Grants awarded
Who does Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation fund?
Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation has awarded $5.4 million across 97 grants to 53 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in food & agriculture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $8,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$5.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
53
Grants
97
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra INC
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$1.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| T Targetcancer | $500K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Cradles to Crayons INC
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$448K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$425K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| M Massachusetts General Hospital | $420K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| H Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston INC | $200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Gary Sinise Foundation
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$150K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| L Lovin' Spoonfuls INC | $125K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Community Harvest Project INC
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| P Project Aware Foundation | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Project New Hope | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Book Truck INC
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$80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger INC
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
Spoonfuls INC
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Read to a Child INC
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| T The Children's Room | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Vincent De Paul - Concord | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Merrimack Valley Food Bank INC
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
Breaktime United INC
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
One Can Help INC
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| S Syrian American Medical Society | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| C Care | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Ace Mv INC | $23K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kettering Children's Choir | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Abington Public Schools | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Walden Woods Project
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
Appalachian Mountain Club
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| S Salvation Army Abington Unit | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Sunflower of Peace
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
Haley House INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
World Vision INC
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WA | |
| P Palmer High School | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Thayer Academy | $8K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| M Martha's Vineyard Center for Education | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
New England Wildlife Center
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Jason Kendall Ray Foundation
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC |
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