Private foundation · EIN 20-3979782 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Turningpoint Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $25K. 55% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$1.9M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in TX
55%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$26M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 19 of 22 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Family Centers of GreenwichGreenwich, CTSupport for The Bob Arnold Fund$500K
Trinity Park ConservancyDallas, TXTowards construction of the Harold Simmons Park$500K
Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TXTowards The Museum Redesign Capital Project ($200,000) and The Frida Khalo Exhibit ($50,000)$250K
Resource CenterDallas, TXTowards the new medical and dental clinic$125K
Planned Parenthood of Greater TexasDallas, TXGeneral operating support$50K
Smithsonian National Postal MuseumWachington, DCTowards Artist in Residence Program$50K
The Stewpot-First Presbyterian ChurDallas, TXTowards Soup's On matching grant$50K
Transform 1012 N Main StreetFort Worth, TXTowards capacity building for hiring development and finance staff$50K
Visiting Nurse Association of TexasDallas, TXMeals on Wheels general operating support$50K
Collaborative Alliance Parents TeachersAgoura Hills, CALas Virgenes Unified School District$30K
The Bridge Homeless Recovery CenterDallas, TXGeneral operating support$25K
Every Five MinutesOld Greenwich, CTGeneral operating support$25K
Kipp Public Schools Northern CalifoOakland, CAGeneral operating support$25K
Millbrook SchoolMillbrook, NY2025 Annual Fund$25K
Woven Health ClinicFarmers Branch, TXGeneral operating support$25K
Compass Family ServicesSan Francisco, CAGeneral operating support$10K
Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceDallas, TXTowards the TECH Truck-STEM$10K
Titasdance UnboundDallas, TXGeneral operating support$10K
Son of a SaintNew Orleans, LAGeneral operating support$5,000

By state: Texas 12 · Connecticut 3 · California 3 · District of Columbia 1 · New York 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Turningpoint Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, administered in care of Stephen Tosha, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Turningpoint Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Turningpoint Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.9M across 22 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Turningpoint Foundation give?

Texas (12 grants), Connecticut (3 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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