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Grants paid by Michael E Murphy Foundation

EIN 36-3436624 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Michael E Murphy Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-3436624) reported 153 grants paid totaling $3,315,380 to 46 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$3,315,380

153 grants

Recipients

46

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

7 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201817$327,000
202018$343,220
202123$443,720
202219$445,220
202326$474,720
202425$613,500
202525$668,000

Top recipients

The 46 recipients receiving the most from Michael E Murphy Foundation, by grants paid, out of 46 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Big Shoulders Fund 36-3490557BChicago, IL7$580,0002025
Boston CollegeUChestnut Hill, MA6$460,0002025
The Family Institute 36-2682639BEvanston, IL7$252,0002025
Catholic Theological Union 36-2647967CChicago, IL7$251,0002025
Immaculate Conception Church 36-2171712BChicago, IL4$210,0002025
St Joseph Catholic Church (icsj Parish)UChicago, IL3$172,5002023
Northwestern Memorial Foundation 36-3155315BEvanston, IL6$160,0002025
Annual Catholic AppealUChicago, IL6$137,0002025
Misericordia Home 36-2170153BChicago, IL7$130,0002025
L'archeUForest Park, IL3$91,0002025
Steppenwolf Theatre 51-0149370CChicago, IL3$87,0002025
St John Berchmans ChurchUChicago, IL5$80,0002025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater 36-3467607BChicago, IL7$78,0002025
Georgetown University 53-0196603BWashington, DC2$75,0002025
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) 52-1885486DBaltimore, MD2$70,0002025
St Catherine St Lucy Catholic SchoolUOak Park, IL3$68,0002025
St Peter's ChurchUChicago, IL5$60,0002023
Lyric Opera of Chicago 36-6008929BChicago, IL4$45,0002025
St Ignatius College Prep 36-2167867DChicago, IL4$35,0002025
The Civic Foundation 36-2170124DChicago, IL5$27,0002023
Archdiocese of Chicago 51-0221227DChicago, IL3$27,0002025
Ascension Catholic SchoolUOak Park, IL3$23,0002025
Goodman TheatreUChicago, IL2$22,0002025
Ascension ChurchUChicago, IL2$21,0002024
Luries Children's FoundationUChicago, IL2$20,0002021
The Breakthrough BoardUChicago, IL3$20,0002025
High Jump 36-4470186CChicago, IL7$16,0002025
Catholic Charities 37-1415829CChicago, IL4$15,0002025
The Lgnatian Volunteer Corps (ivc)UBaltimore, MD1$13,0002023
Catholic Extension 37-0662550DChicago, IL2$11,0002021
The Field MuseumUChicago, IL1$10,0002025
Housing Forward 36-3876660BMaywood, IL1$10,0002023
Good Sport 75-3138664CBraintree, MA4$8,0002025
Harvard Business SchoolUAllston, MA2$6,0002021
North Shore University Health SystemUSkokie, IL1$5,0002018
The Crosby Scholar FundUWinstonsalem, NC3$3,5002022
The Salvation Army 36-2167910CChicago, IL3$3,0002022
Unbound 43-1243999BKansas City, KS4$2,8802023
Growing Community Media 84-2123099DOak Park, IL1$2,5002024
St Giles Migrant MinistryUOak Park, IL1$2,5002024
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership 31-1523230BWinstonsalem, NC1$1,5002023
WttwUChicago, IL2$1,5002022
Joffrey Ballet 36-4009741BChicago, IL1$1,0002024
Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725BChicago, IL1$5002018
Chicago History Museum 20-4982186BChicago, IL1$5002020
Alzheimer's Association 13-3039601CChicago, IL1$5002021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 153 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Michael E Murphy Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$100,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$60,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Immaculate Conception Church Chicago, ILB$55,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, ILC$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Georgetown University Washington, DCB$40,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025L'arche Forest Park, ILU$40,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$40,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) Baltimore, MDD$40,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago, ILD$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025The Field Museum Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025St John Berchmans Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025High Jump Chicago, ILC$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025The Breakthrough Board Chicago, ILU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Ascension Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025St Ignatius College Prep Chicago, ILD$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2025Good Sport Braintree, MAC$3,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202601389349101005
2024Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$100,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$75,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Immaculate Conception Church Chicago, ILB$57,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Georgetown University Washington, DCB$35,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024L'arche Forest Park, ILU$35,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) Baltimore, MDD$30,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024St John Berchmans Church Chicago, ILU$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$15,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Ascension Church Chicago, ILU$15,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Ascension Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$15,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$12,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Goodman Theatre Chicago, ILU$12,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, ILC$12,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024St Ignatius College Prep Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024The Breakthrough Board Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024High Jump Chicago, ILC$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Good Sport Braintree, MAC$3,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024St Giles Migrant Ministry Oak Park, ILU$2,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Growing Community Media Oak Park, ILD$2,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2024Joffrey Ballet Chicago, ILB$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202511359349101531
2023Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$105,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023St Joseph Catholic Church (icsj Parish) Chicago, ILU$62,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$30,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023St John Berchmans Church Chicago, ILU$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023L'arche Forest Park, ILU$16,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023The Lgnatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) Baltimore, MDU$13,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023St Peter's Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023St Ignatius College Prep Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Housing Forward Maywood, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$8,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Ascension Church Chicago, ILU$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023The Breakthrough Board Chicago, ILU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023The Civic Foundation Chicago, ILD$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Ascension Catholic School Oak Park, ILU$3,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Crosby Scholars Community Partnership Winstonsalem, NCB$1,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023High Jump Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Good Sport Braintree, MAC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2023Unbound Kansas City, KSB$720paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202411279349100446
2022Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$150,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Immaculate Conception Church Chicago, ILB$55,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$26,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022St John Berchmans Church Chicago, ILU$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022St Peter's Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022The Civic Foundation Chicago, ILD$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$2,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022The Crosby Scholar Fund Winstonsalem, NCU$1,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Wttw Chicago, ILU$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022The Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Good Sport Braintree, MAC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022High Jump Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2022Unbound Kansas City, KSB$720paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202311319349101226
2021Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$150,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021St Joseph Catholic Church (icsj Parish) Chicago, ILU$55,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$30,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021St Peter's Church Chicago, ILU$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021St John Berchmans Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021The Civic Foundation Chicago, ILD$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Harvard Business School Allston, MAU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Luries Children's Foundation Chicago, ILU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Catholic Charities Chicago, ILC$2,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021The Crosby Scholar Fund Winstonsalem, NCU$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021High Jump Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Catholic Extension Chicago, ILD$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021The Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Unbound Kansas City, KSB$720paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Alzheimer's Association Chicago, ILC$500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2021Wttw Chicago, ILU$500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202201369349101885
2020Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$75,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020St Joseph Catholic Church (icsj Parish) Chicago, ILU$55,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$25,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$20,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$16,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Annual Catholic Appeal Chicago, ILU$12,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020St Ignatius College Prep Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020St Peter's Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020The Civic Foundation Chicago, ILD$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020High Jump Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago, ILD$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Harvard Business School Allston, MAU$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020The Salvation Army Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Unbound Kansas City, KSB$720paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2020Chicago History Museum Chicago, ILB$500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE202111379349100096
2018Catholic Theological Union Chicago, ILC$100,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$50,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Immaculate Conception Church Chicago, ILB$42,500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Luries Children's Foundation Chicago, ILU$15,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Catholic Extension Chicago, ILD$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Misericordia Home Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago, ILB$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018St Peter's Church Chicago, ILU$10,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago, ILD$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018The Family Institute Evanston, ILB$6,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Northwestern Memorial Foundation Evanston, ILB$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018The Civic Foundation Chicago, ILD$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018North Shore University Health System Skokie, ILU$5,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018High Jump Chicago, ILC$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018The Crosby Scholar Fund Winstonsalem, NCU$1,000paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620
2018Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILB$500paidCHARITABLE PURPOSE201901339349103620

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202601389349101005
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202511359349101531
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202411279349100446
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202311319349101226
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202201369349101885
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202111379349100096
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201901339349103620

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