In 1990, he created the Turner Foundation, which focuses on philanthropic grants in environment and population.
"The idea behind this is that there has to be a regionally designed response to metropolitan growth-related issues," said Peter Bahouth, executive director of the Turner Foundation in Atlanta.
Financed in part by the MacArthur, Packard, Surdna and Turner Foundations, Reconnecting America has set out on an ambitious project to redefine national policies for intercity travel.
She has also worked at the Turner Foundation.
With funding from the Turner Foundation and other local supporters, UCR officially opened its doors for business on March 1, 1994.
We kids are extremely close" - all of the Turner children are active trustees for the Turner Foundation - "and we all work.
In the course of poring over thousands of applications for help from the Turner Foundation, he says, he has learned to sniff out agendas that are rooted in self-interest rather than good science.
He has served as Canadian grants advisor to the Turner Foundation, and played a major role in facilitating U.S. philanthropic investments in Canadian conservation for nearly two decades.
Last week, his private Turner Foundation quietly laid off two-thirds of its staff and stopped financing new projects for next year.
This year, the Turner Foundation is to dispense a total of $17 million to various causes.
In 1990, he created the Turner Foundation, which focuses on philanthropic grants in environment and population.
"The idea behind this is that there has to be a regionally designed response to metropolitan growth-related issues," said Peter Bahouth, executive director of the Turner Foundation in Atlanta.
Financed in part by the MacArthur, Packard, Surdna and Turner Foundations, Reconnecting America has set out on an ambitious project to redefine national policies for intercity travel.
She has also worked at the Turner Foundation.
With funding from the Turner Foundation and other local supporters, UCR officially opened its doors for business on March 1, 1994.
We kids are extremely close" - all of the Turner children are active trustees for the Turner Foundation - "and we all work.
He has served as Canadian grants advisor to the Turner Foundation, and played a major role in facilitating U.S. philanthropic investments in Canadian conservation for nearly two decades.
"He sees the importance and loves, in fact, the work that local groups are doing," said Peter Bahouth, the Turner Foundation's executive director.
Last week, his private Turner Foundation quietly laid off two-thirds of its staff and stopped financing new projects for next year.
This year, the Turner Foundation is to dispense a total of $17 million to various causes.
