leadership development/residency programsLocal Houston congregational ministry supportProgrammatic funding for church staffing and training
Who They Fund
K-12 students (middle and elementary school)families (including specific support for 10 families)scholarship recipients / college students in STEMlocal communities in Houston and Texas Hill Countryanimals (in need of nutrition/enrichment)
Giving Approach
About Sterling-Turner Foundation
Sterling-Turner Foundation’s largest recent grant was $120,000 to Crossway Bible Church for a residency program, which points to a strong interest in church leadership development and direct support for congregational training. The foundation’s recent giving also includes sizable support for Houston-based institutions such as The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston Food Bank, Star of Hope Mission, and Open Door Mission, showing a mix of religious, cultural, and human-services funding within Texas. Several grants are framed as general support, while others are tied to specific program or endowment purposes, suggesting flexibility in how the foundation structures awards. It also appears to make grants at multiple levels: some awards are modest in the $10,000 to $25,000 range, while a number of recent gifts reach $50,000, $60,000, $80,000, $100,000, and above. The pattern is local and concentrated, with recipients drawn entirely from Texas and many located in Houston. Alongside ministry-related support, the foundation funds education, family assistance, health, and arts organizations, including Texas Education Works and Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston.
What Sterling-Turner Foundation Funds
Church ministry remains a defining part of the foundation’s work. A $120,000 grant to Crossway Bible Church funded a residency program, indicating support for leadership formation inside a congregation. In education, the foundation gave $60,000 to Texas Education Works for general support and $50,000 to The Joy Development School for general support, alongside a $50,000 scholarship award to the Ex-Students Association of the University of Texas for Mark H. Daniels Aerospace Engineering Scholarships. Human-services giving is also visible in grants such as $100,000 to Houston Food Bank for general support and $60,000 to Forge for Families for general support. Arts and cultural support appears through The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, including $100,000 for the Reinzi Endowment and $50,000 for the Garden Endowment of Reinzi.
How Sterling-Turner Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the middle range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. Recent grant records show that the foundation also makes substantially larger awards, with several gifts at $50,000 or more. The same organizations can appear in more than one year, such as The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston Food Bank, Hope and Healing Center & Institute, and San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, suggesting some recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker that funds individuals as well as organizations. Within the provided active programs, one program accepts unsolicited requests, while others are listed as not accepting them.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$14M
Total Revenue
$5.4M
Total Expenses
$3.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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