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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0708303

The Murray Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Jackson, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $10,000 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $188,834
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $193,142
  • Tax year 2023

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $199,555
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $203,573
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $221,645
  • Tax year 2020

    $16,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $235,045
  • Tax year 2019

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $251,135

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Care CenterJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $2,000
  2. Exchange Center Carl PerkjACKSON, TN

    benevolence

    $2,000
  3. Community Foundation of West TNJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $2,000
  4. Hope Recovery CenterJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $1,500
  5. The Star CenterJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $1,000
  6. RifaJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $1,000
  7. FcaJackson, TN

    Benevolence

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee7 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gerald FergusonDIRECTOR PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith MurrayDIRECTOR BOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Luanne StoryDIRECTOR BOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • James L ExumDIRECTOR SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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