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Ee Murry Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2024
17
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$230,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$20M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations Ee Murry Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $147k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving18$768k44%
FY202317$549k35%
FY20228$589k0%
FY202128$631k39%
FY202023$535k65%
FY201913$1.1M54%
FY201812$902k83%
FY20175$273kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.2MHealth$1.6MRecreation & Sports$805kHuman Services$671kArts & Culture$612kHousing & Shelter$432kCommunity Improvement$295kEducation$260kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Choices Healthcare$1,250,00051%
Town Branch Park Inc$800,00037%
Water Street Ministries$430,00032%
Center for Women Children and Families Inc$347,171513%
American Heart Association Inc$269,00060%
Step by Step Inc$248,794737%
Foodchain Inc$193,63079%
Lexarts Inc$191,66473%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc$175,10548%
Civiclex Incorporated$171,500512%
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All grantees of Ee Murry Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Choices Healthcare$1,250,00051%
Town Branch Park Inc$800,00037%
Water Street Ministries$430,00032%
Center for Women Children and Families Inc$347,171513%
American Heart Association Inc$269,00060%
Step by Step Inc$248,794737%
Foodchain Inc$193,63079%
Lexarts Inc$191,66473%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc$175,10548%
Civiclex Incorporated$171,500512%
Noli CDC Corporation$169,000226%
Lexington Children's Museum$151,000212%
The Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc$122,52833%
Lexington Theatre Company$80,215316%
Lexington School Inc$67,00020%
Lexington Hearing & Speech Center Inc Dba the Hearing & Speech Center Inc$50,00011%
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation Inc$44,86231%
Lancaster Science Center$33,47422%
Fayette County Public Schools$28,1771n/a
Dayspring Christian Academy$25,00010%
Arbor Youth Services Inc$22,80531%
Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community$10,00010%
Seedleaf Inc$6,25841%
Vanderbilt University$5,00010%
Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc$5,00010%
Kentucky Aquatics$5,00011%
Fayette Alliance Foundation Inc$4,50011%
Allegro Dance Project Inc$4,00022%
Greenhouse17 Inc$3,5001n/a
Community Inspired Lexington Inc$3,00015%
First Generation Women Achievers of the Bluegrass$3,0001n/a
One Parent Family Facility Corporation$2,60520%
Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc$2,50012%
Lexington Public Library Foundation$2,30011%
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County$2,10010%
Believing in Forever Inc$2,0001n/a
Lancaster Public Library$2,00010%
Aaron's Acres$2,00010%
Ephrata Performing Arts Center$2,00011%
The Well of Lexington Inc$2,00011%
The Living Arts & Science Center Inc$2,00010%
Womn Act$2,00011%
Oconee Therapeutic Riding Inc$1,50011%
Reviving Urban Neighborhoods Inc$1,0001n/a
The Drake House Inc$30010%
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential Inc$30010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($371k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ee Murry Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChoices Healthcare: $1,250,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetTown Branch Park Inc: $800,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetWater Street Ministries: $430,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetCenter for Women Children and Families Inc: $347,171 over 5y, 13% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $269,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStep by Step Inc: $248,794 over 7y, 37% of budgetFoodchain Inc: $193,630 over 7y, 8.9% of budgetLexarts Inc: $191,664 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc: $175,105 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetCiviclex Incorporated: $171,500 over 5y, 12% of budgetNoli CDC Corporation: $169,000 over 2y, 26% of budgetLexington Children's Museum: $151,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetThe Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc: $122,528 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetLexington Theatre Company: $80,215 over 3y, 16% of budgetLexington School Inc: $67,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLexington Hearing & Speech Center Inc Dba the Hearing & Speech Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation Inc: $44,862 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetLancaster Science Center: $33,474 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetDayspring Christian Academy: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetArbor Youth Services Inc: $22,805 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetMt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSeedleaf Inc: $6,258 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetVanderbilt University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Haven Baby Boxes Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKentucky Aquatics: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFayette Alliance Foundation Inc: $4,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAllegro Dance Project Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCommunity Inspired Lexington Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetOne Parent Family Facility Corporation: $2,605 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAdelante Hispanic Achievers Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLexington Public Library Foundation: $2,300 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUrban League of Lexington-Fayette County: $2,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLancaster Public Library: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAaron's Acres: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEphrata Performing Arts Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Well of Lexington Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Living Arts & Science Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWomn Act: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOconee Therapeutic Riding Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetThe Drake House Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Blue Grass Community Foundation IncKY58.2× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Christian Word Ministries Inc · United Way of the Bluegrass Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Rosenstein Family Charitable Foundation Inc · The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation (Formerly Hgg Family Foundation) · Baird Foundation Inc · Keeneland Foundation Inc · Elhapa Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Ee Murry Family Foundation

How much does Ee Murry Family Foundation give?
Ee Murry Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $1,097,952 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ee Murry Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (30%), Health (21%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
Who are Ee Murry Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Choices Healthcare ($1.3M), Town Branch Park Inc ($800k), Water Street Ministries ($430k).
Does Ee Murry Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ee Murry Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ee Murry Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc, American Water Charitable Foundationinc, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc.
Where is Ee Murry Family Foundation based?
Ee Murry Family Foundation is based in KY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 66 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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