The Murdock Trust is committed to enriching organizations in the Pacific Northwest focusing on a variety of Sectors: Artistic & Cultural Expression, Civic Engagement & Community Services, Health & Environmental Stewardship, Education & Leadership Development, and Scientific Research. https://murd...

In this year’s annual video series, MJ Murdock Charitable Trust shares three short films honoring some of the life-changing work of Pacific Northwest nonprofits in the mental health space.
https://murdocktrust.org/2024/05/video-mental-health-care-in-the-pacific-northwest-a-murdock-trust-annual-v...

https://murdocktrust.org/2023/02/video-innovation-in-the-pnw-the-2023-murdock-trust-annual-video-project/

The Murdock Trust 2022 Annual Video Project explored the question, “Why the Arts?” The arts support educational and youth development, preserve diverse cultures, help drive economic prosperity across communities, and do so much more. This is why Murdock Trust's benefactor, Jack Murdock, believed ...

In 2020, so many organizations were forced to dramatically pivot their work to address the rapidly developing needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to adjust their own work practices to keep employees, volunteers and those they serve safe. To honor this historic effort, the MJ Mur...

In addition to grantmaking, the Murdock Trust offers capacity-building programs designed to strengthen nonprofits, develop community leaders, and maximize impact in the sectors we support across the Pacific Northwest. https://murdocktrust.org/programming

Awarded by the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust, these awards honor the longtime work of Dr. Lynwood Swanson, who retired after serving as a Trustee at the Murdock Trust for 30 years. Dr. Swanson began his career as a professor at Linfield College, before moving his research to Oregon Graduate Institu...