ROBERT AND LYNN MURPHY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $6.9M · expenses $4.3M · assets $6.5M

EIN
27-3594301
Address
3 RIVERWAY STE 1900, HOUSTON, TX 77056-1991
NTEE code
T21 Corporate Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2010 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert D Murphy Jr DIRECTOR2013-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Lynn Murphy DIRECTOR2013-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Murphy Elmore DIRECTOR2013-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT D MURPHY JR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA LYNN MURPHY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
REBECCA MURPHY ELMORE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 11 grants to organizations · $4.3M
2024 · 5 grants to organizations · $2.1M
2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $662K
2022 · 11 grants to organizations · $117K
2021 · 13 grants to organizations · $248K
2020 · 10 grants to organizations · $160K
2019 · 12 grants to organizations · $159K
2018 · 8 grants to organizations · $44K
2017 · 9 grants to organizations · $28K
2015 · 10 grants to organizations · $117K
2014 · 4 grants to organizations · $20K
2013 · 8 grants to organizations · $71K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $4.8M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $4,772,983$4,772,983 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $2.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $2,309,490$2,309,490 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $807K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $806,635$806,635 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $454K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D AND REBECCA H MURPHY JR Person HOUSTON, TX $454,220$454,220 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $487K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $487,159$487,159 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $291K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D REBECCA H MURPHY JR Person HOUSTON, TX $291,444$291,444 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $300K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D REBECCA H MURPHY JR Person HOUSTON, TX $300,219$300,219 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 2 contributors · $155K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ROBERT D & REBECCA H MURPHY JR Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $145,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $9,573- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $174K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $174,333$174,333 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DORIAN PARTNERS LP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,860,071$4,276,492 $6,494,072$6,493,576 $4,772,983- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,206,258$2,084,306 $3,909,997$3,909,997 $2,309,490- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$837,519$668,980 $2,788,315$2,788,045 $806,635- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$425,052$129,075 $2,620,795$2,619,506 $454,220- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$742,132$253,574 $2,323,529$2,323,529 $487,159- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$795,878$184,228 $2,340,339$2,340,339 $487,159- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$453,316$165,603 $1,834,972$1,834,972 $291,444- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$279,283$163,640 $1,793,523$1,793,523 $300,219- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,070$52,298 $1,677,880$1,677,880 $154,573- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,796$28,250 $1,579,108$1,579,108 $174,333- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,803$124,858 $1,447,590$1,447,590 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,823$26,117 $1,534,645$1,534,645 $50,000- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$23,742$78,049 $1,389,939$1,389,939 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $4,276,492 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,255,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,255,500 99.5%
Fees: accounting $11,003 0.3%
Taxes $9,888 0.2%
Interest $101 0.0%
Total$4,276,492100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $2,084,306 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,078,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,078,000 99.7%
Fees: accounting $6,267 0.3%
Interest $39 0.0%
Total$2,084,306100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $668,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $662,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $662,000 99.0%
Fees: accounting $6,958 1.0%
Interest $22 0.0%
Total$668,980100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $129,075 spent · pay $0 · grants $116,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $116,800 90.5%
Fees: accounting $7,231 5.6%
Taxes $5,000 3.9%
Interest $44 0.0%
Total$129,075100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $253,574 spent · pay $0 · grants $248,009 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $248,009 97.8%
Fees: accounting $2,967 1.2%
Taxes $2,583 1.0%
Interest $15 0.0%
Total$253,574100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $165,603 spent · pay $0 · grants $160,274 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $160,274 96.8%
Fees: accounting $4,911 3.0%
Taxes $377 0.2%
Interest $26 0.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$165,603100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $163,640 spent · pay $0 · grants $158,758 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $158,758 97.0%
Fees: accounting $4,590 2.8%
Taxes $288 0.2%
Interest $4 0.0%
Total$163,640100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $52,298 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $44,000 84.1%
Fees: accounting $8,290 15.9%
Interest $8 0.0%
Total$52,298100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $28,250 spent · pay $0 · grants $28,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $28,250 100.0%
Total$28,250100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $124,858 spent · pay $0 · grants $116,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $116,750 93.5%
Taxes $8,096 6.5%
Interest $12 0.0%
Total$124,858100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $26,117 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,250 77.5%
Fees: accounting $4,935 18.9%
Taxes $932 3.6%
Total$26,117100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $78,049 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $71,250 91.3%
Fees: accounting $5,918 7.6%
Taxes $881 1.1%
Total$78,049100%

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