The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation is a private foundation based in Berkeley, California. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including environmental protection, early childhood education, immigrant support, housing, food security, and gun violence prevention.
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation at a glance
In short: The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation gave $135K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state New York. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $135,000
- +53.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,400
- +59.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,072,650
- +63.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (8 of 25, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (26% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 25 Eucalyptus Road, Berkeley, CA 94705
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Environmental Resource Center ($15K). Together the top 10 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
122 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 122 grants of 122 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New York recipients received 26% of grant dollars, California 15%, Washington, DC 15%, Illinois 11%, and Massachusetts 11%. The listed grants also include recipients in Idaho and Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 25 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 299% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2019) to $135K (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $135K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Resource Center Ketchum, ID | Support for wilderness use in Sun Valley | $15,000 |
| Resurrection Project Chicago, IL | Education and support for immigrant families | $10,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | Maintain our ocean environment | $10,000 |
| Neighboorhood Villages Jamaica Plain, MA | Early childcare support in Boston | $7,500 |
| Ellis Early Learning Boston, MA | Early childcare support in Boston | $7,500 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Brooklyn, NY | Support data-driven goal to eliminate gun violence | $7,000 |
| New Directions Mount Vernon, OH | Housing assistance for victims of abuse | $7,000 |
| Community Help in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY | Support food security in Brooklyn | $6,000 |
| Friendship Place Washington, DC | Provide housing for those at risk of homelessness | $5,000 |
| Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition Santa Rosa, CA | Support safe biking in Sonoma County | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,072,650 | $568,922 | $153,834 | $135,000 | 25 | $136,977 | $139,973 | $45,750 |
| 2024 | $657,562 | $85,816 | $101,120 | $88,001 | 26 | $90,154 | $170,678 | $42,397 |
| 2023 | $672,866 | $55,080 | $95,205 | $80,000 | 24 | $84,577 | $51,400 | $44,878 |
| 2022 | $712,991 | $660 | $93,264 | $80,000 | 23 | $81,645 | $15,980 | $47,944 |
| 2021 | $805,595 | $71,103 | $122,275 | $104,000 | 24 | $107,103 | $76,030 | $54,824 |
| 2020 | $856,767 | $26,917 | $121,267 | $112,000 | 23 | — | $37,546 | $51,764 |
| 2019 | $951,117 | $71,025 | $90,085 | $66,500 | 13 | — | $225,646 | $48,740 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations addressing environmental conservation, ocean protection, early childhood education, immigrant families, homelessness, food security, domestic violence, and gun violence.
The grantees describe their own work in varied terms. Environmental Resource Center says it provides education and inspires action for a healthy environment in the Wood River Valley, while Ocean Conservancy says it unites science, people, and policy to protect the ocean. Ellis Early Learning describes partnering with families to provide high-quality early childhood education. Friendship Place says it works to help people experiencing or at risk of homelessness attain stable housing. Community Help in Park Slope describes providing temporary housing to new and expectant mothers and food to people in need.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 25 grants totaling $135,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. Larger awards included $15,000 to Environmental Resource Center for wilderness use in Sun Valley; $10,000 each to Resurrection Project for education and support for immigrant families and Ocean Conservancy to maintain the ocean environment; and $7,500 each to Neighborhood Villages and Ellis Early Learning for early childcare support in Boston.
Other 2025 grants included $7,000 to Everytown for Gun Safety for its data-driven effort to eliminate gun violence, $7,000 to New Directions for housing assistance for victims of abuse, and $6,000 to Community Help in Park Slope for food security in Brooklyn.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cecily Majerus as Director, David Majerus as President, and Evan Johnson as Secretary & Treasurer.
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation is led by David Majerus, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Majerus
President
Director Secretary & Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cecily Majerus
Director
Director & President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Johnson
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation
How much does The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation give each year?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation gave $135K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $88K across 26 grants.
What is The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's typical grant size?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,400, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation give grants?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's top state is New York, with 26% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (15%) and District of Columbia (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants), Brooklyn, NY (3 grants), Chicago, IL (3 grants) and New York, NY (3 grants).
Does The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 25 grants with a stated purpose on The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's largest grantees?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Environmental Resource Center ($15,000), Resurrection Project ($10,000) and Ocean Conservancy ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $137K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations addressing environmental conservation, ocean protection, early childhood education, immigrant families, homelessness, food security, domestic violence, and gun violence. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's EIN?
The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3402139. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Cecily & David Murphy Majerus Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
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