Arizona · Private foundation
John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $291k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2025
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 4%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $127,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 20 to 23
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 20 | $288k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 23 | $308k | 4% |
| FY2023 | 22 | $329k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $335k | 5% |
| FY2021 | 22 | $340k | 5% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $330k | 5% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $272k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 20 | $312k | 10% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Foundation | $1,226,000 | 9 | 0% |
| The Primavera Foundation Inc | $177,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Community Food Bank Inc | $157,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Pima Community College Foundation Inc | $104,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Literacy Connects | $87,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association | $67,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Arizona Theatre Company | $62,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona Inc | $60,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Sister Jose Women's Center | $60,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation | $47,500 | 4 | 2% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Foundation | $1,226,000 | 9 | 0% |
| The Primavera Foundation Inc | $177,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Community Food Bank Inc | $157,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Pima Community College Foundation Inc | $104,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Literacy Connects | $87,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association | $67,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Arizona Theatre Company | $62,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona Inc | $60,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Sister Jose Women's Center | $60,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation | $47,500 | 4 | 2% |
| The Child Language Center Inc | $37,500 | 4 | 3% |
| The Haven | $35,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Tucson Symphony Society | $22,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Inc | $22,500 | 9 | 0% |
| City Center for Collaborative Learning | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Caregiver Training Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($622k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · Connie Hillman Family Foundation · United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc · The Hs Lopez Family Foundation · Donald Pitt Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona · Arizona Community Foundation · The Gordon Foundation · The Stocker Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Iverson Family Foundation · The Stonewall Foundation
How this is measured
Compare John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc
- How much does John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc give?
- John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $290,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (52%), Housing & Shelter (10%), Health (10%).
- Who are John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Arizona Foundation ($1.2M), The Primavera Foundation Inc ($178k), Community Food Bank Inc ($158k).
- Does John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc 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 John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc.
- Where is John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc based?
- John and Helen Murphey Foundation Inc is based in AZ.
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