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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3447397

Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $2.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,412,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $58,433,272

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,227,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $55,277,073

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,508,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $50,228,851

  • Tax year 2021

    $361,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $48,007,033

  • Tax year 2020

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $10,036,063

  • Tax year 2019

    $283,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,876,146

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $500,000
  2. Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $250,000
  3. Cradles To Crayons IncNewton, MA

    General Purpose

    $225,000
  4. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    The Aspire Program

    $200,000
  5. TargetCancerCambridge, MA

    General Purpose

    $200,000
  6. Fisher House of BostonWalpole, MA

    General Purpose

    $100,000
  7. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    General Purpose

    $100,000
  8. Vital CxNsRoslindale, MA

    General Purpose

    $100,000
  9. Community Harvest ProjectNorth Grafton, MA

    General Purpose

    $75,000
  10. Literations CorpBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $75,000
  11. Read to a ChildWellesley, MA

    General Purpose

    $75,000
  12. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  13. Food LinkArlington, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  14. Habitat For Humanity Greater Boston IncBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  15. PADI Aware FoundationRcho Sta Marg, CA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  16. Project New HopeWorcester, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  17. Project Place GatehouseBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  18. Spoonfuls IncNewton, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  19. Breaktime UnitedBoston, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  20. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  21. One Can Help IncWaban, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  22. St Patrick ParishLawrence, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  23. The Book TruckLong Beach, CA

    General Purpose

    $20,000
  24. Project LEARNLowell, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  25. Salvation ArmyCanton, MA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  26. Abington Public SchoolsAbington, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  27. ACE MV IncOak Bluffs, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  28. South Shore YMCANorwell, MA

    South Shore Natural Science Center

    $5,000
  29. The Walden Woods ProjectLincoln, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  30. Thayer AcademyBraintree, MA

    General Purpose

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $530,00034% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $225,00015% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $200,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $175,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,0006% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $100,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes7 grants $217,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts25 grants $2,167,000
  2. California3 grants $120,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles A CheeverTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kristin T AbatiTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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