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Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Mobile, Alabama · EIN 726179272

Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Mobile, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $114,390 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $164,500 the year before.

62% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$164,50011$2.4 million
2024$114,39013$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactE H McKinley
117 Wilson Ave, Thomasville, AL 36784
Phone or email(334) 636-4882, edmonhmckinley@bellsouth.net
What to submitAll applications must be written and include the applicant's legal name address, and a copy of the applicant's exempt determination letter (if applicable)
RestrictionsGrants are made to such public charitable, scientific or educational uses and purposes as may be selected from time to time by the trust distribution committee in its absolute discretion, as will, in the comittee's opinion, assist and promote the well being of inhabitants of the state of Alabama, preferably those of southwest Alabama.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama13$114,390

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$20,000
City of Thomasville Recreation Dept
Thomasville, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$14,000
West Bend Baptist Church
Coffeeville, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$12,600
Clarke County Kingdom Builders
Jackson, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$10,000
Jackson Academy
Jackson, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$10,000
Washington County Library
Chatom, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$10,000
Clarke Preparatory School
Grove Hill, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$7,000
Grove Hill Arts Council
Grove Hill, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$5,656
St Stephens Historical Commission
St Stephens, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose - maintenance of old courthouse$5,134
Grove Hill Fire & Rescue
Grove Hill, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$5,000
Grove Hill United Methodist Church
Grove Hill, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$5,000
Pilots for Christ
Monroeville, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$5,000
Walker Springs Road Baptist Church
Jackson, AL
Assist in its charitable purpose$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust give?

$114,390 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Edmon H McKinley (Distribution Comm. Chair), James A Cox (Distribution Comm. Member), Emory Mosley (Distribution Comm. Member) and Regions Bank (Trustee).

What does Thomas L Turner Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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