Murphy Family Foundation
Solon, OH · EIN 34-1526161. Reported 346 grants totalling $2,174,119 to 175 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. Murphy 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $30,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Joseph's Home | Cleveland, OH | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Malachi House | Cleveland, OH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| House of Champions | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Zellie's Home | Garfield Heights, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rainey Institute | Cleveland, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Scranton Road Ministries | Cleveland, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland | Lorain, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gilmour Academy | Gates Mills, OH | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metanoia Project Inc | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Settlement | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Building Hope in the City | Cleveland, OH | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Service Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Famicos Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Literacy | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stella Maris | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Towards Employment Incorporated | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| West Side Catholic Cetner | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Malachi Center | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YWCA Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Esperanza | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Front Steps Housing and Services Inc | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Senior Citizens Resources Inc | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hiram House | Chagrin Falls, OH | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Faiths Pantry | Parma, OH | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Cleveland Foodbank | Cleveland, OH | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Legalworks | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Metrohealth Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University Circle Incorporated | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Values in Action Foundation | Mayfield, OH | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Benedictine High School | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Kids Book Bank | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Central Catholic High School | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edna House for Women Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jals Inc Dba Doors of Hope Geauga | Middlefield, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Journey Center for Safety & Healing | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Metro Catholic Parish School | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership Schools | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Martin De Porres High School | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smart Development | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Ms Society | New York, NY | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arts Impact | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christ Child Society | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lakewood Community Services Center | Lakewood, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| May Dugan | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Community Outreach | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Villanova Univeristy | Villanova, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vineyard Christian Fellowship | Wickliffe, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Footpath Foundation | Westlake, OH | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Volunteers of America | Columbus, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meeting Place Learning Center | Cleveland, OH | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Resource Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chair-Ity Inc | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Diocesan Council Society of St Vincent De Paul | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encore Chamber Music Institute | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Banks Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hannah's Home | Mentor, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Journey Center for Safety and Healing | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Doors Academy | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Disease Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shoes & Clothes for Kids | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent Depaul | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spanish American Committee | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Martin De Porress High School | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Spanish American Committee for a Better Comm | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True Freedom Inc | Chesterland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| True Freedom Ministry | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Side Community House | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Side Catholic Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadway School of Music & the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland | Pepper Pike, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Child and Family Advocates of Cuyahoga County | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Haven Home LLC | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Near West Side Multi Service Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Malachi Center | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Near West Theatre | Cleveland, OH | $6,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland | Lakewood, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cuyahoga Community College | Cleveland, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Irish American Archives Society | Cleveland, OH | $5,969 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Place for Me | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Coach Sam's Inner Circle Funds | Beachwood, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Cleveland Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edwins Second Chance Life Skills Center | Cleveland Hts, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Humble Designs | Southfield, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jennings Center for Older Adults | Garfield Heights, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mulhall Jack Center for Sober Living | Brookpark, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Murtis Taylor Human Services System | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Youth Sports Program (cwru) | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Doors Inc | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Haven | Rocky River, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Cathedral | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Squash Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Villa Angela St Joseph High School | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ignatian Spirituality Program | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ignatian Spirituality Project | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Catholic High School | Mentor, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Madison Historical Society | Madison, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Denver Academy | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Family Connections | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopewell | Middlefield, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Progressive Arts Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Fresh | Oberlin, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fostering Hope | Solon, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Renovare Music Inc | Shaker Heights, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Womens Religious Archives Collaborative | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cuyahoga Community College Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Encore Music Chamber | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Foluke Cultural Arts Center | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loyola Service Team | Chardon, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Trail School | Bath, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refugee Response | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Anne's Episcopal School | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Dominic Church | Shaker Heights, OH | $1,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Business | Cleveland, OH | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jesiut Retreat Center | Parma, OH | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chagrin Valley Little Theatre | Chagrin Falls, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Gives | Arvada, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Food Network Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ev Kids | Dorchester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Gatherers | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harmony Foundation | Estes Park, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvard College | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Human Needs Food Pantry | Montclair, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| May Dugan Center | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hampton School | New Hampton, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nupoint Community Development Corporation | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Greater Ohio | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ready Kids Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rid-All Foundation Inc | Oakwood Village, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ruffing Montessori School | Cleveland Hts, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospitals (uh of Cleve) | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Luke Church | Montclair, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland - Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban League of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Ignatius High School of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Ignatius High School | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Dominic School | Shaker Heights, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve Weatherhead School of Management | Baltimore, MD | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Augustine Hunger Center | Cleveland, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
92 of 175 (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 51%, 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 185 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 | 70 | $489,600 | $6,250 |
| 2022 | 59 | $396,069 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | $404,450 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $432,600 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 83 | $451,400 | $5,000 |
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
91% 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 $5,000. 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 Murphy 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: 31025 Carter Street, Solon, OH, 44139. 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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