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 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

programmatic

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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

$2.0M
2022
$2.5M
2023
$2.4M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.