Turner Farm Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, and the filing gives no route for an organisation to seek selection, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Because about 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to recipients it had also funded in earlier filings, an existing connection is the realistic way in.
- Typical grants fall between $190,000 and $1,600,000, with a median of $500,000, but the largest was about $2,300,000 and went to an organisation that regrants, so that band is not a ceiling and a request near it is a reasonable size to plan for.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though most recorded grants went to Ohio and Hawaii, so an organisation elsewhere should not assume it is excluded.
- Organisations that have not been preselected should not send an unsolicited request.
Overview
Turner Farm Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cincinnati, OH.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it provides support for Turner Farm, Inc. and other charitable organisations to further their charitable missions. Its recorded grants have chiefly gone to a working farm and farm or land-preservation organisations, alongside children's and other health-care institutions; it also made a grant to another charitable organisation. All recorded grants are described as unrestricted charitable contributions. The filings do not name a narrower funding field or set out applicant criteria. The grant record is concentrated in Ohio, with additional recipients in Hawaii.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio and Hawaii.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no route for organisations to seek selection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 14 grants to organisations were $500,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Turner Farm Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 28% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital · Unrestricted charitable contribution$1,555,0172024 tax year
- Turner Farm · Unrestricted charitable contribution$1,350,0002024 tax year
- Kapiolani Health Foundation · Unrestricted charitable contribution$500,0002024 tax year
- Mitsui Ranch Preserve · Unrestricted charitable contribution$370,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Charles T Mitsui — Treasurer
- Robert G Edmiston — President / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,321,955 | $2,081,430 | $32,664,302 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,605,084 | $5,256,651 | $47,124,975 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,092,852 | $3,775,017 | $47,959,604 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Cincinnati, OH