Private foundation · EIN 51-0478343 · Venice, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

McMurtry Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 75 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $5,000.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
75
$1.8M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 75 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berkeley Engineering CenterBerkeley, CATo further and promote education efforts.$100K
Canary FoundationPalo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
CaremessageSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Community Solutions Initiative (ieee)Piscataway, NJTo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Epacenter ArtsEast Palo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Habitat for HumanitySan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
International Rescue CommitteeOakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens HealthPalo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, ORTo further and promote charitable efforts.$100K
Students Rising AboveSan Francisco, CATo further and promote educational purposes.$65K
Abode ServicesFremont, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$50K
Berkeley Engineering FundBerkeley, CATo further and promote education efforts.$50K
Eastside College Preparatory High SchoolEast Palo Alto, CATo further and promote educational purposes.$50K
Exploratorium Stability FundSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$50K
Wild Africa FoundationLafayette, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$50K
College of Environmental Design Annual FundBerkeley, CATo further and promote education efforts.$40K
Foundation for the FutureOakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$35K
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveBerkeley, CATo further and promote education efforts.$30K
Second Harvest Food BankSan Jose, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$30K
Baker Institute for Children With Hearing LossPalo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$25K
Brentwood SchoolLos Angeles, CATo further and promote education efforts.$25K
Rice 360 Institute for Global HealthHouston, TXTo further and promote educational purposes.$25K
Village Enterprise FundSan Carlos, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$25K
Second Harvest Food BankSan Jose, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$20K
Monterey Bay AquariumMonterey, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$15K
Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$15K
Computer History MuseumMountain View, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$11K
Carnegie Institution of WashingtonWashington, DCTo further and promote educational purposes.$10K
KqedSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$10K
World Monuments FundNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$10K
Clima FundSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$7,500
Bears Without BordersCambridge, MATo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Innisfree GardenOakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Menlo Park Atherton Education FoundationAtherton, CATo further and promote educational purposes.$5,000
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Reading PartnersOakland, CATo further and promote educational purposes.$5,000
Sempervirens FundLos Altos, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Social VoyagersRedwood City, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Stanford FundStanford, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$5,000
Amah Mutsun Land TrustGalt, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$4,000
DemosNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$4,000
The Woods ProjectHouston, TXTo further and promote charitable efforts.$4,000
Catherine Hamlin Fistula FoundationNew York, NYTo further and promote educational purposes.$3,000
Crag Law CenterPortland, ORTo further and promote charitable efforts.$3,000
Haven of HopeAptos, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$3,000
Planned Parenthood Columbia WillamettePortland, ORTo further and promote charitable efforts.$3,000
Rose Haven Nursing CenterRoseburg, ORTo further and promote charitable efforts.$3,000
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Carnegie InstitutionWashington, DCTo further and promote educational purposes.$2,500
Causa Justa (just Cause)Oakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Friends of the High LineNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Hoover InstitutionPalo Alto, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Mara Predator ProgramNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Misool FoundationSan Francisco, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,500
Planting JusticeOakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,200
Camp ElsoPortland, ORTo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,000
Sogorea Te' Land TrustOakland, CATo further and promote charitable efforts.$2,000
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NYTo further and promote charitable efforts.$1,500

By state: California 53 · Oregon 5 · New Jersey 1 · New York 11 · Texas 2 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

McMurtry Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Venice, Florida, administered in care of Michael T Hartley, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does McMurtry Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does McMurtry Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.8M across 75 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does McMurtry Family Foundation give?

California (53 grants), Oregon (5 grants), New Jersey (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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