Funding search · EIN 311653349 · Omaha, NE
Dennis & Ellin 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.
- 72
- grants reported
- $696,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- University of Notre Dame3 grants · $527,500
- Omaha Discovery Trust3 grants · $30,000
- Cues2 grants · $20,000
- American Red Cross2 grants · $15,000
- Children'S Scholarship Fund2 grants · $12,000
- Marquette University3 grants · $10,000
- Sacred Heart Schools2 grants · $10,000
- Essential Pregnancy Services3 grants · $8,000
- Sacred Heart Academy1 grant · $5,000
- Siena Francis House3 grants · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $510,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Cues · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
University of Notre Dame · South Bend, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Cues · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $8,500
Children'S Scholarship Fund · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
University of Notre Dame · South Bend, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Charitbale
- $5,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Sacred Heart Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Essential Pregnancy Services · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
St Robert Bellarmine School · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $3,500
Children'S Scholarship Fund · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Essential Pregnancy Services · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Childrens Scholarship Fund · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Siena Francis House · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
East End Hospice · Westhampton Beach, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Servants of Mary · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
St Robert Bellarmine · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Congregation of Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Diocese of Venice · Venice, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Essential Pregnancy Services · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Foodbank of the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Cafeteria Culture · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Catholic Charities · Immokalee, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Creighton University · Omaha, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Heartland Neurological Therapy · Waterloo, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Pfhs Band Boosters · Sterling, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Rush Office of Philanthropy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St Bernadette Catholic Church · Bellevue, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St Joseph Scholarship Program at Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St Judes Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
St Patricks Church · Elkhorn, NE · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Tacoma Humane Society · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Archdiocese of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Assistance League of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Benjamin Ryan Foundation Co Da Davidson Wealth Management · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Congregation of Holy Cross · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Educate Uganda · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Father Shane Education Endowment · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Food Bank of the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Institute for Priestly Formation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Lady of Tepeyac High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Matt Mendick Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund - Creighton · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Open Door Mission · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Presbyterian Church of the Cros · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Siena Francis House · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
St Patrick'S Catholic Church · Elkhorn, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
St Robert Bellarmine · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
St Vincent Depaul · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
USA Central and Souther Province of the Society of Jesus · St Louis, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Archbishop Annual Appeal · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Catholic Charities · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Creighton Prep High School · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Institute for Priestly Formation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Mater Filius · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Potomac Falls Band Boosters · Potomac Falls, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Siena Francis House · Omaha, NE · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Als · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Presbyterian Church of the Cross · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $500
St Cecilia Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Cystic Fibrosis · Omaha, NE · 2023
Charitable
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