The Brian and Mary Murphy Family Foundation concentrates its support on local New Jersey institutions, prioritizing faith-based and education causes alongside community welfare and domestic violence services. They make multi-year or repeat annual contributions to a small set of recurring grantees, favoring operational/annual support rather than project-specific funding. Grants are modest-to-medium in size and primarily benefit organizations in and around Morristown/New Providence, NJ.
Concentrated, repeat giving to a handful of local organizations with multiple annual/operational grants; funding is focused geographically and distributed as modest-to-mid sized gifts rather than large multi-year endowments.
A single $1,075,000 grant to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center defines the Brian and Mary Murphy Family Foundation’s recent giving. That gift was directed to neurosurgery at Morristown Medical Center for the purchase of the Zeiss microscope and the O-Arm, showing that the foundation can make a large, targeted capital-style award alongside its many annual contributions. The rest of the recent grant list points to a steady pattern of support for New Jersey-based institutions, especially organizations tied to faith, education, community services, and local place-based philanthropy. The foundation’s support reaches a small set of recurring recipients rather than a wide, one-time portfolio. King’s College appears multiple times, as do Foundation for Morristown, Jersey’s Battered Women, Preschool Advantage Inc, and St Lawrence Church. Smaller annual grants also go to community organizations such as Senior Resource Center, Wharton Institute for the Performing, Surflight Theater, Chester Volunteer Fire Company, and Chester First Aid Squad. Taken together, the record shows a family foundation that mixes one substantial healthcare commitment with a broad field of modest annual grants to institutions serving northern and central New Jersey communities.
Healthcare shows up most clearly in the foundation’s largest recent award: $1,075,000 to Foundation for Morristown Medical Center for neurosurgery equipment at Morristown Medical Center. Education is another recurring area, including $25,000 to King’s College as an annual contribution and multiple additional annual grants to the same college. Early childhood access also appears through $11,000 annual contributions to Preschool Advantage Inc. The foundation also supports community and social-service organizations in New Jersey. Jersey’s Battered Women received $15,000 and $10,000 in annual contributions, while Foundation for Morristown received repeated $20,000 annual contributions. Faith-based support is part of the pattern as well, with $10,000 annual contributions to St Lawrence Church. Smaller grants to the Wharton Institute for the Performing, Surflight Theater, and local emergency-service and civic groups broaden the picture beyond a single cause area.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $11K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$11K
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Notable grantees: King’s College, Foundation for Morristown, Preschool Advantage, Inc., St. Lawrence Church, Jersey’s Battered Women’s Service
The typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $1,100, and the 75th percentile is $10,500. That distribution sits alongside one outlier award of $1,075,000, indicating that most gifts are small annual contributions while a few larger commitments stand apart. The recent record also shows recurring support: King’s College, Foundation for Morristown, Jersey’s Battered Women, Preschool Advantage Inc, and St Lawrence Church each appear more than once. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not identified as making program-related investments. Its repeated “annual contribution” language suggests predictable, ongoing support rather than project-by-project competition.
Giving is heavily concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 78% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recipients are clustered in places such as Morristown, Chester, Berkeley Heights, Beach Haven, and Denville. The foundation also gives across state lines to Pennsylvania institutions, including Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke. All recent grants in the provided sample went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record shows support for healthcare, higher education, early childhood access, faith-based organizations, domestic violence services, community foundations, arts organizations, and local civic groups. Examples include a major grant for neurosurgery equipment, annual contributions to a college, and repeated support for community and family-service organizations in New Jersey.
It is mostly recurring. Several grantees appear multiple times in the recent list, including King’s College, Foundation for Morristown, Jersey’s Battered Women, Preschool Advantage Inc, and St Lawrence Church. The grant descriptions also repeatedly use “annual contribution,” pointing to ongoing support.
Its grant-size profile is small to moderate for most awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $1,100, and the 75th percentile is $10,500. The recent record also includes one much larger $1,075,000 grant, which stands apart from the rest of the distribution.
Most grants go to New Jersey recipients. The state receives 78% of grants, and the recent list includes recipients in Morristown, Chester, Berkeley Heights, Beach Haven, and Denville. Pennsylvania recipients also appear, including Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $1,075,000 | 2026 | THE PURPOSE OF THE GIFT IS TO SUPPORT NEUROSURGERY AT MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ZEISS MIRCOSCOPE AND THE O-ARM. |
| KING'S COLLEGE | WILKESBARRE, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| KING'S COLLEGE | WILKESBARRE, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| JERSEY'S BATTERED WOMEN'S | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $15,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| PRESCHOOL ADVANTAGE INC | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $11,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| PRESCHOOL ADVANTAGE INC | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $11,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| ST LAWRENCE CHURCH | CHESTER, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| JERSEY'S BATTERED WOMEN'S | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| ST LAWRENCE CHURCH | CHESTER, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| KING'S COLLEGE | WILKESBARRE, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| KING'S COLLEGE | WILKESBARRE, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ IMPACT 100 GARDEN STATE | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $1,100 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ IMPACT 100 GARDEN STATE | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $1,100 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY | NANTECOKE, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SURFLIGHT THEATER | BEACH HAVEN, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER | CHESTER, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMIN | BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY | NANTECOKE, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER | CHESTER, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMIN | BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SURFLIGHT THEATER | BEACH HAVEN, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| ST PETER'S ORPHANAGE | DENVILLE, NJ | $250 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| CHESTER TWP BPA LOCAL 315 | CHESTER, NJ | $250 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| CHESTER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | CHESTER, NJ | $250 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| CHESTER FIRST AID SQUAD | CHESTER, NJ | $250 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
| CHESTER FIRST AID SQUAD | CHESTER, NJ | $250 | 2024 | ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION |
FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER
$1,075,000THE PURPOSE OF THE GIFT IS TO SUPPORT NEUROSURGERY AT MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ZEISS MIRCOSCOPE AND THE O-ARM.
KING'S COLLEGE
$25,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
KING'S COLLEGE
$20,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN
$20,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
JERSEY'S BATTERED WOMEN'S
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
ST LAWRENCE CHURCH
$10,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
JERSEY'S BATTERED WOMEN'S
$10,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
ST LAWRENCE CHURCH
$10,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
KING'S COLLEGE
$5,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
KING'S COLLEGE
$5,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ IMPACT 100 GARDEN STATE
$1,100ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ IMPACT 100 GARDEN STATE
$1,100ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
MILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
SURFLIGHT THEATER
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMIN
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
MILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMIN
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
SURFLIGHT THEATER
$1,000ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
ST PETER'S ORPHANAGE
$250ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
CHESTER TWP BPA LOCAL 315
$250ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
CHESTER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$250ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
CHESTER FIRST AID SQUAD
$250ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION
CHESTER FIRST AID SQUAD
$250ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION