M W Murphy Foundation
Private foundation · EL Dorado, AR · EIN 71-0802701 · reported 2023–2025
80grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$110smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 80 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $9,500 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
200 N Jefferson
EL Dorado, AR 71730-5841
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $125,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| St Thomas Community Health Center | New Orleans, LA | $100,000 |
| Hendrix College | Conway, AR | $100,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $100,000 |
| Community Foundation NOVA FOUNDATION FUND | Jackson, MS | $60,000 |
| Keoni N Bradley | Miami, FL | $51,281 |
| Ellis Marsalis Center for Music | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| Hope Enterprise Corporation | Jackson, MS | $50,000 |
| Louisiana Music & Heritage Exp | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| New Orleans Book Fest at Tulane | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 |
| Hope Enterprise Corporation | Jackson, MS | $50,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Avion Swanier | Albuquerque, NM | $47,603 |
| Avion Swanier | Albuquerque, NM | $47,603 |
| Kenedi N Ross | Houston, TX | $31,315 |
| Kenedi N Ross | Houston, TX | $31,315 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 |
| Evelyn Hall | Orange, CA | $29,771 |
| Keoni N Bradley | Miami, FL | $29,701 |
| Auri Sims | Mississippi State, MS | $29,079 |
| Keoni N Bradley | Miami, FL | $28,522 |
| Keoni N Bradley | Miami, FL | $28,522 |
| Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $22,750 |
| Trombone Shorty Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $22,750 |
| Evelyn Hall | Orange, CA | $22,497 |
| Micah McKay | Mobile, AL | $20,754 |
| Luisa Catano | San Luis Obispo, CA | $20,618 |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | $20,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | $20,000 |
| Community Foundation NOVA FOUNDATION FUND | Jackson, MS | $20,000 |
| Deep South Today | Ridgeland, MS | $20,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation PT EXPANSION PROJECT | Sonoma, CA | $20,000 |
| Kenedi N Ross | Houston, TX | $15,547 |
| Avion Swanier | Albuquerque, NM | $15,042 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 |
| Luisa Catano | San Luis Obispo, CA | $14,276 |
| Auinyea L Biggs | Baton Rouge, LA | $12,910 |
| Auinyea L Biggs | Baton Rouge, LA | $12,910 |
| Luisa Catano | San Luis Obispo, CA | $11,675 |
| Luisa Catano | San Luis Obispo, CA | $11,675 |
| Whitney Lang | Hattiesburg, MS | $11,525 |
| Backbeat Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 |
| Human Needs Project Inc | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | $10,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | $10,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation PT EXPANSION PROJECT | Sonoma, CA | $10,000 |
| Human Needs Project Inc | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | Sonoma, CA | $10,000 |
| Micah McKay 2024 FALL SCHOLARSHIP | Jackson, MS | $9,530 |
| Micah McKay | Jackson, MS | $8,560 |
| Whitney Lang | Hattiesburg, MS | $7,865 |
| Auinyea L Biggs | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,851 |
| Rita Dedeaux | Hattiesburg, MS | $5,777 |
| Jace Bienemy | New Orleans, LA | $5,680 |
Showing the 60 largest of 80 reported grants.
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