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Michael E Murphy Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $668,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Michael E Murphy Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $668,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 18, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Big Shoulders Fund in Chicago, IL for charitable purpose.
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- EIN
- 363436624
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $13,140,940
- Grants paid
- $668,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 18, 2026, IRS object ID 202601389349101005. It reported $668,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Charitable purpose | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Immaculate Conception Church | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppenwolf Theatre | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Family Institute | Evanston, IL | Charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Charitable purpose | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| L'arche | Forest Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) | Baltimore, MD | Charitable purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Theological Union | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John Berchmans Church | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Catholic School | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Evanston, IL | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Breakthrough Board | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Sport | Braintree, MA | Charitable purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202511359349101531. It reported $613,500 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Charitable purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immaculate Conception Church | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Family Institute | Evanston, IL | Charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Charitable purpose | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| L'arche | Forest Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) | Baltimore, MD | Charitable purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Theological Union | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Berchmans Church | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Catholic School | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Church | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppenwolf Theatre | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Breakthrough Board | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Jump | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Sport | Braintree, MA | Charitable purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Growing Community Media | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Giles Migrant Ministry | Oak Park, IL | Charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $261,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $58,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $970,500 |
| Massachusetts | $166,000 |
| District of Columbia | $75,000 |
| Maryland | $70,000 |
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Updated May 18, 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.