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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-2638239

The Murdock Foundation

A private foundation in Magnolia, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $65,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $277,758
  • Tax year 2023

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $331,409
  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $376,976
  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $423,915
  • Tax year 2020

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $455,547
  • Tax year 2019

    $94,694

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $510,415
  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $408,753
  • Tax year 2017

    $11,025

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $428,748

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General operating support

    $30,000
  2. Hudson MuseumHudson, MI

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Fort Hayes State UniversityHayes, KS

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Siena HeightsAdrian, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Central MichiganMt Pleasant, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  7. Western MichiganKalamazoo, MI

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $35,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $60,000
  2. Kansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Curtis J MannTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bart A MurdockPRES/TRES/SEC/DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachel M YoungTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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