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Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $2.4 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $2,412,000 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 14, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, MA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 043447397
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $58,433,272
- Grants paid
- $2,412,000
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202542879349100419. It reported $2,412,000 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons Inc | Newton, MA | General Purpose | Human services | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | The Aspire Program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Targetcancer | Cambridge, MA | General Purpose | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fisher House of Boston | South Walpole, MA | General Purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Merrifield, VA | General Purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vital CXNS | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Harvest Project | North Grafton, MA | General Purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literations Corp | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Youth development | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Read To A Child | Wellesley, MA | General Purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | General Purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Link | Arlington, MA | General Purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Padi Aware Foundation | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | General Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project New Hope | Worcester, MA | General Purpose | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Place Gatehouse | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spoonfuls Inc | Newton, MA | General Purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breaktime United | Boston, MA | General Purpose | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Public Radio | Baltimore, MD | General Purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Can Help Inc | Newton, MA | General Purpose | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Patrick Parish | Lawrence, MA | General Purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Book Truck | Long Beach, CA | General Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | General Purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army | Canton, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abington Public Schools | Abington, MA | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ace MV Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Shore YMCA | Norwell, MA | South Shore Natural Science Center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Walden Woods Project | Lincoln, MA | General Purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thayer Academy | Braintree, MA | General Purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $505,000 |
| Human services | $225,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $175,000 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Youth development | $100,000 |
| Education | $85,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $2,167,000 |
| California | $120,000 |
| Virginia | $100,000 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
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Updated October 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.