Cal Turner Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting a variety of causes, including healthcare, education, community services, and mental health initiatives. Its mission appears to center around enhancing community well-being through significant capital support for projects such as pediatric rehabilitation, church renovations, and youth development programs. The foundation provides grants to a diverse range of recipients, including hospitals, educational institutions, and community organizations, with a notable emphasis on religious institutions and healthcare facilities. While it primarily operates in Tennessee, its funding also extends to organizations in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofit organizations, especially those based in Tennessee or serving the Nashville region, with capacity for capital projects, healthcare or community services, and the ability to provide formal financial documentation.
Good Fit
- • Organization is located in Tennessee or serves the Nashville/Franklin/Brentwood area.
- • Project is a capital campaign, facility/renovation, or multi-year healthcare capital project.
- • Organization can supply audited financial statements, budgets, and tax-exempt documentation.
- • Proposals align with demonstrated interests: churches, hospitals/healthcare, community centers, mental health, education, youth development, or documentary/arts projects.
- • Willingness to follow a rolling application process and communicate by the provided phone/address route.
Geography
The latest year shows multi-state giving to five states, but giving is heavily concentrated in Tennessee where about 85% of dollars went, indicating a primarily in-state focus with some out-of-state grants.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 23 distinct recipients in the latest year (30 grants total) with a mix of large capital awards and many smaller grants, and across three years the annual recipient count ranged from about 15 to 23, showing a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence shows 11 new recipients in the latest year (about 48% of recipients), and the foundation provides an application form, rolling deadline, a named contact, phone and mailing address, all of which support realistic access for unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
