Community Impact

Turner Enterprises (TEI) is dedicated to serving the communities in which we live and work. With a shared commitment to stewardship, TEI and its Chairman Ted Turner feel strongly that we, as human beings, have an unequivocal responsibility to care for our fragile planet, its wildlife, and most of all, each other. TEI aims to further demonstrate its Chairman’s philanthropic values across all Turner properties, ranches and neighboring communities through various environmental, educational and social initiatives, including its Turner Community Youth Development Initiative (TCYDI) and its corporate TEDS (Turner Employees Dedicated to Sustainability) initiative.

“We have a beautiful, fragile planet where all people and all things are interdependent and interconnected. Every action or inaction has an impact – good or bad – upon our surroundings, and anything we do today will have an impact on the lives of future generations to come. The only way we will survive is to join our hands and our hearts.” -Ted Turner

The Club of Sierra County

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Outdoor Adventure is a 10-week experiential education course aimed at developing leadership skills, fostering civic participation, and building public involvement and support through transformative learning experiences at state and...

Jefferson County Youth Council (JCYC) Monticello, Florida

Turner Foundation has been collaborating with the Jefferson County Youth Council (JCYC) for over 15 years in support of youth development and leadership opportunities for young people in and around Monticello, Florida. Most recently, JCYC worked to reactivate existing...

Lima, MT Students Build Free Library

With funds provided by Turner Enterprises, students in Lima, MT (near Red Rock Ranch) lacking a town library decided to build a "Free Library." Under adult supervision, students constructed this "Take a Book, Leave a Book" library and plan to build another...

Sandhills 4H Leadership & Entrepreneurship program

Turner Enterprises provided financial support to the Sandhills 4H Leadership & Entrepreneurship program, which aims to educate students on rural revitalization issues and instill personal leadership and entrepreneurial skills. With increased funding, the program -...

New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp

Through the Turner Community Youth Development Initiative (TCYDI), a program managed by the Turner Foundation, Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico extended a grant to New Mexico State University to help fund its Youth Ranch Management Camp this past...

The Field Institute Mountain Camps

The Turner Community Youth Development Initiative (TCYDI) - a program implemented through the Turner Foundation - awarded funds to the Field Institute in Taos, NM, which were used to support and expanded the organization’s nature-based, outdoor education programming....

Cimarron, New Mexico Reading Program

Last year, the Turner Foundation - through its Turner Community Youth Development Initiative (TCYDI) - provided funding to the Cimarron Library's summer reading program for children in Cimarron, NM (located near Vermejo Park Ranch, a Turner-owned property). With...

Mandala Summer Day Camp

In 2018, donations were made through the Turner Foundation’s Turner Community Youth Development Initiative (TCYDI) to the Mandala Summer Day Camp in Des Moines, NM for the 2018 camp programs, which offers outdoor activities like ropes course, hiking and mountain...