Larry & Patricia Murphy Family Foundation
Private foundation · Palos Verdes Estates, CA · EIN 81-4361720 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Murphy Mitchell Family Foundation
47grants reported
$520median award
$250lower quartile
$86smallest grant
$54Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 47 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $250 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
545 Via Del Monte
Pls Vrds Est, CA 90274-1205
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Committee Children's Hosp | Palos Verdes, CA | $5,700 |
| Peninsula Committee Children's Hosp | Palos Verdes, CA | $5,500 |
| Peninsula Committee Children's Hosp | Palos Verdes, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa Jojo Foundation | Livingston, TX | $5,000 |
| Kid Zone Museum | Truckee, CA | $3,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Foundation | Torrance, CA | $2,000 |
| Red Cross Fire Response | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Foundation | Torrance, CA | $2,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Foundation | Torrance, CA | $2,000 |
| St Gregory School | San Mateo, CA | $1,790 |
| Ucla Operation Medical | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 |
| St Gregory School | San Mateo, CA | $1,375 |
| LA Fire Department | Commerce, CA | $1,029 |
| Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | $1,000 |
| Kid Zone Museum | Truckee, CA | $1,000 |
| Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | $1,000 |
| Achieve Tahoe | Truckee, CA | $1,000 |
| Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | $1,000 |
| Ucla Operation Medical | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Achieve Tahoe | Truckee, CA | $1,000 |
| Sierra High School | San Mateo, CA | $1,000 |
| Make-A-Wish | Addison, TX | $644 |
| Friends of Tahoe | Truckee, CA | $600 |
| Juniper High School | San Matro, CA | $520 |
| Achieve Tahoe | Truckee, CA | $500 |
| First Tee Greater Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $500 |
| Clair Matrix | Santa Monica, CA | $500 |
| First Fees | Sacramento, CA | $500 |
| Peninsula Education Foundation | Palos Verdes, CA | $500 |
| Peninsula Education Foundation | Palos Verdes, CA | $350 |
| Chp 911 Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $350 |
| New Mexico Project | Escondido, CA | $260 |
| Children's Hospital LA | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Yosemite Valley, CA | $250 |
| PV Police Officers' Association | Palos Verdes, CA | $250 |
| LA Jolla High School - Gen'l Fund | LA Jolla, CA | $250 |
| Children's Hospital LA | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Project Mexico | Palos Verdes, CA | $250 |
| St Gregory Church | San Mateo, CA | $250 |
| Jen Hospice | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | $250 |
| Silverado Hospice | Encino, CA | $250 |
| Glc-Aec Crusaders | Escondido, CA | $100 |
| LA Jolla High School - Gen'l Fund | LA Jolla, CA | $100 |
| PV Police Officers' Association | Palos Verdes, CA | $100 |
| LA Jolla High School - Gen'l Fund | LA Jolla, CA | $100 |
| Boys and Girls Club | San Pedro, CA | $86 |
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