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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-0802701

M W Murphy Foundation

A private foundation in El Dorado, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $881,014 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Martha W Murphy
200 North Jefferson
El Dorado, AR 71730
(870) 862-4961
Form and materials
Grant applications should be made in letter form detailing purpose and amount of request.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $881,014

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $11,829,581

  • Tax year 2024

    $566,780

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $12,004,536

  • Tax year 2023

    $219,775

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,006,771

  • Tax year 2022

    $773,539

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $11,742,592

  • Tax year 2021

    $501,867

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,589,405

  • Tax year 2020

    $101,797

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $12,662,437

  • Tax year 2019

    $148,382

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,362,910

  • Tax year 2018

    $134,810

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $117,455

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $125,000
  2. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. St Thomas Community Health CenterNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $100,000
  4. Community Foundation for MississippiJackson, MS

    Nova foundation fund

    $60,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $51,281
  6. Ellis Marsalis Center for MusicNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $50,000
  7. Hope Enterprise CorporationJackson, MS

    General fund

    $50,000
  8. Louisiana Music & Heritage ExpNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $50,000
  9. New Orleans Book Fest at TulaneNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $50,000
  10. Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $30,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $29,771
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $29,079
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $20,754
  14. Coastal Conservation AssociationHouston, TX

    General fund

    $20,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $14,276
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $11,525
  17. Backbeat Foundation Roots of MusicNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $10,000
  18. Human Needs Project IncSan Rafael, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  19. Mississippi Center for JusticeJackson, MS

    General fund

    $10,000
  20. Sonoma Valley Education FoundationSonoma, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  21. Sonoma Valley Hospital FoundationSonoma, CA

    PT expansion project

    $10,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $8,560
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,851
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,777
  25. Pass Christian Public LibraryPass Christian, MS

    2024 summer reading program

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,640
  27. Sonoma Plein Air FoundationSonoma, CA

    General fund

    $2,000
  28. Community Foundation of Washington CountyGreenville, MS

    General fund

    $1,500
  29. Jazz in the PassPass Christian, MS

    General fund

    $1,000
  30. Newhaven Counseling & HealthEl Dorado, AR

    General fund

    $1,000
  31. New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $1,000
  32. Pass Christian Reserve PolicePass Christian, MS

    General fund

    $1,000
  33. Springhill Missionary Baptist ChurchMarion, LA

    General fund

    $1,000
  34. Trombone Shorty FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $125,00029% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $110,00026% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $60,00014% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $50,00012% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,0009% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $22,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana10 grants $418,000
  2. Mississippi7 grants $128,500
  3. Texas2 grants $120,000
  4. California4 grants $32,000
  5. Arkansas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Martha W MurphyPRESIDENT/DI Hours 0Pay $0

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