The Ruth D Turner Foundation
EIN 453852839Total Given 2016–2023
$266K
22 grants · $33K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$7K
typical small grants · $6K–$15K
grant size
27%
balanced · 3/11 multi-year
repeat
$1.3M
Assets (2023)
11
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
SUSAN MONAHAN
Phone
(617) 542-2300
Deadlines
NONE
How to Apply
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM, A COPY OF THEIR ORGANIZATION'S IRS 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION LETTER AND A COVER LETTER SUMMARIZING THEIR REQUEST FOR FUNDING.
Restrictions
RESEARCH MUST INVOLVE MARINE INVERTEBRATES WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO APPLICATIONS INVOLVING MOLLUSCS.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $38K | $935K | $41K | 1 |
| 2017 | $42K | $1.1M | $60K | 2 |
| 2018 | $39K | $977K | $53K | 1 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.1M | $56K | N/A |
| 2020 | $40K | $1.2M | $78K | 6 |
| 2021 | $52K | $1.4M | $121K | 8 |
| 2023 | $54K | $1.3M | $90K | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 22 grants on record
Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$6K
Median
$7K
Average
$12K
75th Pctl
$15K
Maximum
$39K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
SK
Stacie Kosinski
Trustee
ML
Matthew J Leonard
5 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Matthew Jleonard
2 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
MJ
Matthew Jleonard
2 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
ML
Matthew J Leonard
5 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
ML
Matthew J Leonard
5 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
ML
Matthew J Leonard
5 yrs
Trustee
MM
Maura E Murphy
6 yrs
Trustee
ML
Matthew J Leonard
5 yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (22 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $39,200 | FOR ADMIN OF TURNER SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY. | 2018 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $38,418 | SURVEY OF SUBTIDAL BLUE MUSSEL IN CASCO BAY | 2016 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $24,000 | FOR J WITMAN'S STUDY OCEAN WARMING ON CASHES LEDGES. | 2017 |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $18,425 | FOR DR. GREGG MOORE'S COASTAL DUNE DIEBACK STUDY. | 2017 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $17,649 | SCIENTIFIC AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 CASHES LEDGE EXPENDITION. | 2023 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $15,000 | MICROBIALLY DRIVEN BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AND NATURAL PRODUCT FORMATION IN DEEP AND SHALLOW MARINE SPONGES | 2023 |
| Wells Reserve at Laudholm Kat Libby | Wells, ME | $15,000 | SUPPORT FOR PROJECT TITLED "BLUE CRABS & BRYOZOANS: INVESTIGATING MARINE INVERTEBRATES IN MAINE" | 2023 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $10,000 | GRANT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF RUTH D. TURNER SCHOLARSHIPS IN MARINE BIOLOGY | 2021 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $7,150 | BIOGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN TRANSGENERATIONAL PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY. | 2020 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs Mansfield, CT | $7,150 | EVALUATING BIOINDICATOR SPECIES OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: A COMPARISON OF BIVALVES, GASTROPODS AND... | 2020 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $7,150 | INVESTIGATING THE EFECTS OF DIIURNAL HYPOXIA AND COASTAL ACIDIFICATION ACROSS OYSTER LIFE-HISTORY STAGES. | 2020 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $7,150 | MODERATE PCO2 ACCLIMATIZATION OF PACIFIC GEODUCK PANOPEA GENEROSA FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE. | 2020 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $7,082 | EXAMINING GENETIC VARIATION WITHIN AND ACROSS NATURAL AND RESTORED OYSTER POPULATIONS TO INFORM MANAGEMENT AND... | 2021 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $6,500 | OCEAN WARMING IN THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC: POTENTIAL PHENOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE BARNACLE SEMIBALANUS BALANOIDES. | 2020 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $6,500 | DOCUMENTING THE EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO IMPULSIVE PILE-DRIVING NOICE ON BEHAVIOR OF A TEMPERATE CORAL SPECIES,... | 2021 |
| Boston University | New York, NY | $6,500 | OUTSIDE YOUR SHELL: HOW GENOMIC ARCHITECTURE AND THERMAL LIMITS FACILITATE SPECIES INVASIONS IN MARINE MULLUSKS | 2021 |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $6,500 | SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ENTITLED "TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT GROWTH, SIZE AT MATURITY AND REPRODUCTION IN THE BLUE CRAB,... | 2023 |
| University of Ma | Hadley, MA | $6,497 | TROPHIC NICHES OF INVASIVE CRABS IN SOUTHER GULF OF MAINE ROCKY SHORES | 2021 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $6,178 | COUPLING OF LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES OF BENTHIC INVERTEGRATES DURING THE POLAR NIGHT | 2021 |
| University of Ma | Hadley, MA | $5,956 | CLIMATE DRIVEN COMMUNITY SIMPLIFICATION ON GULF OF MAINE ROCKY SHORES | 2021 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs Mansfield, CT | $5,194 | THE ROLE OF INDUCIBLE DEFENSES IN MEDIATING ALGAE-HERBIVORE INTERACTIONS IN THE WARMING OCEAN. | 2020 |
| Boston University | New York, NY | $2,945 | TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE DERIVED PARASITE ONTOGENY OF EDWARDSIELLA LINEATA | 2021 |