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1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation

Accepts applications Winchester, Massachusetts · EIN 043399061

1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation is a private foundation in Winchester, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $160,650 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $45,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $171,294 the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$171,29414$3.5 million
2024$160,65011$3.8 million

How to apply

ContactPatrick C Hall Trustee
63 Shore Road Suite 34, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone or email(781) 721-0100
What to submitBy letter to trustee including educational benefit of requested grant
RestrictionsRecipients must be Winchester Massachusetts residents

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What 1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts11$160,650

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Winchester Foundation Education
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$45,000
Winchester Scholarship Foundation
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$40,000
Wright-Locke Land Trust
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$20,000
A Better Chance ABC
Winchester, MA
Social Services$15,000
The Jenks Senior Center
Winchester, MA
Elder Community Services$15,000
Winchester Rotary Club
Winchester, MA
Community Services$10,000
Griffin Museum of Photography
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$7,500
Friends of the Winchester Library
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$2,850
Winchester Public Schools
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$2,500
Parent to Parent
Winchester, MA
Higher Education$1,800
Muraco Elementry School
Winchester, MA
Education$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does 1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does 1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation give?

$160,650 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs 1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Patrick C Hall (Trustee).

What does 1997 John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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