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The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Winchester, Massachusetts · EIN 046772198

The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Winchester, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $45,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $6,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $42,300 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$42,30025$720,626
2024$45,00029$897,414

How to apply

The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts29$45,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUCLA$6,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUMass Boston$3,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentBelmont Univ.$3,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentRensselaer Poly. Inst.$2,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentCornell$2,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentGeorge Washington Univ.$2,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentMCPHS University$2,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUMass Amherst$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentMerrimack College$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUMass Lowell$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUMass Amherst$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentBerklee College of Music$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentHellenic College$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentSt. Anselm College$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUMass Boston$1,500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentCurry College$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUnion College$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentIndiana Univ.$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUNH$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentNortheastern Univ.$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial Tuition PaymentEndicott College$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentBerklee College of Music$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUniv. of Miami$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentNC State Univ.$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentNortheastern Univ.$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentCarnegie Mellon$1,000
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentUniv. Hartford$500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentPlymouth State$500
Individual
MA
Partial TuitionPaymentVanderbilt Univ.$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust give?

$45,000 in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Peter J Segerstrom (Trustee), Elda Heller (Trustee) and John Carroll (Trustee).

What does The Mary E Murphy & John F Murphy Jr Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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