John P Murphy Foundation
Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6528308. Reported 307 grants totalling $9,001,600 to 115 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. John P Murphy 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 $11,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $400,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $946,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $890,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Cleveland, OH | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kent State University Foundation | Kent, OH | $308,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Theater Festival | Cleveland, OH | $264,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $232,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metrohealth Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Media Development Corp | Cleveland, OH | $157,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The City Club of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $156,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Apollo's Fire-Cleveland Baroque Orchestra | Cleveland Heights, OH | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Edward High School | Lakewood, OH | $151,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beck Center for the Arts | Lakewood, OH | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland, OH | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Play House | Cleveland, OH | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake View Cemetery Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $134,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Ballet | Cleveland, OH | $116,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | $116,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Sports Commission | Cleveland, OH | $102,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Playhouse Square Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $91,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland State University Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $90,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piano International Assn of N Ohio | Shaker Heights, OH | $84,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Groundworks Dance Theater | Cleveland, OH | $83,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $83,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Jazz Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Ohio | Columbus, OH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Pops Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Music School Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland School of Arts Bd of Trustees | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $58,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Modern Dance Associationdance | Cleveland, OH | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Near West Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Botanical Gardens | Cleveland, OH | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood, OH | $50,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Society for the Blind | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Cleveland Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland | Mayfield Heights, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Karamu House | Cleveland, OH | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Musical Theater Project | Independence, OH | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Verb Ballets | Shaker Heights, OH | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ideastream | Cleveland, OH | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Akron Art Museum | Akron, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Chamber Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Land Studio | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Professional Flair | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Ground | Seattle, WA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Opera | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ideastream Public Media | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University Hospitals Health System | Shaker Heights, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Borderlight Int Theatre Festival | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Akron Foundation | Akron, OH | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lakeview Cemetery Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Volunteers | Cleveland, OH | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chamber Fest Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Ctr of Cleveland | New York, NY | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Border Light | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magnificat High School | Rocky River, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stella Maris | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Julie Billiart School | Lyndhurst, OH | $18,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Arts-Inspired Learning | Cleveland, OH | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bluewater Chamber Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citymusic Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Council on World Affairs | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elyria Catholic High School | Elyria, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kol Israel Foundation | Beachwood, OH | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeland Foundation | Kirtland, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assembly for the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roots of American Music | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chagrin Documentary Film Festival | Chagrin Falls, OH | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Christopher Church | Columbus, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Martin De Porres High School | Cleveland, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Julie Billiart Schools | Lyndhurst, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fairhill Partners | Cleveland, OH | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chamberfest Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts of North East Ohio | Macedonia, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Group Plan Commission | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Two Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley Art Center | Chagrin Falls, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vocational Guidance Services | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | Cleveland, OH | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morgan Art of Paper Making Conservatory | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Public Library Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communion of Saints Parish | Cleveland Heights, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lorain County Office on Aging Inc | Elyria, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pm Foundationurban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Rocks Past Present and Future | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Cain Park | Cleveland Heights, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Partners in Mission | Cleveland Heights, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regina Health Center | Richfield, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shoes and Clothes for Kids | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing Inc | Independence, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Arts Prize | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservatory and Educational Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Rocks Past Present & Future | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guitars for Vets Cleveland Chapter | Lorain, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Modern Warrior Live | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parma Animal Shelter | Parma, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
81 of 115 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 78%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 209 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 | 74 | $2,094,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 76 | $2,021,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 81 | $2,484,600 | $12,500 |
| 2024 | 76 | $2,402,000 | $15,000 |
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
99% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. 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 $11,000. 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 Ohio.
- 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 John P Murphy Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 1660 West 2ND St Suite 800, Cleveland, OH, 44113. 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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