FUNDER
MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION
26recipients FY2016–24
$4Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 75% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 75% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, IL, KS, MA, MD, NC.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG SHOULDERS FUND | IL | 7 | 2024 | $580,000 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE TRUSTEES | MA | 6 | 2024 | $450,000 |
| CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION AT CHICAGO | IL | 7 | 2024 | $236,000 |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH | IL | 4 | 2024 | $220,000 |
| FAMILY INSTITUTE | IL | 7 | 2024 | $207,000 |
| MISERICORDIA HOME | IL | 7 | 2024 | $115,000 |
| CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER | IL | 7 | 2024 | $63,000 |
| IGNATIAN LAY VOLUNTEER CORPS | MD | 2 | 2024 | $43,000 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO | IL | 4 | 2024 | $41,250 |
| STEPPENWOLF THEATER CO | IL | 2 | 2024 | $37,000 |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | DC | 1 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE OF CHICAGO | IL | 3 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| HIGH JUMP | IL | 7 | 2024 | $12,000 |
| GOOD SPORTS INC | MA | 3 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA NFP | IL | 1 | 2024 | $2,500 |
| THE JOFFREY BALLET | IL | 2 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| ST PETERS CATHOLIC CHURCH | IL | 6 | 2023 | $70,000 |
| HOUSING FORWARD | IL | 1 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC | IL | 3 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| UNBOUND | KS | 5 | 2023 | $3,600 |
| CROSBY SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | NC | 1 | 2023 | $1,500 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | IL | 3 | 2022 | $3,000 |
| DIOCESE OF CHICAGO | IL | 2 | 2020 | $7,000 |
| CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM | IL | 1 | 2020 | $500 |
| NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL | IL | 1 | 2019 | $500 |
| ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2018 | $500 |