About Turner Foundation
The mission of the Turner Foundation is to protect and restore the natural systems – air, land, and water - on which all life depends.
Focus Areas
ConservationLand conservationWildlife and biodiversityRenewable energyWater resourcesFreshwater protectionEnvironmental justiceYouth engagementEnvironmental educationAgricultural literacySustainability
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
not specified in description
About Turner Foundation
Turner Foundation Inc’s recent giving shows a clear environmental conservation pattern: repeated support for birds, wildlife habitat, land protection, and watershed-related work. The largest recent grant in the list is $65,000 to Lima Public Schools in Lima, Montana, a reminder that its grants can reach local institutions as well as established conservation nonprofits. Among its repeated recipients, Birds Georgia received multiple grants in 2025, including $55,800, $53,000, and two grants of $51,500, while Georgia Audubon Inc received $53,000 in 2024. The foundation also backed organizations working on broad habitat and land issues, such as the Center for Large Landscape Conservation in Bozeman and the Trust for Public Land in Atlanta. Its stated mission is to protect and restore the natural systems — air, land, and water — on which all life depends, and the recent grants list aligns with that mission across bird conservation, landscape protection, and environmental stewardship. The recipient base is entirely U.S.-based in the grants shown, with activity spread across multiple states.
What Turner Foundation Funds
Bird and habitat conservation appear frequently in the recent grants list. Turner Foundation Inc gave $55,800, $53,000, and two separate $51,500 grants to Birds Georgia in Atlanta, and $53,000 to Georgia Audubon Inc in Atlanta. Land and landscape protection is another visible thread: the foundation awarded $50,000 to the Center for Large Landscape Conservation in Bozeman and $50,000 to the Trust for Public Land in Atlanta. Native land and community-focused environmental work also appears in the list, including $50,000 to Rosebud Economic Development Corporation in Mission and another $50,000 to Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation in Porcupine. Water-related and wildlife-oriented grants show up as well, such as $50,000 to Trout Unlimited in Arlington and $50,000 to World Wildlife Fund Inc in Washington, DC.
How Turner Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is centered at $10,000, with a lower quartile of $2,500 and an upper quartile of $25,000. The recent list also includes several $50,000 grants and one $65,000 grant, indicating that larger awards are part of the pattern. Multiple organizations appear more than once across years, including Birds Georgia, Georgia Audubon Inc, Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, and others, suggesting recurring relationships rather than one-off awards only. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF or program-related-investment vehicle, and the grants shown are general exempt-purpose awards rather than application-based program grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$6.6M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$3.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National29 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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