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Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Wilmington, North Carolina · EIN 562242164

Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $115,364 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $23,364 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $138,953 the year before.

40% of its 2025 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
2022$69,8106$1.7 million
2023$98,0015$1.9 million
2024$138,9534$2.0 million
2025$115,3645$2.1 million

How to apply

ContactShannon Tennant
305 Buccaneer Rd, Wilmington, NC 28409
Phone or email(910) 620-6575, tennantx3@yahoo.com

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina5$115,364

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
YMCA of Polk County
Columbus, NC
Capital campaign$50,000
Polk County Public Schools
Columbus, NC
Fund polk cnty public school program$33,000
University of NC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Polk county hs graduates for studies$23,364
Children's Theater Festival
Tryon, NC
To fund children's theater$5,000
NC State University
Raleigh, NC
Awarded to polk cnty hs grads$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc give?

$115,364 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $23,364.

Who runs Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Shannon Tennant (Chair/Pres), Joan Feagan (Board Secret), William J Miller (Board Member) and James F Hemphill (Board Member) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Ann L Turner & Geoffrey M Tennant Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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