The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 82-3402139
Foundation Overview
Based in Berkeley, CA, The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation has awarded 150 grants totaling $593,000 to organizations in California, District of Columbia and 13 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median award of $3,333.
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New Applicant Friendliness
11 of 24 recipients (46%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 26% in New York and funding distributed across 15 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (59%), Brooklyn (41%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 40% growth trend over 5 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (56%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $3,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Food Assistance In Sonoma And Surrounding Areas | 2023 |
| Glide | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Mission For Social Justice | 2023 |
| Friendship Place | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provide Housing For Those At Risk Of Homelessness | 2023 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $8,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Data-driven Goal To Eliminate Gun Violence | 2023 |
| Resurrection Project | $3,334 | Chicago, IL, US | Education And Support For Immigrant Families | 2023 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Legal Aid & Advocacy For Refugees Rights & Freedom | 2023 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Strenghthen Chicago Communities | 2023 |
| Camp Friendship | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Food For Families In Park Slope Neighborhood In Ny | 2023 |
| New Directions | $7,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | Housing Assistance For Victims Of Abuse | 2023 |
| Strides For Peace | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Support Effort To End Gun Violence In Chicago | 2023 |
| Transform | $3,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Sustainable Transportaion Systems & Communities | 2023 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | Maintain Our Ocean Environment | 2023 |
| La Clinicia Del Pueblo | $2,500 | Baltimore, MD, US | Build A Healthy Latino Community | 2023 |
| Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Support Safe Biking In Sonoma County | 2023 |
| Brennan Center | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Justice And Democracy | 2023 |
| Modest Needs | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | Emergency Cash Grant To Those In Need | 2023 |
| Nova Ukraine | $3,334 | San Jose, CA, US | Aid & Support To Ukraine Due To Ongoing War | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Boarders | $3,333 | Hagerstown, MD, US | Medical Care For Those Around The World In Need | 2023 |
| Save The Children | $3,333 | Fairfield, CT, US | Support Childhood Educaton World Wide | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | $2,000 | Boone, IA, US | Emergency Medical Care To Those Around The World | 2023 |
| Magen David Adom | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Emergency Medical Care To Israeli Citizens | 2023 |
| Kibbutz Zikim | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Rebuilding Support For Kibbutz Zikim Community | 2023 |
| 1208 Foundation | $2,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Assistance To Afgans Who Aided Am Special Forces | 2023 |
| Gulf Coast Kids House | $3,000 | Pensacola, FL, US | Support Children Who Are Victims Of Prior Abuse | 2023 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $4,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Food Assistance In Sonoma And Surrounding Areas | 2022 |
| Glide | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Mission For Social Justice | 2022 |
| Alameda County Comm Food Bank | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Food Assistance In Alameda County | 2022 |
| Friendship Place | $6,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provide Housing For Those At Risk Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $7,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Data-driven Goal To Eliminate Gun Violence | 2022 |
| Resurrection Project | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Education And Support For Immigrant Families | 2022 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Legal Aid & Advocacy For Refugees Rights & Freedom | 2022 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Education Fun | $3,334 | New York, NY, US | Support Fight For Racial Justice | 2022 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Strenghthen Chicago Communities By Connections | 2022 |
| Camp Friendship | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Food For Families In Park Slope Neighborhood In Ny | 2022 |
| New Directions | $8,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | Housing Assistance For Victims Of Abuse | 2022 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Effort To Organize And Eliminate Homelessness | 2022 |
| William Brennan Jr Center For Just | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Reform Revitalize And Defend Our Democracy | 2022 |
| Strides For Peace | $3,334 | Chicago, IL, US | Support Effort To End Gun Violence In Chicago | 2022 |
| Transform | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Sustainable Transportaion Systems & Communities | 2022 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | Maintain Our Ocean Environment | 2022 |
| La Clinicia Del Pueblo | $2,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Build A Healthy Latino Community | 2022 |
| Abortion Care For Tn | $2,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Support Access To Abortion Services In Tn | 2022 |
| Climate Reality Project | $3,333 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of Global Solutions To Climate Crises | 2022 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $3,333 | New York, NY, US | Reproductive Rights Are Protected & Legal | 2022 |
| Womens Reproductive Rights | $3,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Access To Abortion And Contraception Care | 2022 |
| Ukraine House Foundation | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Medical & Rebuilding Needs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Nmrg Rescue Project | $2,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Assistance To Afgans Who Were Members Of Nmrg | 2022 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $4,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Food Assistance In Sonoma And Surrounding Areas | 2022 |
| Glide | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Mission For Social Justice | 2022 |
| Alameda County Comm Food Bank | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Food Assistance In Alameda County | 2022 |
| Friendship Place | $6,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provide Housing For Those At Risk Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $7,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Data-driven Goal To Eliminate Gun Violence | 2022 |
| Resurrection Project | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Education And Support For Immigrant Families | 2022 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Legal Aid & Advocacy For Refugees Rights & Freedom | 2022 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Education Fun | $3,334 | New York, NY, US | Support Fight For Racial Justice | 2022 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Strenghthen Chicago Communities By Connections | 2022 |
| Camp Friendship | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Food For Families In Park Slope Neighborhood In Ny | 2022 |
| New Directions | $8,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | Housing Assistance For Victims Of Abuse | 2022 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Effort To Organize And Eliminate Homelessness | 2022 |
| William Brennan Jr Center For Just | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Reform Revitalize And Defend Our Democracy | 2022 |
| Strides For Peace | $3,334 | Chicago, IL, US | Support Effort To End Gun Violence In Chicago | 2022 |
| Transform | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Sustainable Transportaion Systems & Communities | 2022 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | Maintain Our Ocean Environment | 2022 |
| La Clinicia Del Pueblo | $2,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Build A Healthy Latino Community | 2022 |
| Abortion Care For Tn | $2,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Support Access To Abortion Services In Tn | 2022 |
| Climate Reality Project | $3,333 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of Global Solutions To Climate Crises | 2022 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $3,333 | New York, NY, US | Reproductive Rights Are Protected & Legal | 2022 |
| Womens Reproductive Rights | $3,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Access To Abortion And Contraception Care | 2022 |
| Ukraine House Foundation | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Medical & Rebuilding Needs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Nmrg Rescue Project | $2,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Assistance To Afgans Who Were Members Of Nmrg | 2022 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $4,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Food Assistance In Sonoma And Surrounding Areas | 2022 |
| Glide | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Mission For Social Justice | 2022 |
| Alameda County Comm Food Bank | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Food Assistance In Alameda County | 2022 |
| Friendship Place | $6,000 | Washington, DC, US | Provide Housing For Those At Risk Of Homelessness | 2022 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $7,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Support Data-driven Goal To Eliminate Gun Violence | 2022 |
| Resurrection Project | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Education And Support For Immigrant Families | 2022 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | Legal Aid & Advocacy For Refugees Rights & Freedom | 2022 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Education Fun | $3,334 | New York, NY, US | Support Fight For Racial Justice | 2022 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $3,333 | Chicago, IL, US | Strenghthen Chicago Communities By Connections | 2022 |
| Camp Friendship | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Food For Families In Park Slope Neighborhood In Ny | 2022 |
| New Directions | $8,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | Housing Assistance For Victims Of Abuse | 2022 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $2,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Effort To Organize And Eliminate Homelessness | 2022 |
| William Brennan Jr Center For Just | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | Reform Revitalize And Defend Our Democracy | 2022 |
| Strides For Peace | $3,334 | Chicago, IL, US | Support Effort To End Gun Violence In Chicago | 2022 |
| Transform | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Sustainable Transportaion Systems & Communities | 2022 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | Maintain Our Ocean Environment | 2022 |
| La Clinicia Del Pueblo | $2,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Build A Healthy Latino Community | 2022 |
| Abortion Care For Tn | $2,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Support Access To Abortion Services In Tn | 2022 |
| Climate Reality Project | $3,333 | Washington, DC, US | Support Of Global Solutions To Climate Crises | 2022 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $3,333 | New York, NY, US | Reproductive Rights Are Protected & Legal | 2022 |
| Womens Reproductive Rights | $3,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Access To Abortion And Contraception Care | 2022 |
| Ukraine House Foundation | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Medical & Rebuilding Needs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Nmrg Rescue Project | $2,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Assistance To Afgans Who Were Members Of Nmrg | 2022 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $8,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Glide | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Alameda County Comm Food Bank | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Farm To Pantry | $5,000 | Healdsburg, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Friendship Place | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $6,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Resurrection Project | $3,250 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $4,500 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Education Fun | $4,333 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $3,250 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Green Wood Historic Fund | $1,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Camp Friendship | $1,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| New Directions | $10,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Chicago Coalition For The Homeless | $3,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Lutheran Immigration Refuge Ser | $9,500 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Omphalos | $1,000 | Chagrin Falls, OH, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Alliance For Climate Protection | $4,333 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| William Brennan Jr Center For Just | $4,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Voteriders | $4,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Calvary Womens Services | $3,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| After School Matters | $4,334 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Fund Texas Choice | $6,500 | Austin, TX, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Strides For Peace | $3,250 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Off Their Plate | $3,250 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| The Ocean Conservancy | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $7,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Friendship Place | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Glide | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Alameda County Comm Food Bank | $7,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Farm To Pantry | $5,000 | Healdsburg, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Friendship Place | $7,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Covenant House | $5,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Dc Diaper Bank | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Resurrection Project | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| International Refugee Assistance | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Climate Reality Project | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Naacp Legal Defense Education Fun | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Boston Healthcare For The Homeless | $7,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Ymca Of Metropolitan Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Turbovote | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Green Wood Cemetery | $6,250 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| International Refuge Assistance | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Camp Friendship | $3,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Un World Food Program | $6,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| New Directions | $10,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $5,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Carleton College | $10,000 | Northfield, MN, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| The Ocean Conservancy | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Democracy Works Inc | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Family Resource Center | $4,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Friendship Place | $7,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Brookline Center Comm Mental Health | $5,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Friends Of The National Zoo | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Foundation For Diabetes Research | $2,500 | Livingston, NJ, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| New Directions | $5,000 | Mount Vernon, OH, US | General Funding | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 82-3402139 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 25 EUCALYPTUS RD Berkeley, CA 94705-2801 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Cecily Majerus |
|---|---|
| President | David Majerus |
| Secretary & Treasurer | Evan Johnson |
Forms 990-PF
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