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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-6644211

The Murray Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 75 grants and $20,545 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
Peter L Murray
104 North Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 409-3179
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter.
Deadlines
none
Restrictions
none

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,545

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $127,596

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,488

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $103,136

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,092

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $66,604

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,280

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $37,878

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,940

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $17,808

Grants paid in 2025

75 grants, largest first

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

  1. Williston Immmanuel United ChurchPortland, ME

    general

    $3,860
  2. Individual

    general

    $1,800
  3. Scholarships for Maine ImmigrantsPortland, ME

    general

    $1,000
  4. Immigrand Legal Advocacy ProjectPortland, ME

    general purposes

    $800
  5. Milestone FoundationPortland, ME

    general purposes

    $700
  6. University of Southern MainePortland, ME

    general

    $500
  7. Maine Gun Safety CoalitionPortland, ME

    general

    $500
  8. Tree of Life Gospel ChurchPortland, ME

    general

    $450
  9. Maine Society for the Protection ofWindham, ME

    general

    $450
  10. Individual

    general

    $400
  11. Individual

    general

    $350
  12. Maine Historical SocietyPortland, ME

    general

    $325
  13. Partners for World HealthPortland, ME

    general purposes

    $300
  14. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    general

    $300
  15. Individual

    general

    $300
  16. Aurora CamerataTopsham, ME

    general

    $300
  17. United WayPortland, ME

    general

    $300
  18. Individual

    general purposes

    $250
  19. Maine Justice FoundationAugusta, ME

    general

    $250
  20. Animal Refuge League of Greater PorWestbrook, ME

    general

    $250
  21. Girls Foundation for TanzaniePortland, ME

    general

    $250
  22. Preble Street Resource CenterPortland, ME

    general

    $250
  23. Individual

    general

    $250
  24. Schools for RefugeesPortland, ME

    general purposes

    $200
  25. Opera MainePortland, ME

    general purposes

    $200
  26. Natural Resources CouncilAugusta, ME

    general

    $200
  27. Valentino Achat Deng FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    general

    $200
  28. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    general

    $200
  29. Individual

    general

    $200
  30. Portland TrailsPortland, ME

    general

    $200
  31. Hope ActsPortland, ME

    general

    $200
  32. Individual

    general

    $200
  33. Individual

    general

    $200
  34. Equality MainePortland, ME

    general

    $200
  35. Portland Press Herald Toy FundSouth Portland, ME

    general

    $200
  36. Individual

    general

    $175
  37. Individual

    general

    $150
  38. Individual

    general

    $150
  39. Individual

    general

    $150
  40. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    general

    $115
  41. Red Sox FoundationBoston, MA

    general purposes

    $100
  42. Maine InitiativesPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  43. Portland Recovery CenterPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  44. Locker ProjectSouth Portland, ME

    general

    $100
  45. Mitchell InstitutePortland, ME

    general

    $100
  46. Maine Cancer FoundationFalmouth, ME

    general

    $100
  47. Individual

    general

    $100
  48. Individual

    general

    $100
  49. Portland Media CenterPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  50. Hospice of Southern MaineScarborough, ME

    general

    $100
  51. Portland Symphony OrchestraPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  52. Choral Art SocietyPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  53. Foundation for Portland SchoolsPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  54. Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern MaPortland, ME

    general

    $100
  55. Pava FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    general

    $100
  56. Individual

    general

    $100
  57. Individual

    general

    $100
  58. Wilbraham and Monson AcademyWilbraham, MA

    general

    $100
  59. Individual

    general

    $100
  60. Democracy MainePortland, ME

    general

    $100
  61. Individual

    general

    $100
  62. Moravian Historical SocietyNazareth, PA

    general

    $100
  63. World Affairs Council of MainePortland, ME

    general

    $100
  64. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    general

    $100
  65. Individual

    general

    $100
  66. Maine African PartnershipPeaks Island, ME

    general

    $100
  67. Carter memorial church churchNeedham, MA

    general

    $100
  68. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    general

    $100
  69. Palaver StringsPortland, ME

    general

    $75
  70. Individual

    general

    $75
  71. Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME

    general

    $75
  72. Portland Public LibraryPortland, ME

    general

    $75
  73. Portland Parks ConservancyPortland, ME

    general

    $75
  74. Friends of Deering OaksPortland, ME

    general

    $50
  75. Individual

    general

    $45

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,40026% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $1,11521% of the total
  3. Civil rights3 grants $80015% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $4508% of the total
  5. International aid2 grants $4007% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $3757% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $80015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine43 grants $13,750
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $900
  3. California1 grant $200
  4. Georgia1 grant $100
  5. New Mexico1 grant $100
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Peter L MurrayTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Deborah D MurrayTrustee Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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