The Turner Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local community and educational institutions in the New Jersey area, favoring place-based investments that strengthen schools, community foundations, and faith-based social services. They fund capital and general operating needs (building campaigns and general purpose support) and make multi-thousand-dollar grants that have direct, tangible impact in their communities.
The William H and Judith C Turner Family Foundation Inc shows a clear pattern of backing community institutions with multi-year general-purpose grants. The largest recent awards are two $50,000 grants to The Montclair Foundation, made in 2024 and 2025 for general purpose support, alongside a $50,000 building-campaign grant to The Garden School in Queens. That mix points to a funder that supports both operating stability and facility growth. Across its recent grants, the foundation gives to local philanthropy, independent schools, colleges, museums, libraries, and faith-based service organizations. It also funds individuals, which is uncommon among many family foundations. In New Jersey, it supports Montclair institutions such as the Montclair Art Museum and Montclair Public Library Foundation, while also funding education and service groups outside the state. The portfolio includes grants for scholarship endowment, disaster response, and animal-assisted services, showing a broad but still institution-focused approach. The recurring presence of The Montclair Foundation and repeated support for education-related and community organizations suggest a steady relationship-based style of giving rather than one-off event funding.
Local community philanthropy is a visible part of the foundation’s giving. In 2024 and 2025, it awarded $50,000 each year to The Montclair Foundation for general purpose support, and it also gave $3,500 to the same organization in 2023. Education is another consistent area. The Garden School received $50,000 for a building campaign and $1,000 for its annual fund, while Kent School received $10,000 for general purpose support and International College received $20,000 in 2024 plus $10,000 in 2025, both for general purpose support. The foundation also supports community services and relief. Toni’s Kitchen St Luke’s Episcopal Church received $25,000 for the Growth for Good campaign, and Bonita Bay Hurricaine Relief Fund received $1,000 for Hurricane Ian relief. Animal-assisted services appear as well through a $10,000 grant to Golden Paw Society for Assistant Dogs Santa Paws.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-thousands: the p25 is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $10,000. Recent awards also include larger $20,000 to $50,000 grants, but the center of gravity remains around modest, flexible support. The foundation’s recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in Montclair and in education. It uses general purpose, building-campaign, scholarship-endowment, annual-fund, and relief designations, indicating a mix of unrestricted and purpose-specific giving. The foundation also funds individuals.
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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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A small number of mid-sized grants concentrated locally, including repeat support to a core regional partner (The Montclair Foundation); funding is targeted to capital and general-purpose needs rather than many small, one-off donations.
Notable grantees: The Montclair Foundation, The Garden School, Toni's Kitchen / St. Luke's Episcopal Church, International College
Giving is national, but it is especially concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 32% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Montclair appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including The Montclair Foundation, the Montclair Art Museum, and the Montclair Public Library Foundation. Outside New Jersey, grants went to New York City institutions, Queens, South Hadley, Kent, Bloomfield, Bonita Springs, Fort Meyers, Washington, and Kennebunkport. All recent grants in the dataset were made to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s typical grant sizes are in the low thousands. The p25 is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $10,000. Recent grants range from $500 to $50,000, with many awards at $5,000 or $10,000.
Its recent grants go to community foundations, independent schools, colleges, museums, libraries, faith-based service programs, disaster-relief funds, and animal-assisted services. The data also shows that it funds individuals.
Yes. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 32% of grants go to recipients in NJ. Montclair organizations appear repeatedly, including The Montclair Foundation, the Montclair Art Museum, and the Montclair Public Library Foundation.
The recent grants include general purpose support, building campaigns, annual funds, scholarship endowment funding, a relief fund for Hurricane Ian, and support for assistant dogs. That mix suggests both unrestricted and designated project support.
Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grants, including The Montclair Foundation, The Garden School, Institute of Intl Education, Bonita Springs YMCA, Bonita Wonder Gardens, and Montclair Art Museum. That points to recurring relationships rather than purely one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SPECIAL SURFERS | SACO, ME | $1,125 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KENT SCHOOL | KENT, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MONTCLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INSTITUTE OF INTL EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BONITA SPRINGS YMCA | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BONITA WONDER GARDENS | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE GARDEN SCHOOL | QUEENS, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | BUILDING CAMPAIGN |
| TONI'S KITCHEN ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $25,000 | 2023 | GROWTH FOR GOOD CAMPAIGN |
| INSTITUTE OF INTL EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GOLDEN PAW SOCIETY | HUNTINGTON, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANT DOGS SANTA PAWS |
| UNITED WAY OF LEE HENDRY GLADES | FORT MEYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MT HOLYOKE COLLEGE | SOUTH HADLEY, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BONITA WONDER GARDENS | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BONITA SPRINGS YMCA | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $3,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ANERA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW HORIZONS OF SWFL | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE GARDEN SCHOOL | QUEENS, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NYC POLICE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE | BLOOMFIELD, NJ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND |
| BONITA BAY HURRICAINE RELIEF FUND | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | HURRICAINE IAN RELIEF FUND |
| KENNEBUNKPORT HERITAGE HOUSING TR | KENNEBUNKPORT, ME | $500 | 2023 | GNERAL PURPOSE |
THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
SPECIAL SURFERS
$1,125GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
KENT SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MONTCLAIR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE GARDEN SCHOOL
$50,000BUILDING CAMPAIGN
TONI'S KITCHEN ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$25,000GROWTH FOR GOOD CAMPAIGN
GOLDEN PAW SOCIETY
$10,000ASSISTANT DOGS SANTA PAWS
MT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
THE MONTCLAIR FOUNDATION
$3,500GENERAL PURPOSE
THE GARDEN SCHOOL
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
BONITA BAY HURRICAINE RELIEF FUND
$1,000HURRICAINE IAN RELIEF FUND
KENNEBUNKPORT HERITAGE HOUSING TR
$500GNERAL PURPOSE