Background
The Turner Foundation is the creation of media mogul Ted Turner, whose holdings have included CNN and the Atlanta Braves. Turner and his ex-wife, actress Jane Fonda, put hundreds of millions of dollars into the foundation during their marriage.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2001 |
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| Total Assets | $148,222,535.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Peter Bahouth | Executive Director |
| Jane Fonda | Vice President |
| Jennie Turner Garlington | Trustee |
| Edward C. Harris | Treasurer |
| John Rutherford Seydel II | Secretary |
| Laura Turner Seydel | Trustee |
| Reed Beauregard Turner | Trustee |
| Rhett Lee Turner | Trustee |
| Robert E. 'Ted' Turner III | President |
| Robert E. 'Teddy' Turner IV | Trustee |
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Selected Grants |
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| Organic Consumers Association | |
| Grant | $10,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To encourage municipalities and school districts to begin making the transition to organic in their food and fiber purchasing |
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| Ruckus Society | |
| Grant | $50,000.00 in 1999 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | For support of Direct Action Training Camps, designed to train grassroots advocates in the development of integrated strategic campaigns |
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| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | |
| Grant | $35,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To monitor implementation and enforcement of the National Organic Standard, the EPA reassessment of pesticide food tolerances, and federal pesticide policy in general |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| League of Conservation Voters | $19,243,365.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| National Environmental Trust | $12,440,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $4,126,542.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $3,476,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $1,925,308.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $1,565,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Greenpeace | $1,390,000.00 | 1996 – 2001 |
| Sierra Club | $1,315,500.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $1,236,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $998,875.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $985,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $920,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Earth Island Institute | $920,000.00 | 1995 – 2002 |
| National Audubon Society | $911,830.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $875,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Environmental Defense | $848,549.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $727,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Global Green USA | $695,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Environmental Support Center | $565,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $500,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| David Suzuki Foundation | $470,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Ecology Center, Inc. | $455,000.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| American Farmland Trust | $445,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Essential Information | $425,000.00 | 1993 – 2000 |
| Land Institute | $425,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Friends of the Earth | $425,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $408,000.00 | 1994 – 2000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $395,000.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| Center for a Sustainable Economy | $380,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Wilderness Society | $351,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Co-op America | $330,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Earthjustice | $325,875.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | $320,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| World Resources Institute | $305,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Earth Day Network | $300,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $285,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | $255,000.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| Redefining Progress | $235,000.00 | 1996 – 2000 |
| Environmental Working Group | $225,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $215,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $209,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $204,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Public Media Center | $190,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Environmental Media Services | $160,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | $152,500.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Environmental Media Association | $147,500.00 | 1993 – 2000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $140,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Powder River Basin Resource Council | $140,000.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $135,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $130,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Dogwood Alliance | $120,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $120,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Ruckus Society | $115,000.00 | 1996 – 1999 |
| Northwest Environment Watch | $100,000.00 | 1994 – 1999 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $95,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| American Oceans Campaign | $90,000.00 | 1994 – 2001 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $90,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Wildlands Project | $85,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council | $80,000.00 | 1995 – 1999 |
| Green Guide Institute | $75,000.00 | 1996 – 2000 |
| Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers | $72,500.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| Consumer's Choice Council | $70,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads | $65,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Green Seal | $50,000.00 | 1993 – 1993 |
| Public Health Institute | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Children’s Environmental Health Network | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Global Exchange | $41,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $40,950.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Foundation for Global Sustainability | $40,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| Earth Action Network | $40,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $35,000.00 | 1996 – 2001 |
| INFORM | $35,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Center for Commercial-Free Public Education | $30,000.00 | 1997 – 1998 |
| Center for Media & Democracy | $30,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Oceana | $25,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $25,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| International Center for Technology Assessment | $25,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Fund for Wild Nature | $22,500.00 | 1995 – 1997 |
| Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group | $20,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Organic Consumers Association | $20,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| International Forum on Globalization | $20,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $20,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation | $20,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides | $15,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture | $15,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $10,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $10,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
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