Private foundation · Santa Monica, CA

The Murray Reese Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $5K $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
53
Repeat grantees
27
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Harvey Hamilton Reese II
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jonathan Murray
TRUSTEE
Daniel Howard
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
1425.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
274
Total grants awarded
$5.7M
Total amount
$21K
Average grant
$255K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.3M
48 grants
2023
$1.3M
49 grants
2022
$828K
39 grants
2021
$704K
41 grants
2020
$564K
36 grants
2019
$534K
34 grants
2017
$520K
27 grants

Top recipients

Respectability
6 grants · MD
$850K
Family Equality Council
7 grants · NY
$770K
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$526K
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$330K
Apla Health
7 grants · CA
$320K
Our Children's Earth Foundation
1 grant · CA
$175K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$175K
Friends of the Center
7 grants · AL
$175K
Wbgh Foundation
2 grants · MA
$168K
Semester at Sea
1 grant · CO
$167K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Project Angel Food
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$255K
Family Equality Council
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$125K
Respectability
GENERAL SUPPORT
MD · TY 2024
$113K
Wbgh Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$87K
Disability Belongs
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$75K
Local Journalism Project Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$55K
Eisenhower Health Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Palm Springs Plaza Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Glaad
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Palm Springs Art Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
The Good Information Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$25K
False True Film Festival
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2024
$25K
Friends of the Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
AL · TY 2024
$25K
Glbtq Legal Advocates and Defenders
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$25K
Our American Future Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Voter Participation Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$25K
The American Independent Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$25K
The Trevor Project
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Neo Philanthropy Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$25K
Protect Democracy Project
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Hopewell Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Fine Arts Work Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$20K
Television Academy Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$18K
Star Island Corporation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NH · TY 2024
$10K
Apla Health
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Easter Seals So Ca
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Rainbow Book Bus
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Americares
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2024
$5K
Bloomernag Npo
GENERAL SUPPORT
IN · TY 2024
$5K
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Sage
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$3K
National Aids Memorial
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Provincetown Art Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$3K
The Provincetown Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$3K
LA Family Housing Corp
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Kcrw
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
LA Conservancy
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Playwrights Arena
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Provincetown Film Society
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Provincetown Commons Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Laist
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
National Trust for Historic Preservation
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Associated Students of Glendale Community College
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Pbs Social
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$1K
New Horizons
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Moca
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$600
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$500
Project Angel Food
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$255K
Respectability
GENERAL SUPPORT
MD · TY 2023
$150K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.