E Murdoch Family Foundation
Newtown Square, PA · EIN 25-6741979. Reported 162 grants totalling $422,430 to 88 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. E Murdoch Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $45,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $73,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Radnor Hunt Foundation | Malvern, PA | $37,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys' Latin Philadelphia Charter School | Philadelpha, PA | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willistown Conservation Trust | Newtown Square, PA | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodlynde School | Strafford, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelpha, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agnes Irwin School | Bryn Mawr, PA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church | Bryn Mawr, PA | $16,780 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | $10,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peter's Place | Radnor, PA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wills Eye Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abc of Lower Marion | Ardmore, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelpha, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riverbend Environmental Education Center | Gladwyne, PA | $6,766 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Island Academy International | Antigua | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Scudder Association Fund | Darien, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $4,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Kids | Blue Bell, PA | $3,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine | West Chester, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Coalition | Phoenixville, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Better Chance in Lower Merion | Ardmore, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chester County Historical Society | West Chester, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crc Watersheds | Newtown Square, PA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gemma Services | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haverford College | Haverford, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ryers Farm for Aged Equines | Pottstown, PA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women Golfers Give Back | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baker Industries | Malvern, PA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| GLUT1 Deficiency Foundation | Owingsville, KY | $2,084 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wildflower Camp Foundation | Lexington, MA | $2,010 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation | Rockville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Philadelpha, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation | Penn Wynne, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Haverford School | Haverford, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelpha, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelpha, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eagles Autism Challenge | Philadelpha, PA | $1,040 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Nurses Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1883 Foundation | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brandywine Conservancy Radnor | Chadds Ford, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Tecumseh | Moultonborough, NH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Devon Horse Show & Country Fair Foundation | Devon, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Charity Ball | Southeastern, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Radnor Hunt Horse Trials | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation | Norwood, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hounds Foundation | Chester Springs, PA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Release Recovery | Purchase, NY | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 1000 Friends of Florida | Tallahassee, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Services for the Blind | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Dream | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donors Choose | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenwich Council BSA | Greenwich, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merakey Foundation | Lafayette Hill, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Land Council Inc | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Refuge Association | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxbridge Academy | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pa SPCA Mlar | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Princess Grace Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shane and Pepper Foundation | Lansdale, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | Philadelpha, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Library Company of Philadelphia | Philadelpha, PA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Givebutter- Pa 30 Day Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Rubicon USA | Los Angeles, CA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Independent Venue Association | New York, NY | $256 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Forest Foundation | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadway Dreams | Alpharetta, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Sugartown | Malvern, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust | Broomall, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Shellfish Association | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Not Impossible Foundation | Venice, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyaaf | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Berks County | Reading, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vanguard School | Malvern, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
41 of 88 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 113 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $142,815 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $104,800 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $79,276 | $875 |
| 2024 | 40 | $95,539 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from E Murdoch Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 6114 Goshen Road, Newtown Square, PA, 19073. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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