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Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 043447397  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$58.4M

Total Giving

$5.4M

Grants on File

97

Average Grant

$56K

Giving Radius

Where Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $190K across 7 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $25K across 1 grant DC — $25K across 1 grant DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $4.9M across 81 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $1K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $25K across 1 grant OH — $20K across 1 grant OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $200K across 2 grants TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $25K across 1 grant VT — no grants on file WA — $10K across 1 grant WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 53 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: Boston ($2.6M, 23 grants), Newton ($723K, 8 grants), Cambridge ($510K, 4 grants), Arlington ($200K, 3 grants), Nashville ($200K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Thayer Academy $2K 2021
Abington Public Schools $5K 2021
Rebuilding Together $8K 2021
The Walden Woods Project $5K 2021
Rosie's Place $15K 2021
ACE MV Inc $8K 2021
Appalachian Mountain Club $10K 2021
Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger Inc $50K 2021
South Shore YMCA $5K 2021
The Book Truck $20K 2021
TargetCancer $100K 2021
Salvation Army Abington Unit $10K 2021
Habitat For Humanity Greater Boston Inc $50K 2021
Cradles To Crayons Inc $24K 2021
Haley House $10K 2022
YouthBuild Boston $10K 2022
Kettering Children's Choir $20K 2022
Operation USA $10K 2022
Nature's Classroom $5K 2022
Massachusetts General Hospital $20K 2022
Lovin' Spoonfuls Inc $25K 2022
The Walden Woods Project $5K 2022
The Megan House Foundation $5K 2022
New England Wildlife Center $5K 2022
The Book Truck $20K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $55.3M $2.7M $2.2M $2.6M
2023 $50.2M $2.5M $630K $2.9M
2022 $48.0M $2.6M $52.0M $696K
2021 $10.0M $432K $958K $399K
2020 $7.9M $371K $305K $371K
2019 $7.7M $343K $1.4M $380K
2016 $5.6M $325K $185K $326K
2015 $6.0M $301K $328K $463K
2014 $6.4M $284K $1.2M $341K
2013 $4.5M $259K $509K $326K

Section VII

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