FundersNew Jersey

Turrell Fund

Montclair, NJ · EIN 22-1551936. Reported 666 grants totalling $15.3M to 304 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$15.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
304organizations funded
70%of grantees funded again the next year
$120.4Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Turrell Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $452,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
23 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
204 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
87 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
176 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
99 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
48 grants
$100,000 and Up
29 grants

Every organization it funded

All 304 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Let's Grow KidsBurlington, VT$1,805,000442024
Advocates for Children of New JerseyNewark, NJ$769,500442024
Caucus Educational Corporation IncVerona, NJ$600,000442024
Court Appointed Special Advocates - Passaic CountyWayne, NJ$434,500332023
Vermont Community Loan Fund (vermont Early Childhood Alliance)Montpelier, VT$431,500332024
New Jersey SymphonyNewark, NJ$380,500332024
Saint Vincent AcademyNewark, NJ$327,000442024
St Benedict's Preparatory SchoolNewark, NJ$315,500442024
Center for Education and Juvenile JusticeNewark, NJ$289,500442024
Zero to ThreeWashington, DC$275,350442024
Newark School of the ArtsNewark, NJ$270,790442024
Ophelia J Berry Fund (pathways to College)Montclair, NJ$260,000332024
Hackensack University Medical FoundationLodi, NJ$255,650332023
Ironbound Community CorporationNewark, NJ$202,000442024
Sphinx OrganizationDetroit, MI$201,500442024
Community Foundation of New Jersey (first 1000 Days)Morristown, NJ$200,000222024
New Jersey Performing Arts CenterNewark, NJ$200,000442024
Main Street Counseling ServiceWest Orange, NJ$199,000442024
Vermont Community Loan FundMontpelier Vt, VT$182,500112021
Paterson Education Fund IncPaterson, NJ$166,500442024
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New JerseyNewark, NJ$157,000222022
Hackensack Meridian Health FoundationLodi, NJ$150,000112021
Vivian Beaumont Theater IncNew York, NY$147,000442024
Studio in a SchoolNew York, NY$135,000332024
Cumacecho IncPaterson, NJ$132,250332024
Focus Inc (newark Debate Academy)Newark, NJ$131,000332024
Vermont Children's Trust FoundationBurlington, VT$126,087442024
Write on Sports IncSouth Orange, NJ$123,500442024
Children's Aid and Family Services IncParamus, NJ$122,000442024
Plainfield City Union of the King's DaughtersPlainfield, NJ$121,000442024
Tri-County Scholarship FundMendham, NJ$120,500442024
New Jersey Symphony OrchestraNewark, NJ$120,000112021
Montclair Foundation the Van Vleck House & GardensMontclair, NJ$114,000442024
Student Partner AllianceSummit, NJ$102,000442024
St Joseph R C Church (resurrection School)Jersey City, NJ$100,000442024
The Center for Great ExpectationsSomerset, NJ$100,000222024
Newark ArtsNewark, NJ$99,000442024
Sharron Miller's Academy for the Performing Arts IncMontclair, NJ$98,000442024
Newark Museum AssociationNewark, NJ$90,500332024
New Destiny Family Success Centers IncPaterson, NJ$90,200222024
Kent Place SchoolSummit, NJ$90,000442024
Parents Engaging ParentsNewark, NJ$85,000332024
Children's Day Nursery and Family CenterPassaic, NJ$84,500222022
United Family and Children's SocietyPlainfield, NJ$84,500442024
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice IncNewark, NJ$82,500442024
Children's Day Preschool and Family CenterPassaic, NJ$81,250222024
Youth Consultation Service IncHackensack, NJ$80,500442024
JerseycanWashington, DC$80,000442024
New Jersey Historical SocietyNewark, NJ$80,000442024
New Jersey Association for the Education of Young ChildrenBarnegat Light, NJ$77,500332024
Cumac Echo IncPaterson, NJ$76,000112021
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers IncEwing, NJ$75,675332024
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern NjNewark, NJ$72,000112024
Gray Charter School theNewark, NJ$70,000222023
Saint Dominic AcademyJersey City, NJ$70,000442024
Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family DevelopmentBrattleboro, VT$69,500442024
Programs for Parents IncNewark, NJ$62,000332024
CASA for Children of Essex County (essex County Court Appointed Special AdvNewark, NJ$61,500222022
YWCA - Eastern Union CountyKenilworth, NJ$61,500442024
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless theElizabeth, NJ$60,500442024
York Street ProjectJersey City, NJ$60,500442024
Boys & Girls Club of Paterson IncPaterson, NJ$60,000332024
Eagle Flight Squadron IncEast Orange, NJ$60,000332023
Greater Bergen Community Action IncHackensack, NJ$60,000222023
Greater Newark Conservancy IncNewark, NJ$60,000442024
Mustard Seed School Christian Urban Education IncHoboken, NJ$60,000332023
Reach Out and Read (new Jersey)Boston, MA$60,000222024
Teach for America IncNewark, NJ$60,000222024
YMCA - Eastern Union County (gateway Family Ymca)Elizabeth, NJ$60,000332023
Generations UnitedWashington, DC$59,000442024
Hunger Free Vermont IncSouth Burlington, VT$59,000222024
Vermont Association for the Education of Young ChildrenBurlington, VT$58,100442024
Eva's Village IncPaterson, NJ$55,800442024
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ$55,000112021
Sacred Heart SchoolJersey City, NJ$55,000332024
Jazz House Kids IncMontclair, NJ$52,750442024
Community Foodbank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ$52,000442024
YMCA - Metropolitan of the OrangesLivingston, NJ$50,000222024
Community Foundation of New Jersey (summer Fun)Morristown, NJ$46,000432024
Ophelia J Berry Fund Inc the (pathways to College)Wellesley, MA$45,000112021
Arts Bus IncRandolph, VT$44,550442024
Bethany Cares IncorporatedNewark, NJ$44,000222024
Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council IncWilliston, VT$42,000442024
Focus Hispanic Center for Community Development IncNewark, NJ$42,000112021
Institute of Music for Children IncElizabeth, NJ$41,650442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson & Union CountiesNewark, NJ$41,300442024
Monarch Housing AssociatesCranford, NJ$41,250112024
St Paul's Community Development CorporationPaterson, NJ$41,000442024
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey IncFlorham Park, NJ$41,000442024
Vermont Folklife CenterMiddlebury, VT$40,500332024
Court Appointed Special Advocate CASA of Hudson CountyJersey City, NJ$40,000222022
Kids in Business IncBloomfield, NJ$40,000442024
The Family School Association of the Ethical Community CharterJersey City, NJ$40,000442024
The Salvation ArmyNewark, NJ$40,000222022
Mental Health Association in Passaic CountyClifton, NJ$36,000442024
United Children's Music Project (formerly Union City Music Project)Weehawken, NJ$35,000112024
Union City Music ProjectWeehawken, NJ$31,200332023
Educational Arts TeamJersey City, NJ$31,100442024
Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock)Montclair, NJ$31,000332024
Prevent Child Abuse - VermontMontpelier, VT$31,000442024
Wharton Institute for the Performing ArtsBerkeley Heights, NJ$30,250332024
Carnegie HallNew York, NY$30,000442024
CASA for Children of Essex CountyNewark, NJ$30,000112024
Cleveland ClinicIndependence, OH$30,000222022
Glassroots IncNewark, NJ$30,000442024
Immaculate Conception High SchoolMontclair, NJ$30,000332024
Newark Boys Chorus SchoolNewark, NJ$30,000222022
Reach Out and Read Inc (new Jersey)Basking Ridge, NJ$30,000112021
Rutgers University Foundation the - (newark)New Brunswick, NJ$30,000222024
St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Foundation IncPaterson, NJ$30,000112021
Teach for America IncBoston, MA$30,000112023
Unified Vailsburg ServicesNewark, NJ$30,000112022
Young Tradition VermontFairfax, VT$30,000222022
Simple Interactions IncArlington, MA$28,500332024
American Composers OrchestraNew York, NY$27,000222023
New Jersey Policy PerspectiveTrenton, NJ$25,000112024
Newark Day CenterNewark, NJ$25,000112021
South Ward Children's AllianceNewark, NJ$25,000112024
The Children's Home Society of New JerseyTrenton, NJ$25,000112021
La CASA De Don PedroNewark, NJ$22,000112022
United Way of Passaic CountyPaterson, NJ$21,500442024
Oasis a Haven for Women & Children IncPaterson, NJ$21,000222023
Vermont Community Foundation (early Childhood Leadership Fund)Middlebury, VT$21,000112021
Vermont Family NetworkWilliston, VT$20,500442024
Justice InnovationNew York, NY$20,000112024
Keeping Babies Safe IncWarren, NJ$20,000442024
Marlboro School of Music IncPhiladelphia, PA$20,000442024
New Jersey Community Development CorporationPaterson, NJ$20,000222022
Princeton Area Community Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ$20,000222022
Richard a & Barabara W Snelling Center for Government IncShelburne, VT$20,000112023
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$20,000112021
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryMorristown, NJ$20,000112023
Urban League of Essex CountyNewark, NJ$20,000222023
Island Pond Public LibraryIsland Pond, VT$18,500442024
Montclair Art MuseumMontclair, NJ$18,000332023
Magic Mountain Childrens Center IncS Royalton, VT$16,500332024
CandidNew York, NY$16,000222023
Harlem Chamber Players Inc theNew York, NY$16,000442024
Grace Church in NewarkNewark, NJ$15,250332024
Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC$15,000442024
Family Promise of Essex County IncMontclair, NJ$14,000332023
Sound Start FoundationMountain Lakes, NJ$14,000332024
Family Promise of Cape May CountyCape May, NJ$13,000332024
Starting PointCleveland, OH$13,000222024
Community Foundation of New Jersey (wilhelmina Holder Student Assistance FuMorristown, NJ$12,500112023
Friends of North Branch Nature CenterMontpelier, VT$12,500332024
New York Community Trust Aka Community Funds IncNew York, NY$12,500222023
Trinitas Health FoundationElizabeth, NJ$12,250332023
Acre Family Child CareLowell, MA$12,000222023
East Side High SchoolNewark, NJ$12,000112022
Neck of Thewoods Child Care CenterWaitsfield, VT$12,000332024
Oasis Haven for Women & Children Inc thePaterson, NJ$11,000112021
The Family Center of Washington CountyMontpelier, VT$11,000332024
Greensboro Free LibraryGreensboro, VT$10,500332024
Morrill Memorial and Harris LibraryStrafford, VT$10,500332023
Pushcart PlayersVerona, NJ$10,300332023
Little Kids Rock IncVerona, NJ$10,250112021
Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) of Union CountyElizabeth, NJ$10,000112021
Health Federation of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112021
Innerfaith Performing Arts Center Inc (ipac)Paterson, NJ$10,000112022
Jewish Family Service Agency of Central JerseyElizabeth, NJ$10,000112023
Mental Health Clinic of PassaicClifton, NJ$10,000112023
Music for All Seasons IncScotch Plains, NJ$10,000112022
Newark AllianceNewark, NJ$10,000112024
Saint Vincent College (fred Rogers Center)Latrobe, PA$10,000222024
Schools That CanNewark, NJ$10,000112022
Schools That Can Co Newark Regional BusinessNewark, NJ$10,000112021
Southern Vermont Arts Center IncorporatedManchester, VT$10,000222023
Strengthen Our SistersHewitt, NJ$10,000112024
The Janet S Munt Family RoomBurlington, VT$10,000112024
The Kids on the Block New JerseyShip Bottom, NJ$10,000442024
Turning Point Community ServicesIrvington, NJ$10,000112024
Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Wharton Institute for the Performing Artsinc theBerkeley Heights, NJ$10,000112022
Ym-Ywha of Union County IncUnion, NJ$10,000112021
Family Garden theBrattleboro, VT$9,000442024
Good Beginnings of Central VermontMontpelier, VT$9,000332024
Inclusive Arts Vermont (formerly Vsa Vermont)Essex Junction, VT$9,000332024
The Neighborhood Schoolhouse of Brattleboro IncBrattleboro, VT$9,000222024
Rahway Community Action OrganizationRahway, NJ$8,333222024
Apostles' HouseNewark, NJ$8,000332024
Foundation Center theWilliamsburg, VA$8,000112021
Montclair Gateway to Aging in PlaceMontclair, NJ$8,000332024
Saint Barnabas By-the-Bay Episcopal ChurchVillas, NJ$8,000442024
Chandler Center for the Arts IncRandolph, VT$7,500332023
Henry Street SettlementNew York, NY$7,500222023
Rutland County Parent-Child CenterRutland, VT$7,500222022
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association IncColchester, VT$7,500442024
Washington County Mental Health Services (doula Association of Vermont)Barre, VT$7,500112024
Child Care Aware of AmericaArlington, VA$7,000332023
Northland Pioneer College Friends and Family IncSnowflake, AZ$7,000222023
Windsor County PartnersWindsor, VT$6,600222023
West Bee Nursery School IncBrattleboro, VT$6,500332024
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center IncBrattleboro, VT$6,250442024
Lund Family Center IncSouth Burlington, VT$6,000112022
Putney Community CenterPutney, VT$6,000112024
Vermont Institute of Natural Science IncQuechee, VT$6,000222024
Putney Foodshelf IncorporatedPutney, VT$5,600222023
Child Focus (formerly Passaic County Casa)Wayne, NJ$5,500112024
King Street Youth Center IncBurlington, VT$5,500222024
Operation Warm IncPhiladelphia, PA$5,500112021
Town Hall TheaterMiddlebury, VT$5,500332024
Addison County Relocalization NetworkBristol, VT$5,000112024
California Area School DistrictCoal Center, PA$5,000112024
Center for Family ResourcesRingwood, NJ$5,000112021
Community Foundation of New Jersey (branch Brook Park Alliance Donor AdviseMorristown, NJ$5,000112022
Dad Guild IncBurlington, VT$5,000112024
Good Success AcademiesMontclair, NJ$5,000112024
Newark Trust for EducationNewark, NJ$5,000112022
Vermont Arts CouncilMontpelier, VT$5,000112024
Willing Hands EnterprisesNorwich, VT$5,000112024
Early Care and Learning Partnership IncVergennes, VT$4,500222022
Barton Library ClubBarton, VT$4,000442024
Burlington Irish Heritage FestivalBurlington, VT$4,000222024
Children's Specialized HospitalMountainside, NJ$4,000112024
Dailey Memorial LibraryDerby, VT$4,000442024
Food Research and Action Center (frac)Washington, DC$4,000442024
Forest Hill Community AssociationNewark, NJ$4,000442024
Glover Public LibraryGlover, VT$4,000442024
Grammar School thePutney, VT$4,000332023
Rock Point SchoolBurlington, VT$4,000332024
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$3,500332023
Good Samaritan HavenBarre, VT$3,000112021
Lake Champlain Waldorf SchoolShelburne, VT$3,000222023
Putney Public Library thePutney, VT$3,000222024
Summit Speech SchoolNew Providence, NJ$3,000112021
Washington Elementary SchoolKearny, NJ$3,000222024
Voices for Vermont's Children IncMontpelier, VT$2,800112024
Burlington School District Integrated Arts AcademyBurlington, VT$2,500222023
Butterfly Dreamz IncNewark, NJ$2,500112022
Cambridge Arts CouncilCambridge, VT$2,500112024
Firehouse Center for the ArtsNewburyport, MA$2,500112022
International Print Center New YorkNew York, NY$2,500112024
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts LtdBurlington, VT$2,000112022
Orleans County Historical Society IncBrownington, VT$2,000222022
Roosevelt School PTAKearny, NJ$2,000112021
Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT$2,000222024
Vermont Symphony OrchestraBurlington, VT$2,000112024
Village HarmonyMarshfield, VT$2,000112024
St Paul Baptist Church IncMontclair, NJ$1,900332024
Burlington City Arts Foundation IncBurlington, VT$1,500112022
Burlington School DistrictBurlington, VT$1,500112021
Center for Women and WorkNew Brunswick, NJ$1,500112024
Human Needs Food Pantry IncMontclair, NJ$1,500112023
Montclair Neighborhood Development CorporationMontclair, NJ$1,500112023
Robert K Greenleaf Center IncSouth Orange, NJ$1,500112024
Stern Center for Language and LearningWilliston, VT$1,500112021
YMCA - Greater BurlingtonBurlington, VT$1,500112021
Fairfield Community Center AssociationEast Fairfield, VT$1,400112024
Early PartnersNew Orleans, LA$1,250112022

169 of 304 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 398 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
98 grants
Human Services
88 grants
Education
81 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
27 grants
Youth Development
24 grants
Food & Nutrition
14 grants
Crime & Legal
11 grants
Environment
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021162$3,968,675$10,000
2022165$3,878,387$10,000
2023156$3,634,933$10,000
2024183$3,788,040$7,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 69% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New Jersey
$10.6M
Vermont
$3.3M
New York
$436K
District of Columbia
$433K
Michigan
$202K
Massachusetts
$178K
Ohio
$61K
Pennsylvania
$50K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Turrell Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, NJ, 07042. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-1551936 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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