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Filing year 2023

Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation

Boston, Massachusetts·EIN 04-3447397·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.2M
Total assets
$55.3M
Total expenses
$2.6M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.2M

Itemized grants

29

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$500k
Cradles To Crayons IncNewton, MAGeneral Purpose$200k
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAThe Aspire Program$200k
TargetCancerCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose$200k
Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$200k
Fisher House of BostonSouth Walpole, MAGeneral Purpose$100k
Gary Sinise FoundationNashville, TNGeneral Purpose$100k
Vital CxNsBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$100k
Community Harvest ProjectNorth Grafton, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Elizabeth Peabody House AssociationSomerville, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Food LinkArlington, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Habitat For Humanity Greater Boston IncBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Literations CorpBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Project Aware FoundationRancho Santa Margarita, CAGeneral Purpose$50k
Project New HopeWorcester, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Read to a ChildWellesley, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
Spoonfuls IncNewton, MAGeneral Purpose$50k
AmericaresStamford, CTGeneral Purpose$25k
Breaktime UnitedBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$25k
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$25k
One Can Help IncNewton, MAGeneral Purpose$25k
St Vincent de Paul - ConcordConcord, MAGeneral Purpose$25k
The Book TruckLong Beach, CAGeneral Purpose$20k
Salvation ArmyCanton, MAGeneral Purpose$10k
Abington Public SchoolsAbington, MAGeneral Purpose$5k
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Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2023, Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation reported $2.2M in total revenue and $2.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.