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M W Murphy Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $699,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
M W Murphy Foundation, a private foundation in El Dorado, AR, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $699,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $125,000 to Tulane University in New Orleans, LA for general fund.
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- EIN
- 710802701
- Based in
- El Dorado, AR
- Assets
- $23,863,426
- Grants paid
- $881,014
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202641329349104149. It reported $881,014 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed, and 10 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Thomas Community Health Center | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for Mississippi | Jackson, MS | Nova foundation fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellis Marsalis Center for Music | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Enterprise Corporation | Jackson, MS | General fund | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisiana Music & Heritage Exp | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Orleans Book Fest at Tulane | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | General fund | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Backbeat Foundation Roots of Music | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Needs Project Inc | San Rafael, CA | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | General fund | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation | Sonoma, CA | Pt expansion project | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pass Christian Public Library | Pass Christian, MS | 2024 summer reading program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma Plein Air Foundation | Sonoma, CA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Washington County | Greenville, MS | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jazz in the Pass | Pass Christian, MS | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newhaven Counseling & Health | El Dorado, AR | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pass Christian Reserve Police | Pass Christian, MS | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Springhill Missionary Baptist Church | Marion, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202521299349101117. It reported $566,780 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed, and 10 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College | Conway, AR | General fund | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Enterprise Corporation | Jackson, MS | General fund | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for Mississippi | Jackson, MS | Nova foundation fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Deep South Today | Ridgeland, MS | General fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation | Sonoma, CA | Pt expansion project | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Needs Project Inc | San Rafael, CA | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Backbeat Foundation Roots of Music | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ellis Marsalis Center for Music | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | General fund | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Orleans Jazz Museum | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lower Delta Partnership | Rolling Fork, MS | General fund | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pass Christian Public Library | Pass Christian, MS | 2024 summer reading program | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Springhill Missionary Baptist Church | Marion, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202521299349101007. It reported $219,775 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed, and 5 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $22,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | General fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $211,500 |
| Health care | $130,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Education | $100,000 |
| Human services | $75,000 |
| Environment | $20,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $15,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | $632,750 |
| Mississippi | $228,000 |
| Texas | $170,000 |
| Arkansas | $101,000 |
| California | $92,000 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. 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.