Murray State University Foundation Inc

MURRAY, KY EIN: 61-6053844 Website

ENHANCEMENT OF MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY BY ASSISTING IN FUNDRAISING, COLLECTING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FACULTY SUPPORT, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ASSISTS IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENTS AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$215.1M

+11.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.6M

-0.1% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5.6M

-0.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$9M$13M$17M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$215,119,811$192,247,701$170,455,346
Revenue$13,974,160$15,739,804$10,185,709
Expenses$7,361,139$7,420,608$6,973,783
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,244,384$7,692,274$5,414,640
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M1 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY$5.6M

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

ELLEN DALECONTROLLER$92KDR DAVID W DURRPRESIDENT$84KCAROL GALLIMORESECRETARY$44K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JERRY T SHROATCHAIR2
MICHAEL S HAMILTONVICE-CHAIR1
C STEVE STORYTREASURER2
TIMOTHY M ADAMSTRUSTEE1
RICHARD A DICK ANDERSONTRUSTEE1
MARY RHEAETTA RHEA ASHBYTRUSTEE1
CARRIE A BROWNTRUSTEE1
MELANIE G CULVERTRUSTEE1
DAVID M DILLTRUSTEE1
GARY THOMAS DRAFFENTRUSTEE1
CAMISHA DUFFYTRUSTEE1
LUCINDA K GRINERTRUSTEE1
KATHY HARRISTRUSTEE1
GEORGE E LONG IITRUSTEE1
JOE A OWENTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL M PITMANTRUSTEE1
LANA G PORTERTRUSTEE1
JESSICA REEDTRUSTEE1
SHAWN L REYNOLDSTRUSTEE1
ROY C RILEY JRTRUSTEE1
DENNIS W SMITHTRUSTEE1
ALAN C STOUTTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL THORNETRUSTEE1
TIMOTHY S TODDTRUSTEE1
DR DAVID W DURRPRESIDENT20$83,877
CAROL GALLIMORESECRETARY38$44,327
ELLEN DALECONTROLLER40$92,458

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Murray

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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