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FW Murphy Family Foundation at a glance

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FW Murphy 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.

$584k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$728kEmployment$640kHuman Services$555kCommunity Improvement$318kReligion$266kPublic Benefit$178kYouth Development$165kSocial Science$160kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $61k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $500k
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$35M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMIT2DALLAS$200,000
CITY YEAR INC$75,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF TULSA$75,000
ALL STARS PROJECT INC$50,000
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RE$50,000
TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY$50,000
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY$25,000
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OF TULSA INC$15,000
STAND 1ST FOUNDATION$10,800
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY$10,000
36 DEGREES NORTH CO$9,300
36 DEGREES NORTH CO$9,000
TULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES INC ENDOWMENT TR: $10k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
KS
DC
OK
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of FW Murphy Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

FW Murphy Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.9M · 21 repeat orgs$558k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
16

Total granted

$2.9M
$503k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+69%

Still filing today

86%
81%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHousing & ShelterArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentSocial SciencePublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • C
    COMMIT2DALLAS
    4× · 2020–2024 · $640k · revenue +343%
  • 3D
    36 DEGREES NORTH CO
    4× · 2020–2024 · $318k · revenue +173%
  • CL
    CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $155k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • PF
    PGA FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +73%
  • 3D
    36 DEGREES NORTH CO
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • TS
    THE SEMINAR NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $75k · revenue +194%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Tulsa Regional Chamber (Fka Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce)

The tulsa regional chamber transforms the tulsa region by attracting and retaining employers, talent and tourism for long-term prosperity.

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2
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
3
Washburn University Foundation

The Foundation was created to assist in the promotion, development and enhancement of the financial resources for Washburn University of Topeka, as well as to receive and hold in trust any assets given in benefit of the University.

Education
4
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Inc

Goodwill empowers people to reach their full potential through work opportunities, training, and support services.

Employment
5
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
6
Taylor University

The mission of Taylor University is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.

Education
7
The University of Toledo Foundation

The mission of the university of toledo foundation is to secure the future for the university of toledo, through prudent asset management and philanthropy. we build strong linkages between alumni and the university, fostering a spirit of…

Education
8
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc

The State Chamber is a statewide membership organization. Our purpose is to be the unified voice of business and the most effective advocacy organization at the State Capitol.

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9
Oklahoma City University

Inspired by a culture of creativity, Oklahoma City University fosters an immersive, personalized experience that welcomes and prepares students to pursue boundless opportunities.

Education
10
Tulsa Zoo Management Inc

Connecting, caring, advocating for wildlife, people, and wild places.

Animals
11
Oklahoma Educational Memorial Trust Fdn

Providing, maintaining and issuing scholarships to eligible nominees or applicants for admission to college or for contributions to regularly maintained scholarship funds of other federal tax exempt colleges and universities with an…

Education
12
Tulsa Honor Academy Inc

The operation of a public charter school in the tulsa area with the mission to equip all scholars with the academic skills, content knowledge, and ethical character required for college graduation and life success.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Tulsa; the most unlike its peers is Stand 1ST Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
26/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF TULSA: $545,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF TULSATHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC - STAND TOGETHER TRUST: $175,000 · OtherTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC - STAND TOGETHER TRUSTPGA FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · OtherPGA FOUNDATION INC36 DEGREES NORTH CO: $100,000 · Other36 DEGREES NORTH COCITY YEAR INC: $95,000 · OtherCITY YEAR INCTHE GEORGE W BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherCHURCH OF ST MARY: $65,000 · OtherOKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC: $82,500 · OtherYOUTH DEVELOPMENT OF TULSA INC: $75,000 · OtherTULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $65,000 · Other+8 more: $200,900 · Other+8 moreCOMMIT2DALLAS: $640,000 · EducationCOMMIT2DALLASSouthern Methodist University: $125,000 · EducationSouthern Methodist UniversityTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $75,000 · EducationTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INCTulsa Community College Foundation: $75,000 · EducationTulsa Community College FoundationUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $50,000 · EducationREADING PARTNERS: $50,000 · Education+6 more: $82,500 · Education+6 more36 DEGREES NORTH CO: $318,300 · Community Improvement36 DEGREES…AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $150,000 · Social ScienceTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 · Social ScienceCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $155,000 · ReligionTULSA DAY CENTER INC: $90,000 · Housing & ShelterREVITALIZE T-TOWN: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterTULSA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterTransitional Living Centers of Oklahoma Inc: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterALL STARS PROJECT INC: $70,000 · Arts & CultureTULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$1,578,400Education$1,097,500Community Improvement$318,300Social Science$160,000Religion$155,000Housing & Shelter$130,000Arts & Culture$125,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOMMIT2DALLAS: $640,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budget36 DEGREES NORTH CO: $318,300 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $155,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $125,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPGA FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $95,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTULSA DAY CENTER INC: $90,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC: $82,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetYOUTH DEVELOPMENT OF TULSA INC: $75,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTulsa Community College Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetALL STARS PROJECT INC: $70,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREADING PARTNERS: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $50,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetTULSA AREA UNITED WAY: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTAND 1ST FOUNDATION: $30,800 over 3y, 11% of budgetTULSA LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe University of Tulsa: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTulsa Garden Center: $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAFE MOMENTUM: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetREVITALIZE T-TOWN: $20,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Foundation for Tulsa Schools: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTULSA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES INC ENDOWMENT TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTransitional Living Centers of Oklahoma Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOKLAHOMA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $4,100 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSigma Chi Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Tulsa Community Found…The Anne and Henry Za…Saint Francis Hospita…Mervin Bovaird Founda…Charles and Lynn Schu…George Kaiser Family …Hille Family Charitab…Sanford P & Irene F B…Coretz Family Foundat…The Sharna and Irvin …The Hardesty Family F…Oneok Foundation Inc
Tulsa Community FoundationOK26.6× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tulsa Community Foundation · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · Saint Francis Hospital Inc · Mervin Bovaird Foundation · Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation · George Kaiser Family Foundation · Hille Family Charitable Foundation · Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee · Coretz Family Foundation · The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation · The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc · Oneok 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization FW Murphy Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from FW Murphy Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Tulsa Community Foundation: 11% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Tulsa Day Center Inc: 9% of income from government
  • The University of Tulsa: 5% of income from government
  • Tulsa Habitat for Humanity Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 41 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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