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Filing year 2024

MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3436624·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$205k
Total assets
$4.1M
Total expenses
$620k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Director
Director
Vp, Sec., Treas., Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$614k

Itemized grants

25

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
BOSTON COLLEGECHESTNUT HILL, MACHARITABLE PURPOSE$100k
BIG SHOULDERS FUNDCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$75k
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCHCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$58k
THE FAMILY INSTITUTEEVANSTON, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$50k
L'ARCHEFOREST PARK, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$35k
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DCCHARITABLE PURPOSE$35k
THE IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS (IVC)BALTIMORE, MDCHARITABLE PURPOSE$30k
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEALCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$25k
CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNIONCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$25k
MISERICORDIA HOMECHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$25k
ST JOHN BERCHMANS CHURCHCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$20k
ST CATHERINE ST LUCY CATHOLIC SCHOOLOAK PARK, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$20k
ASCENSION CATHOLIC SCHOOLOAK PARK, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$15k
ASCENSION CHURCHCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$15k
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$15k
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$12k
STEPPENWOLF THEATRECHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$12k
GOODMAN THEATRECHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$12k
ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$10k
THE BREAKTHROUGH BOARDCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$10k
HIGH JUMPCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$6k
GOOD SPORTBRAINTREE, MACHARITABLE PURPOSE$3k
GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIAOAK PARK, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$3k
ST GILES MIGRANT MINISTRYOAK PARK, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$3k
JOFFREY BALLETCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE PURPOSE$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.6M
$488k
2023
$205k
$620k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2024, MICHAEL E MURPHY FOUNDATION reported $205k in total revenue and $620k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.