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Private foundation (trust)EIN 716049826Est. 1959-11

THE MURPHY FOUNDATION

EL DORADO, AR 71730

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Total Assets

$69.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

61

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$60K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$188–$1.6M

Typical

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.3M

Total Expenses

$4.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.9M

Distributable Amount

$3.8M

Min. Investment Return

$3.9M

Undistributed Income

$3.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

61 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $188 through median $10K to maximum $1.6M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

257 grants

SARH HOLDINGS INC
$5.8M
3 grants
EL DORADO FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
$1.1M
5 grants
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
$900K
5 grants
UAMS FOUNDATION
$500K
2 grants
SOUTH ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER
$445K
5 grants
HENDRIX COLLEGE
$348K
5 grants
ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$195K
5 grants
UNITED WAY OF UNION COUNTY
$185K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

252 grants

<$10K
148
grants
$10–50K
84
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Arkansas
$10.3M
83% of total
Ohio
$900K
7% of total
California
$877K
7% of total
Louisiana
$238K
2% of total
Tennessee
$40K
0% of total
Colorado
$40K
0% of total
New York
$35K
0% of total
Virginia
$15K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$15K
0% of total
Texas
$10K
0% of total

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