Skip to content
The Philip & Tammy Murphy Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Philip & Tammy 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.

$685k
Granted FY2024still arriving
35
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$215k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$763kPublic Benefit$542kArts & Culture$364kCivil Rights$131kPhilanthropy$120kEnvironment$101kReligion$81kHealth$69kOther$0
02FY2024 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k22 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $185k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $440k
$5,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$8.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Drumthwacket Foundation Inc$215,000
Red Bank Catholic High School Foundation$125,000
The Barack Obama Foundation$100,000
Two River Theater$30,000
Sunflower Network Corporation$25,000
Sheila Y. Oliver Civic Association$25,000
The Climate Reality Project$25,000
Two River Theater$20,120
University of Virginia$20,000
NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation$10,000
American Council on Germany$10,000
180 Turning Lives Around, Inc$10,000
St. James Church$10,000
Monmouth Medical Center Foundation$5,000
Schwarzman Animal Medical Center$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1000k · 25 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
105

Total granted

$1000k
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+25%

Still filing today

76%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TD
    THE DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2024 · $216k · revenue +70%
  • THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +49%
  • TA
    THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
    4× · 2019–2024 · $100k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $175k · revenue +8%
  • PA
    Performing Arts Center at The World Trade Center
    one grant, 2020 · $125k
  • TW
    The World Trade Center Performing Arts Center, Inc.
    one grant, 2019 · $125k
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.

03Its 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
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
2
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
3
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
4
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
5
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
7
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
8
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
9
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hampton Roads Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Frederick Banting Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

86 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. 86 of the 149 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
84/86
Grantees still filing
55/86
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INC: $216,000 · OtherTHE DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INCPerforming Arts Center at The World Trade Center: $125,000 · OtherPerforming Arts Center at The World Trade CenterRed Bank Catholic High School Foundation: $125,000 · OtherRed Bank Catholic High School FoundationThe World Trade Center Performing Arts Center, Inc.: $125,000 · OtherThe World Trade Center Performing Arts Center, Inc.The Barack Obama Foundation: $100,000 · OtherThe Barack Obama FoundationTrustees of Phillips Academy: $100,000 · OtherTrustees of Phillips AcademyRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights: $100,000 · OtherRobert F. Kennedy Human RightsTwo River Theater: $92,620 · OtherTwo River Theater+98 more: $422,550 · Other+98 moreRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $175,000 · EducationRUTGERS UNIVERSITY F…TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $136,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS…The Peddie School: $50,000 · EducationThe Peddie SchoolSHEILA Y OLIVER CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · EducationSHEILA Y OLIVER CIVI…UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $20,500 · Education+14 more: $46,650 · Education+14 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY: $206,537 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY …JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Philanthropy+5 more: $6,600 · PhilanthropyTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $200,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARAC…+6 more: $14,150 · Arts & Culture+6 moreTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $100,000 · Environment+1 more: $100 · EnvironmentAMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY INC: $60,000 · International+4 more: $1,225 · InternationalHumane World for Animals Inc: $25,000 · AnimalsTHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER: $5,000 · Animals+1 more: $1,000 · Animals
Other$1,406,170Education$458,150Philanthropy$223,137Arts & Culture$214,150Environment$100,100International$61,225Animals$31,000

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 budgetTHE DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INC: $216,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY: $206,537 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $175,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $136,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY INC: $60,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetThe Peddie School: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHEILA Y OLIVER CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUNFLOWER NETWORK CORPORATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $20,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget180 TURNING LIVES AROUND: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $10,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNJ VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUBJECT MATTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE AVALON ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIGGER STAVOLA FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CODEY FUND FOR MENTAL HEALTH INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetJOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE JULIE FUND INC: $1,750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY CENTER CORPORATION: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParker Family Health Center Inc: $1,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rumson Country Day School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHORIZONS NEW YORK CITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH ORAL AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Oceanfirst FoundationThe Goldman Sachs Cha…The Provident Bank Fo…Investors Foundation …The Ansell Grimm & Aa…New Jersey Natural Ga…Citizens Philanthropi…Td Charitable Foundat…Community Foundation …The H Hovnanian Famil…The Amboy FoundationManasquan Bank Charit…
Oceanfirst FoundationNJ22.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oceanfirst Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Provident Bank Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · The Ansell Grimm & Aaron Foundation Inc · New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · Td Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The H Hovnanian Family Foundation Inc · The Amboy Foundation · Manasquan Bank Charitable 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.
04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to The Philip & Tammy Murphy Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Philip & Tammy Murphy Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 149 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Philip & Tammy Murphy Family’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home