Grants awarded
Who does Michael E Murphy Foundation C/O Leslie Barker fund?
Michael E Murphy Foundation C/O Leslie Barker has awarded $3.0 million across 136 grants to 53 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $12,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$3.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
53
Grants
136
Years
2020–2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big Shoulders Fund
|
$430K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Boston College | $410K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Family Institute | $246K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Joseph Catholic Church (icsj Parish) | $172K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Immaculate Conception Church | $168K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $155K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Theological Union | $151K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Annual Catholic Appeal | $112K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| B Big Shoulders Fund | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Misericordia Home
|
$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Steppenwolf Theatre | $87K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St John Berchmans Church | $80K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) | $70K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Catherine St Lucy Catholic School | $68K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
L Arche INC
|
$51K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S St Peter's Church | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
|
$48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Georgetown University | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L L'Arche | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
|
$35K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S St Ignatius College Prep | $35K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Georgetown University
|
$35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| M Misericordia Home | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Annual Catholic Appeal | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Civic Foundation INC | $22K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| G Goodman Theatre | $22K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Ascension Church | $21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Archdiocese of Chicago | $21K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Shakespeare Theater | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Breakthrough Board | $20K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Ascension Catholic School | $18K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| C Catholic Charities | $15K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Lgnatian Volunteer Corps (ivc) | $13K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera of Chicago | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
High Jump
|
$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Housing Forward
|
$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Field Museum | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Sport | $8K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harvard Business School | $6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H High Jump | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Luries Children's Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Ascension Catholic School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Salvation Army | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Unbound | $3K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Giles Migrant Ministry | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Crosby Scholar Fund | $2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Growing Community Media | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership
|
$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| W Wttw | $2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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|
$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Catholic Extension | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chicago History Museum | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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