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The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation

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.

$20k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
11
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
67%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$4,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 49
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$56k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 67% of the organizations The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving11$20k45%
FY202418$47k67%
FY202334$152k47%
FY202237$235k41%
FY202144$272k48%
FY202033$185k67%
FY201949$141k57%
FY201832$77k81%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$684kHealth$164kArts & Culture$57kReligion$53kFood & Nutrition$38kYouth Development$31kEnvironment$27kHuman Services$27kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MA
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PA
CT
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CA
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MO
VA
DE
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NC
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DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saint Michael's College$340,00050%
Holy Trinity Church$41,5507n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc$30,25070%
Diocese of Worcester$19,0004n/a
The George Washington University$18,50050%
Chapman University$12,00030%
Thrive Support and Advocacy Inc$10,25020%
Detectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc$10,00010%
Minute Man Arc for Human Services Inc$10,00010%
Trustees of Tufts College$7,70040%
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All grantees of The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saint Michael's College$340,00050%
Holy Trinity Church$41,5507n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc$30,25070%
Diocese of Worcester$19,0004n/a
The George Washington University$18,50050%
Chapman University$12,00030%
Thrive Support and Advocacy Inc$10,25020%
Detectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc$10,00010%
Minute Man Arc for Human Services Inc$10,00010%
Trustees of Tufts College$7,70040%
Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc$7,5001n/a
Merrimack College$7,50030%
Northeastern University$6,00030%
Hudson Community Food Pantry Inc$6,00041%
Youth Advocacy Foundation Inc$5,60011%
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Inc$5,50021%
Simmons University$5,50020%
Dexter Southfield Inc$5,30020%
Vermont Foodbank$5,22570%
Assumption University$4,00020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$3,60040%
The Genesis Foundation for Children$3,50020%
Providence College$3,00010%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$3,00010%
Woodstock Area Council on Aging$2,75040%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$2,75020%
The University of Tampa Incorporated$2,50010%
Quinnipiac University$2,50010%
Brigham Young University$2,5001n/a
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$2,50010%
Trustees of Boston College$2,50010%
Bowdoin College$2,50010%
Bucknell University$2,50010%
Wellesley College$2,50010%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$2,50010%
Endicott College$2,50010%
Bentley University$2,50010%
New York University$2,50010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$2,50050%
University of Massachusetts$2,5001n/a
Bridgewater State University Foundation$2,50010%
Babson College$2,50010%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$2,5001n/a
Groton Hill Music Inc$2,50010%
Cornell University$2,50010%
Michaella Walsh Libby Foundation Inc$2,0003n/a
Suffolk University$2,00010%
Emerson College$2,00010%
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc$2,00010%
Symphony Pro Musica Society Inc$1,5002n/a
Hudson Police Working Dog Foundation Inc$1,5001n/a
Hagar's Sisters Inc$1,30011%
Friends of Nashoba Nursing Service & Hospice Inc$1,2502n/a
National Garden Clubs Inc$1,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$1,00010%
Medway Village Food Pantry Inc$1,0001n/a
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc$1,00010%
Town of Harvard$5502n/a
Medway Community Farm Inc$50010%
Maximum Impact Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Friends of the Bolton Seniors Inc$5001n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$50010%
Maria Droste Counseling Services Inc$5001n/a
Young Life$50010%
Second Chance Animal Services Inc$50010%
University of Rochester$50010%
Whitinsville Social Library$50010%
United Native American Cultural Center Inc$5001n/a
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$50010%
Woodstock Ski Runners$30010%
American Cancer Society Inc$25010%
Bialystok Cemetery Restoration Fund Inc$2501n/a
Woodstock History Center Inc$2501n/a
Adam Bullen Memorial Foundation$25010%
The Berkshire School Inc$25010%
Rosie's Place Inc$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 95 recipients with no EIN on record ($552k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSaint Michael's College: $340,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc: $30,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetThe George Washington University: $18,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChapman University: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThrive Support and Advocacy Inc: $10,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDetectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMinute Man Arc for Human Services Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $7,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMerrimack College: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern University: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Community Food Pantry Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetYouth Advocacy Foundation Inc: $5,600 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSimmons University: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDexter Southfield Inc: $5,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVermont Foodbank: $5,225 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAssumption University: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $3,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Genesis Foundation for Children: $3,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetProvidence College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of the College of the Holy Cross: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoodstock Area Council on Aging: $2,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQuinnipiac University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Polytechnic Institute: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBowdoin College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWellesley College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNova Southeastern University Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEndicott College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBentley University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBridgewater State University Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBabson College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGroton Hill Music Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSuffolk University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmerson College: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLoaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHagar's Sisters Inc: $1,300 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNational Garden Clubs Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSudbury Valley Trustees Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedway Community Farm Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $500 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 58.

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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.

Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation IncMA21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Arbella Insurance Foundation · Analog Devices Foundation · The Sudbury Foundation · Community Foundation of North Central Ma · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · Citizens Charitable Foundation

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 The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation

How much does The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation give?
The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $20,250 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (56%), Health (14%), Arts & Culture (5%).
Who are The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Saint Michael's College ($340k), Holy Trinity Church ($42k), Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc ($30k).
Does The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Julie & Dennis Murphy 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 The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc, Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc, Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc.
Where is The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation based?
The Julie & Dennis Murphy Family Foundation is based in MA.

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 176 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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