E Murdoch Family Foundation
Newtown Square, PA · EIN 25-6741979. Reported 201 grants totalling $613,661 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. E Murdoch Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,500; the smallest was $250 and the largest $60,086. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Hunt Foundation | Malvern, PA | $97,786 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jefferson Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $73,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Willistown Conservation Trust | Newtown Square, PA | $56,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys' Latin Philadelphia Charter School | Philadelpha, PA | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agnes Irwin School | Bryn Mawr, PA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | $25,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Woodlynde School | Strafford, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jefferson Medical College | Philadelpha, PA | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelpha, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church | Bryn Mawr, PA | $17,780 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wills Eye Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ryers Farm for Aged Equines | Pottstown, PA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Peter's Place | Radnor, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Abc of Lower Marion | Ardmore, PA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelpha, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelpha, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crc Watersheds | Newtown Square, PA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Hounds Foundation | Chester Springs, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Riverbend Environmental Education Center | Gladwyne, PA | $6,766 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Island Academy International | Antigua | $5,372 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Scudder Association Fund | Darien, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Kids | Blue Bell, PA | $4,350 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $4,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gemma Services | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Philadelpha, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation | Penn Wynne, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Community Coalition | Phoenixville, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wildflower Camp Foundation | Lexington, MA | $2,510 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Better Chance in Lower Merion | Ardmore, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chester County Historical Society | West Chester, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelpha, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Haverford College | Haverford, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Haverford School | Haverford, PA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Women Golfers Give Back | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baker Industries | Malvern, PA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation | Owingsville, KY | $2,084 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St David's Episcopal Day School | Wayne, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Charity Ball | Southeastern, PA | $1,523 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelpha, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Princess Grace Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelpha, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Devon Horse Show & Country Fair Foundation | Devon, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Eagles Autism Challenge | Philadelpha, PA | $1,040 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Nurses Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1883 Foundation | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandywine Conservancy Radnor | Chadds Ford, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Tecumseh | Moultonborough, NH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelpha, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Radnor Hunt Horse Trials | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation | Norwood, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Historic Sugartown | Malvern, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Release Recovery | Purchase, NY | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1000 Friends of Florida | Tallahassee, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Associated Services for the Blind | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridlewood Trails Assoc | Gladwyne, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Dream | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donors Choose | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenwich Council BSA | Greenwich, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson Mcgee Rehabilitation Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Merakey Foundation | Lafayette Hill, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Land Council Inc | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Refuge Association | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxbridge Academy | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pa SPCA Mlar | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shane and Pepper Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Library Company of Philadelphia | Philadelpha, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Givebutter- Pa 30 Day Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Rubicon USA | Los Angeles, CA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Independent Venue Association | New York, NY | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Forest Foundation | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadway Dreams | Alpharetta, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust | Broomall, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luminin Health - Gilchrist Health Center | Hunt Valley, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Shellfish Association | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Not Impossible Foundation | Venice, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyaaf | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vanguard School | Malvern, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 97 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 133 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $142,815 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $104,800 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $79,276 | $875 |
| 2024 | 40 | $95,539 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 39 | $191,231 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from E Murdoch Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6114 Goshen Road, Newtown Square, PA, 19073. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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