Sterling-Turner Foundation

A Texas foundation born of an oil fortune and a founder's generosity, sharing her treasure with nonprofits across the state in health, education, arts, and youth.

Financial profile

Sterling-Turner Foundation · EIN 74-1460482 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$2,931,213$3,256,885$12,438,743Dec 2023
FY2022$4,003,819$1,729,200$12,764,414Dec 2022
FY2021$4,683,442$2,109,258$10,489,796Dec 2021
FY2020$3,827,852$2,055,230$7,915,612Dec 2020
FY2019$3,007,725$2,902,836$6,142,990Dec 2019
FY2015$3,856,046$3,595,208$4,470,958Dec 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Sterling-Turner Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs STF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A Texas foundation born of an oil fortune and a founder's generosity, sharing her treasure with nonprofits across the state in health, education, arts, and youth.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Citadel, The Village and The League.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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