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MICHAEL MURPHEY WESTERN INSTITUTE INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $129K · expenses $179K · assets $134K

EIN
46-3416640
Address
PO BOX 22359, NASHVILLE, TN 37202-2359
Website
WWW.MURPHEYWESTERNINSTITUTE.ORG
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael Martin Murphey FOUNDER2013-2025 8 $0 reported 2
Frank Goodrich PRESIDENT2013-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Gregston BOARD MEMBER2013-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY FOUNDER8 $0-$0 $02
FRANK GOODRICH PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MARK GREGSTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 4 grants to organizations · $5K
2024 · 5 grants to organizations · $65K
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $9K
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $9K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $1K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $498
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $1K · 1 grant to individuals · $400
2018 · 6 grants to organizations · $7K · 1 grant to individuals · $1K
2017 · 2 grants to organizations · $2K · 2 grants to individuals · $1K
2016 · 4 grants to organizations · $6K · 1 grant to individuals · $526

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,704$179,002 $133,804$129,287 $19,020- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$335,699$319,214 $190,843$179,585 $147,690- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$221,549$234,580 $173,990$163,100 $239,708- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$317,490$278,899 $178,897$176,131 $254,228- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,164$105,949 $138,066$137,540 $91,644- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,216$155,832 $153,341$150,325 $23,060- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$421,513$392,557 $225,590$219,941 $202,882- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$363,896$387,116 $191,024$190,985 $128,049- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$359,022$227,800 $214,205$214,205 $136,550- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$201,122$150,748 $82,983$82,983 $68,330- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,290$62,835 $33,580$32,609 $60,059- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,963$57,040 $10,154$10,154 $47,689- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,831$1,600 $10,231$10,231 $11,831- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $30,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$30,000 2022$30,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $179,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,491 · events $20,119
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees: accounting $29,845 16.7%
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Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,491 3.1%
Depreciation and depletion $1,196 0.7%
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2024 · Form 990PF · $319,214 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,567 · events $21,232
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy $105,444 33.0%
Fees: other professional $71,772 22.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $64,567 20.2%
Other expenses $27,503 8.6%
Fees: accounting $27,114 8.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $21,232 6.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,582 0.5%
Total$319,214100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $234,580 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,790 · events $29,490
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $70,179 29.9%
Occupancy $63,290 27.0%
Other expenses $38,076 16.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $29,490 12.6%
Fees: accounting $23,641 10.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,790 3.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,114 0.5%
Total$234,580100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $278,899 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,800 · events $50,007
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $78,578 28.2%
Other expenses $75,447 27.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $50,007 17.9%
Occupancy $45,849 16.4%
Fees: accounting $19,750 7.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,800 3.2%
Depreciation and depletion $459 0.2%
Interest $9 0.0%
Total$278,899100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $105,949 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,200 · events $4,798
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $53,352 50.4%
Occupancy $17,588 16.6%
Other expenses $16,798 15.9%
Fees: accounting $11,570 10.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,798 4.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,200 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $643 0.6%
Total$105,949100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $155,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $498 · events $19,709
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $72,663 46.6%
Other expenses $38,607 24.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $19,709 12.6%
Occupancy $14,930 9.6%
Fees: accounting $8,227 5.3%
Interest $823 0.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $498 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $375 0.2%
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2019 · Form 990PF · $392,557 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,865 · events $81,969
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $183,740 46.8%
Other expenses $84,029 21.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $81,969 20.9%
Occupancy $23,858 6.1%
Fees: accounting $16,484 4.2%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,865 0.5%
Interest $612 0.2%
Total$392,557100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $387,116 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,906 · events $74,948
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $134,896 34.8%
Fees: other professional $131,216 33.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $74,948 19.4%
Occupancy $17,548 4.5%
Fees: accounting $16,799 4.3%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $7,906 2.0%
Fees: legal $3,803 1.0%
Total$387,116100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $227,800 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,264 · events $51,336
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $106,915 46.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $51,336 22.5%
Other expenses $43,878 19.3%
Fees: accounting $16,600 7.3%
Fees: legal $5,635 2.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,264 1.4%
Interest $172 0.1%
Total$227,800100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $150,748 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,076 · events $17,113
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $85,066 56.4%
Other expenses $26,673 17.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $17,113 11.4%
Fees: accounting $7,565 5.0%
Fees: legal $6,405 4.2%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,076 4.0%
Occupancy $1,850 1.2%
Total$150,748100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $62,835 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $12,083
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $25,479 40.5%
Other expenses $21,968 35.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $12,083 19.2%
Fees: accounting $3,305 5.3%
Total$62,835100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $57,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,065
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $27,281 47.8%
Fees: other professional $24,744 43.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,065 7.1%
Fees: accounting $950 1.7%
Total$57,040100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $1,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $1,600 100.0%
Total$1,600100%

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