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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-3436624

Michael E Murphy Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $668,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $668,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,820,266

  • Tax year 2024

    $613,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,135,365

  • Tax year 2023

    $474,720

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,550,397

  • Tax year 2022

    $445,220

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,455,235

  • Tax year 2021

    $443,720

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,426,380

  • Tax year 2020

    $343,220

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,519,425

  • Tax year 2019

    $308,970

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,594,829

  • Tax year 2018

    $327,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,550,379

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $100,000
  2. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $60,000
  3. Immaculate Conception ChurchChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $55,000
  4. Steppenwolf TheatreChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  5. The Family InstituteEvanston, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  6. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  7. L'archeForest Park, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  8. St Catherine St Lucy Catholic SchoolOak Park, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  9. The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc)Baltimore, MD

    Charitable purpose

    $40,000
  10. Annual Catholic AppealChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  11. Catholic Theological UnionChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  12. Misericordia HomeChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  13. Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  14. Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  15. Catholic CharitiesChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  16. Goodman TheatreChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  17. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  18. St John Berchmans ChurchChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  19. The Field MuseumChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  20. Ascension Catholic SchoolOak Park, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  21. High JumpChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  22. Northwestern Memorial FoundationEvanston, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  23. St Ignatius College PrepChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  24. The Breakthrough BoardChicago, IL

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  25. Good SportBraintree, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $205,00076% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $40,00015% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois21 grants $525,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $63,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $40,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Adele A MurphyVP, SEC., TREAS., DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leslie M BarkerPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Glenn S MurphyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher M MurphyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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