About the Foundation

Founded in 1952 as a charitable arm of the G.C. Murphy Co.®, the G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation is now an independent, non-profit corporation that makes annual grants to civic, educational and cultural charitable organizations, primarily in Western Pennsylvania.

Board of Directors

Charles Breckenridge
William T. Cullen, Esq.
Stephanie Eson
Thomas F. Hudak
Rev. William B. Meekins Jr.
Patricia A. Smith
Jason Togyer

Past recipients of gifts from the G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation have included:

Grant requests

The G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation does not make grants to individuals.

Generally speaking, the G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation does not make grants to religious organizations for worship or proselytizing; the Foundation will consider grant requests from faith-based organizations if the project for which they are requesting support is provided for secular purposes to serve everyone in a community without regard for creed or religious beliefs.

The G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation generally restricts its grants to organizations that primarily serve the McKeesport and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, areas, or which are proposing a project that will primarily serve the McKeesport and Allegheny County areas.

All grantees must be non-profit organizations recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as “tax-exempt.”

Grants are considered on a first-come, first-served basis and are awarded three times per year. To be considered, an organization should submit its grant request on its own letterhead, along with a copy of its IRS tax-exempt determination letter, a detailed description of the project, and any supporting documentation.

Grant requests should be sent to:

G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation
c/o Patricia A. Smith
1514 Greenock-Buena Vista Road
McKeesport, PA 15135

Scholarship requests

The G.C. Murphy Co.® Foundation scholarship at Penn State Greater Allegheny is administered by Penn State University and not by the board of the Foundation.