Congratulations on your recent Murdock Trust grant! We are eager to help you share the good news of your grant and your organization’s work. This page outlines ways to collaborate with the Trust on grant promotion, as well as general publicity best practices.

Please note, the Murdock Trust regularly publishes a list of all grantees in quarterly and annual reports. Beyond inclusion in these published lists, collaborating with the Trust to promote your grant is entirely optional and will have no impact on future grants.

Trust Promotion Channels #

The Murdock Trust regularly shares the work of grantee organizations on the following channels:

How to Collaborate With Us #

Download our photo submission tips and guidelines

Grantee Publicity Suggested Guidelines #

If you wish to independently promote your grant, here are some recommended tactics:

Crediting the Trust #

The Trust kindly requests that press releases, public announcements, and social media announcements directly referencing a Trust grant acknowledge support from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

If you would like to use our logo, please email communications@murdocktrust.org for file and usage guidelines.

About M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust #

Brief statement about the Trust #

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, created by the will of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, provides grants, programs, initiatives, and convenings for nonprofit organizations in five states of the Pacific Northwest—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—that seek to strengthen the region’s educational, social, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways.