M W Murphy Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 71-0802701

Foundation Overview

Based in El Dorado, AR, M W Murphy Foundation has awarded 188 grants totaling $3,554,792 to organizations in Louisiana, Texas and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $100,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$3,554,792
Total Assets
$17,094,717
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
9
Median Grant
$22,750
% Median Grant Growth
+127% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: N/A

0 of 9 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Louisiana

Grants are geographically diversified with 34% in Louisiana and funding distributed across 12 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Louisiana, funding concentrates in New Orleans (78%), Baton Rouge (16%), Marion (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+49%

Moderate 49% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Education

Dual focus on general purposes (63%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into M W Murphy Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $20,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2023
Greater New Orleans Foundation $30,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2023
Trombone Shorty Foundation $22,750 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2023
Tulane University $15,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2023
Luisa Catano $11,675 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Scholarship 2023
Auinyea L Biggs $12,910 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship 2023
Keoni N Bradley $28,522 Miami, FL, US Scholarship 2023
Kenedi N Ross $31,315 Houston, TX, US Scholarship 2023
Avion Swanier $47,603 Albuquerque, NM, US Scholarship 2023
Backbeat Foundation $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Coastal Conservation Association $3,500 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Ellis Marsalis Center For Music $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Reserve Police $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Community Foundation $2,000 Greenville, MS, US General Fund 2022
Coahoma Community College $10,000 Clarksdale, MS, US Choir 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of Ms $5,000 Madison, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Museum Of Art $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Film Festival $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Tougaloo College $5,000 Tougaloo, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Jazz Museum $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $20,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
St Thomas Community Health Center $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Ogden Museum Of Southern Art $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Greater New Orleans Foundation $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Hope Enterprise Corporation $100,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
Human Needs Project Inc $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Fund 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $100,000 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation $2,500 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Trombone Shorty Foundation $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Land Trust For The Ms Coastal Plain $10,000 Biloxi, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation $30,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Springhill Missionary $1,000 Marion, LA, US General Fund 2022
Mississippi Center For Justice $15,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Center $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Public Library $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Teach For America $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of La $10,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Luisa Catano $4,952 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Scholarship 2022
Raven S Copeland $10,908 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship 2022
Auinyea L Biggs $21,776 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $10,475 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $14,009 Miami, FL, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $19,547 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $13,894 Houston, TX, US Scholarship 2022
Avion Swanier $19,220 Albuquerque, NM, US Scholarship 2022
Kaleigh Woods $7,758 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship 2022
Backbeat Foundation $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Coastal Conservation Association $3,500 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Ellis Marsalis Center For Music $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Reserve Police $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Community Foundation $2,000 Greenville, MS, US General Fund 2022
Coahoma Community College $10,000 Clarksdale, MS, US Choir 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of Ms $5,000 Madison, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Museum Of Art $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Film Festival $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Tougaloo College $5,000 Tougaloo, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Jazz Museum $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $20,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
St Thomas Community Health Center $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Ogden Museum Of Southern Art $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Greater New Orleans Foundation $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Hope Enterprise Corporation $100,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
Human Needs Project Inc $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Fund 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $100,000 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation $2,500 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Trombone Shorty Foundation $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Land Trust For The Ms Coastal Plain $10,000 Biloxi, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation $30,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Springhill Missionary $1,000 Marion, LA, US General Fund 2022
Mississippi Center For Justice $15,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Center $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Public Library $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Teach For America $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of La $10,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Luisa Catano $4,952 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Scholarship 2022
Raven S Copeland $10,908 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship 2022
Auinyea L Biggs $21,776 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $10,475 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $14,009 Miami, FL, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $19,547 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $13,894 Houston, TX, US Scholarship 2022
Avion Swanier $19,220 Albuquerque, NM, US Scholarship 2022
Kaleigh Woods $7,758 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship 2022
Backbeat Foundation $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Coastal Conservation Association $3,500 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Ellis Marsalis Center For Music $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Reserve Police $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Community Foundation $2,000 Greenville, MS, US General Fund 2022
Coahoma Community College $10,000 Clarksdale, MS, US Choir 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of Ms $5,000 Madison, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Museum Of Art $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Film Festival $5,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Tougaloo College $5,000 Tougaloo, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Jazz Museum $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $20,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
St Thomas Community Health Center $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Ogden Museum Of Southern Art $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Greater New Orleans Foundation $35,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Hope Enterprise Corporation $100,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
Human Needs Project Inc $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Fund 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $100,000 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation $2,500 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Trombone Shorty Foundation $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Land Trust For The Ms Coastal Plain $10,000 Biloxi, MS, US General Fund 2022
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation $30,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2022
Springhill Missionary $1,000 Marion, LA, US General Fund 2022
Mississippi Center For Justice $15,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2022
New Orleans Center $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Pass Christian Public Library $1,000 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2022
Teach For America $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Fund 2022
The Nature Conservancy Of La $10,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Fund 2022
Tulane University $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2022
Luisa Catano $4,952 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Scholarship 2022
Raven S Copeland $10,908 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship 2022
Auinyea L Biggs $21,776 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $10,475 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Keoni N Bradley $14,009 Miami, FL, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $19,547 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarship 2022
Kenedi N Ross $13,894 Houston, TX, US Scholarship 2022
Avion Swanier $19,220 Albuquerque, NM, US Scholarship 2022
Kaleigh Woods $7,758 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship 2022
Backbeat Foundation - Roots Of Music $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2021
Ellis Marsalis Center For Music Inc $30,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2021
Hope Enterprise Corporation $45,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2021
Land Trust For The Ms Coastal Plain $800 Biloxi, MS, US General Fund 2021
Md Anderson Cancer Center $30,000 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2021
Md Anderson Caring Fund $20,000 Houston, TX, US Caring Fund 2021
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2021
New Orleans Jazz Museum $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US Buddy Bolden Patron 2021
Oklahoma State University $29,106 Oklahoma City, OK, US Scholarships For Kenedi N. Ross And Keoni N. Bradley 2021
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $30,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2021
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation $20,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2021
Southern University And A&m College $12,575 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship For Auinyea L. Biggs 2021
St Thomas Community Health Center $60,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2021
Teach For America-mississippi Delta $15,000 Oxford, MS, US General Fund 2021
The Greater New Orleans Foundation $50,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund; Pledge For Greater Together Fund For Racial Equity 2021
Tougaloo College $20,000 Tougaloo, MS, US Dr. Beverly W. Hogan Endowed Scholarship 2021
Tulane University $100,000 New Orleans, LA, US Various 2021
University Of Memphis $9,386 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship For Raven S Copeland 2021
Land Trust For The Ms Coastal Plain $14,900 Biloxi, MS, US General Fund 2020
New Orleans Center For Creative Arts $750 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2020
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation $10,000 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2020
Southern University And A&m College $6,147 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship For Auinyea L. Biggs 2020
St Thomas Community Health Center $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2020
Tulane University $45,000 New Orleans, LA, US Various 2020
Coastal Conservation Association $1,500 Houston, TX, US Sunset On The Bay Fundraiser 2018
Hope Enterprise Corporation $20,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2018
Human Needs Project Inc $5,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Fund 2018
Louisiana State University $6,866 Baton Rouge, LA, US Scholarship For Ericka Biggs 2018
Ogden Museum Of Southern Art $10,000 New Orleans, LA, US Sponsorship Pledge For Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/giuffrida Collection 2018
Pelotonia $500 Columbus, OH, US Sponsor Rider Graham Smith 2018
Sonoma Community Center $11,505 Sonoma, CA, US Fund A Need 2018
St Thomas Community Health Center $50,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2018
Teach For America-mississippi Delta $3,000 Oxford, MS, US General Fund 2018
The Greater New Orleans Foundation $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US Tricentennial Improvisation Conference 2018
The Nature Conservancy $5,000 Arlington, VA, US General Fund 2018
University Of Memphis $11,879 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship For Raven S Copeland 2018
University Of Southern Mississippi $7,060 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship For Whitney P Grannan And Ericka Biggs 2018
Coastal Conservation Association $2,500 Houston, TX, US Sunset On The Bay Fundraiser 2017
Ellis Marsalis Center For Music Inc $1,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2017
Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc $500 San Rafael, CA, US General Fund 2017
Hope Enterprise Corporation $20,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2017
Ogden Museum Of Art $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2017
Pass Christian Public Library $2,000 Pass Christian, MS, US One Book One Pass 2017
Pelotonia $1,000 Columbus, OH, US General Fund 2017
Share Our Strength Inc $20,000 Washington, DC, US General Fund 2017
Sonoma Community Center $2,600 Sonoma, CA, US Fund A Need 2017
Springhill Baptist Church $750 Marion, LA, US General Fund 2017
Teach For America-mississippi Delta $2,500 Oxford, MS, US General Fund 2017
The Greater New Orleans Foundation $15,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2017
The Nature Conservancy Of Mississippi $25,180 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2017
The Roots Of Music $10,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2017
University Of Memphis $11,700 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship For Raven S Copeland 2017
University Of Southern Mississippi $10,651 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship For Whitney P Grannan 2017
Hope Enterprise Corporation $25,000 Jackson, MS, US General Fund 2016
Human Needs Project Inc $5,000 San Rafael, CA, US Gneral Fund 2016
Humane Society Of South Mississppi $500 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2016
Md Anderson Cancer Center $35,000 Houston, TX, US General Fund 2016
National Wildlife Federation $15,000 Merrifield, VA, US General Fund 2016
Pass Christian Public Library $750 Pass Christian, MS, US General Fund 2016
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation $750 Sonoma, CA, US General Fund 2016
The National Worldwar Ii Museum $7,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2016
Trombone Shorty Foundation $1,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Fund 2016
Tulane University $40,000 New Orleans, LA, US Various 2016
University Of Memphis $5,761 Memphis, TN, US Scholarship For Raven S Copeland 2016
University Of Southern Mississippi $11,284 Hattiesburg, MS, US Scholarship For Whitney P Grannan 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 71-0802701
Website N/A
Address 200 N JEFFERSON El Dorado, AR 71730-5841

Key People (1)

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President/di Martha W Murphy

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.