Sterling-Turner Foundation

EIN 741460482

Houston, TX 77027 |(713) 237-1117

https://www.sterlingturnerfoundation.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$20.2M
489 grants · $2.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$30K
grant size
41%
supporter · 105/259 multi-year
repeat
$74.8M
Assets (2024)
259
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Youth Development Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person Sterling-Turner Foundation - Patric
Phone (713) 237-1117
Deadlines Prior to March 1st of each year
How to Apply Application forms and instructions on the Sterling-Turner Foundation website.
Restrictions Awards are limited to Texas public charities which are exempt under 501(c)(3). The charities must be within certain geographic boundaries.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $1.5M $60.6M $2.0M 1
2017 $2.5M $57.1M $2.3M 56
2018 $2.6M $48.6M $4.8M 49
2019 $2.5M $52.5M $3.0M 56
2020 $1.7M $40.1M $3.8M 48
2021 $1.7M $54.0M $4.7M 38
2022 $1.3M $71.5M $4.0M 67
2023 $2.9M $70.1M $2.9M 68
2024 $3.4M $74.8M $5.4M 106

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 489 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$41K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$1.5M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

98.4% of US grants · Rank #1 of 4 states $20.1M across 481 grants 15 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 366 grants · $16.7M
  2. 2 Bexar 7 grants · $780K
  3. 3 Kerr 39 grants · $730K
  4. 4 Tom Green 19 grants · $655K
  5. 5 Travis 14 grants · $415K
  6. 6 Guadalupe 11 grants · $280K
  7. 7 Dallas 10 grants · $170K
  8. 8 Tarrant 2 grants · $115K
  9. 9 Comal 1 grant · $50K
  10. 10 Kendall 3 grants · $45K
+5 more counties · 9 grants · $132K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (489 total)

Purpose
See attachment purposes, TX $1,493,000 See attachment 2016
Stages Inc Houston, TX $500,000 Expansion fund 2020
University of Houston Houston, TX $500,000 Bert F. Winston Jr. Band Performance Cen 2020
Stages Inc Houston, TX $500,000 Expansion fund 2021
University of Houston Houston, TX $500,000 Bert F. Winston Jr. Band Performance Center 2021
Stages Inc Houston, TX $500,000 Expansion fund 2019
University of Houston Houston, TX $500,000 Bert F. Winston Jr. Band Performance Center 2019
Remember the Alamo Foundation San Antonio, TX $500,000 Diorama restoration 2023
The Kinkaid School Inc Houston, TX $500,000 Entrepreneurship Faculty Endowment 2023
University of Houston Foundation Houston, TX $500,000 Bert F. Winston, Jr. Band and Performance Center 2017
Stages Inc Houston, TX $500,000 Expansion fund 2018
University of Houston Houston, TX $500,000 Bert F. Winston Jr. Band Performance Center 2018
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX $325,000 Rienzi building fund 2017
Stages Inc Houston, TX $250,000 Building fund 2017
His Fathers Heart Ministries Houston, TX $250,000 General support 2018
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $200,000 Reinzi building fund 2019
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $200,000 Reinzi building fund 2018
Crossway Bible Church San Antonio, TX $120,000 Residency program 2024
St Thomas High School Houston, TX $120,000 Building fund 2017
St Thomas High School Houston, TX $120,000 Building fund 2018
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX $119,000 Rienzi Programs for Educators and Students and Garden maintenance 2023
The Joy Development School Houston, TX $100,000 Big Dream campaign 2020
Discovery Green Conservancy Houston, TX $100,000 Green for Green program 2019
Kinkaid School Inc Houston, TX $100,000 New dining center 2019
Christian Community Service Center Houston, TX $100,000 Capital campaign 2019