Funding search · EIN 346528308 · Cleveland, OH
John P Murphy Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 233
- grants reported
- $6.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation3 grants · $715,000
- The Musical Arts Association3 grants · $713,000
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1 grant · $400,000
- Cleveland Institute of Music3 grants · $280,000
- Cleveland Institute of Art3 grants · $265,000
- United Way of Greater Cleveland3 grants · $205,000
- The Salvation Army3 grants · $205,000
- Cleveland Zoological Society3 grants · $200,000
- Case Western Reserve University3 grants · $200,000
- Kent State University Foundation3 grants · $199,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 233 grants.
- $400,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $355,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $243,000
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $236,500
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $233,500
The Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $180,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $180,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $170,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $141,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $130,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $130,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $125,000
Beck Center for the Arts · Lakewood, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $122,500
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $100,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $100,000
Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $100,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $85,500
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $85,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $80,000
Greater Cleveland Media Development Corp · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $78,000
St Edward High School · Lakewood, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $75,500
The City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $75,000
The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $70,000
Cleveland Public Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $70,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $70,000
The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $70,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $65,000
Greater Cleveland Media Development Corp · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $65,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $64,500
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $60,500
Playhouse Square Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $60,000
Cleveland Leadership Center · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $60,000
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $60,000
The Salvation Army · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $52,500
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Cleveland State University Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Great Lakes Science Center · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $50,000
Metrohealth Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $42,000
Groundworks Dance Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $42,000
The City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Apollo'S Fire-Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Apollo'S Fire-Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $40,000
College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Apollo'S Fire-Cleveland Baroque Orchestra · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $40,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $37,000
The City Club of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $35,500
Cleveland State University Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $35,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $35,000
Cleveland International Film Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $35,000
Cleveland Music School Settlement · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $35,000
Cleveland Play House · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $30,000
Borderlight Int Theatre Festival · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $30,000
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $30,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $30,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $30,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $29,500
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $28,500
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $27,000
Lake View Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $26,500
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Piano International Assn of N Ohio · Shaker Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $25,000
The Lakeview Cemetery Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Cleveland Institute of Music · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Downtown Cleveland Alliance · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · Beachwood, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Piano International Assn of N Ohio · Shaker Heights, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $25,000
Downtown Cleveland Alliance · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $20,500
Cleveland Ballet · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Blue Water Chamber Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Cleveland Pops Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Karamu House · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Blue Water Chamber Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Great Lakes Science Center · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Border Light · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Land Studio · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $20,000
Philanthropy Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $17,500
The Musical Theater Project · Independence, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $17,000
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $17,000
Groundworks Dance Theater · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $16,500
Cleveland Botanical Gardens · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $16,500
Cleveland Botanical Gardens · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $16,500
Cleveland Botanical Gardens · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Programmatic support
- $16,000
St Edward High School · Lakewood, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Associationdance · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Cleveland School of Arts Bd of Trustees · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Cleveland Society for the Blind · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Elyria Catholic High School · Elyria, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Near West Theatre · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Philanthropy Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Professional Flair · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland · Mayfield Heights, OH · 2024
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
- $15,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Associationdance · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Programmatic support
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