AlphaMed Cancer Foundation
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation is a private foundation, based in Durham, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $199K.
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation at a glance
In short: AlphaMed Cancer Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- -96.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $4,748,581
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who AlphaMed Cancer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Museum of Medicine and Biomedical Discovery ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How AlphaMed Cancer Foundation gives
- Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 8% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $375K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Medicine and Biomedical Discovery Nashville, TN | General Support | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,748,581 | $626,961 | $45,472 | $15,000 | 1 | $18,360 | $199,159 | $216,002 |
| 2024 | $4,176,876 | $201,916 | $401,167 | $375,030 | 5 | $378,230 | $168,979 | $218,572 |
| 2023 | $4,349,238 | $-316,465 | $36,924 | $15,000 | 1 | $18,290 | $125,633 | $205,884 |
| 2022 | $4,703,899 | $153,409 | $50,941 | $20,000 | 2 | $24,335 | $135,123 | $206,203 |
| 2021 | $4,604,436 | $728,268 | $89,945 | $60,000 | 3 | $67,333 | $205,656 | $205,918 |
| 2020 | $3,963,722 | $488,288 | $248,586 | $215,000 | 4 | — | $98,777 | $183,705 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, AlphaMed Cancer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $216K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation is led by Martin J Murphy Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Martin J Murphy Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann A Murphy
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brendan A Murphy
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean P Murphy
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about AlphaMed Cancer Foundation
How much does AlphaMed Cancer Foundation give each year?
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $375K across 5 grants.
How large is AlphaMed Cancer Foundation?
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $216K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does AlphaMed Cancer Foundation operate?
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Utah.
What is AlphaMed Cancer Foundation's EIN?
AlphaMed Cancer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1564194. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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