The Turner Family Foundation is a locally focused funder in the Springfield, MO area that concentrates its giving on community infrastructure and basic services. Most support goes to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for general operating/endowment purposes, with additional targeted gifts to regional health care (pediatric services) and emergency/rescue capacity. Their grants suggest a preference for strengthening local institutions that serve broad community needs rather than a wide array of niche programs.
The Turner Family Foundation C/o Julie Brown repeatedly directs large gifts to local institutions in Springfield and nearby communities, with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks appearing across multiple years as a core recipient. That pattern signals a funder that uses operating support to reinforce community infrastructure rather than disperse funds broadly. Recent grants also show sustained support for Ozarks Food Harvest, Cox Health Foundation, and Rescue One, tying the foundation to basic services, pediatric care, and emergency response. The grant history includes both seven-figure-scale institution-building through repeated support and smaller targeted awards, such as scholarships and operating grants, suggesting a mix of ongoing anchor gifts and narrower program support. The foundation’s recent activity is concentrated in Missouri, especially Springfield, where many grantees are located. It has backed public-school related organizations, public radio, a community center, a museum, and local nonprofits that deliver food, health, and rescue services. That combination points to a funder focused on the civic and service backbone of its region, with most grants going to organizations that serve broad local needs.
Community infrastructure is a clear theme. The Turner Family Foundation C/o Julie Brown gave $60,500 to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for operating funds in 2024, after prior operating support in 2023 and 2025. Food access is another visible line of giving. In 2026, the foundation awarded $60,000 to Ozarks Food Harvest for program services, following $20,000 program-service grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health-related giving includes pediatric care. The foundation gave $36,000 to Cox Health Foundation in 2026 for support, alongside a $31,000 grant in 2024 for pediatric hospital services and a $15,000 grant in 2023 for operations. Emergency response appears as well. Rescue One received $26,000 in 2024 for operations and capital campaign support, plus additional grants of $10,000 in 2025 and 2026 for related purposes.
The foundation’s typical grant size centers at $5,000, with a lower quartile of $2,500 and an upper quartile of $10,000. Recent giving includes both repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 and one-off gifts to a smaller set of local recipients. The pattern is mainly operating support, with some program services, scholarships, and capital-campaign funding mixed in. It is a family foundation, and the available records do not show an application process.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving: a small number of medium-to-large grants with repeat funding to a primary intermediary (Community Foundation of the Ozarks) and a couple of direct gifts to regional service providers. Emphasis on operating/organizational support rather than numerous small or national grants.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Cox Health Foundation, Rescue One
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 99% of grants go to recipients in Missouri, and the top giving state by count is MO. Most recipients are in Springfield, including organizations in the city’s nonprofit, education, media, food, and health sectors. A smaller set of grants reaches Mansfield, where recipients include the Ann Short Turner Community Center and Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum. All recorded recipient-country data is in the United States.
The middle of its grant size distribution is $5,000. The 25th percentile is $2,500 and the 75th percentile is $10,000, which places most awards in a relatively small local-giving range with a few larger institutional grants above that level.
Its recent grants support community foundations, food access organizations, pediatric health care, rescue services, public schools, public radio, scholarships, and local community institutions. Named recipients include Ozarks Food Harvest, Cox Health Foundation, Rescue One, Foundation for Spfld Public Schools, and KSMU Public Radio.
Yes. Missouri is the top state by grant count, and 99% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of MO. The recipient-country distribution shows all recorded grants in the United States.
Recurring support is a clear pattern. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Ozarks Food Harvest appears in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026; and Rescue One appears in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
The recent grants are dominated by operating support and program services, with additional scholarships and occasional capital-campaign support. Examples include operating funds for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, program services for Ozarks Food Harvest, scholarships for OTC Foundation, and operations/capital campaign support for Rescue One.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Food Harvest | Springfield, MO | $60,000 | 2026 | Program services |
| Cox Health Foundation | Springfield, MO | $36,000 | 2026 | support |
| iPour Life | Springfield, MO | $20,000 | 2026 | operations |
| Lost and Found | Springfield, MO | $15,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Community Foundation of the Ozarks | Springfield, MO | $15,000 | 2026 | operating funds |
| Foundation for Spfld Public Schools | Springfield, MO | $13,000 | 2026 | Program services |
| OTC Foundation | Springfield, MO | $12,500 | 2026 | Scholarships |
| Springfield Public Schools | Springfield, MO | $10,250 | 2026 | Operations-Sherwood Elementary |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum | Mansfield, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | Program services & operations |
| Rescue One | Springfield, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | operations/capital campaign |
| Ann Short Turner Community Center | Mansfield, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| KSMU Public Radio | Springfield, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Care to Learn | Springfield, MO | $10,000 | 2026 | Program services & operating funds |
| CASA of Southwest Missouri | Springfield, MO | $7,500 | 2026 | support |
| Mansfield Public Schools | Mansfield, MO | $6,000 | 2026 | Program services & operating funds |
| Victory Mission | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Child Advocacy Center | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Children's Miracle Network | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital | Maryland Heights, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Reading is Fundamental | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| RMHC Ozarks Chapter | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | operating funds |
| Midwest Innocence Project | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Boys and Girls Club | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | operations |
| Drury University Foundation | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | Program services & operating funds |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $4,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Kirkwood, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Program services |
| Dirks Fund | Pacific, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Lake Country Soccer | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Legal Aid of Western Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Good Samaritan Boys Ranch | Brighton, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| SoulFisher Ministries | St Louis, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | support |
| Developmental Center of the Ozarks | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Program services |
| Legal Aid of Southern Missouri | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Tee 1 D Diabetes Foundation | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | support |
| K-9's for Camo | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Jordan Valley | Springfield, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | Operations |
| Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning | Springfield, MO | $2,000 | 2026 | operating funds |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Republic Middle School |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Republic Early Childcare Center |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Lyon Elementary |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Price Elementary |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Republic Intermediate School |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-McCulloch Elementary |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Schofield Elementary |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Repubic High School |
| Harmony House | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Council of Churches | Springfield, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operating funds |
| Republic Public School | Republic, MO | $1,000 | 2026 | Operations-Sweeny Elementary |
| Eternal Redemption Church | Springfield, MO | $500 | 2026 | Operations |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $39,790 | 2025 | OPERATING FUNDS |
iPour Life
$20,000operations
Foundation for Spfld Public Schools
Program services
OTC Foundation
$12,500Scholarships
Springfield Public Schools
$10,250Operations-Sherwood Elementary
Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum
$10,000Program services & operations
Rescue One
$10,000operations/capital campaign
Ann Short Turner Community Center
$10,000Operating funds
KSMU Public Radio
$10,000Operating funds
CASA of Southwest Missouri
$7,500support
Mansfield Public Schools
$6,000Program services & operating funds
Children's Miracle Network
$5,000Operating funds
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital
$5,000Operations
Reading is Fundamental
$5,000Operating funds
RMHC Ozarks Chapter
$5,000operating funds
Drury University Foundation
$5,000Program services & operating funds
Republic Public School
$4,500Operations
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
$2,500Program services
Dirks Fund
$2,500Operations
Lake Country Soccer
$2,500Operations
Developmental Center of the Ozarks
$2,500Program services
Legal Aid of Southern Missouri
$2,500Operations
Tee 1 D Diabetes Foundation
$2,500support
K-9's for Camo
$2,500Operations
Jordan Valley
$2,500Operations
Springfield Center for Dyslexia and Learning
$2,000operating funds
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Republic Middle School
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Republic Early Childcare Center
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Lyon Elementary
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Price Elementary
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Republic Intermediate School
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-McCulloch Elementary
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Schofield Elementary
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Repubic High School
Harmony House
$1,000Operating funds
Council of Churches
$1,000Operating funds
Republic Public School
$1,000Operations-Sweeny Elementary
Eternal Redemption Church
$500Operations