Impor­tant update to appli­ca­tion process

Impor­tant update to appli­ca­tion process

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Building Bridges Through Wonder: The High Desert Museum

February 5, 2026

What does it take to get people with differing views to have a real conversation? For years, Dana Whitelaw, Executive Director of the High Desert Museum, and her team wrestled with this…

An Update From Our CEO: The Power of Active Collaboration

October 24, 2024

Researcher Supported by Murdock Trust Grant Wins Nobel Prize

October 22, 2024

Q&A with Lorin Schmit Dunlop | Founder's Day Follow-Up

October 21, 2024

Q&A With Rudy Carrasco | Founder’s Day Follow-Up

October 16, 2024

Q&A With Dr. Kimberly Thornbury | Founder’s Day Follow-Up

October 9, 2024

Stories of Impact: Oregon State University

October 9, 2024

Northwest Nonprofit Capacity Survey

October 7, 2024

Spring 2024 Grants Report

October 1, 2024

Q&A With Pauline Fong | Founder’s Day Follow-Up

September 25, 2024

Q&A With Dr. Moses Lee | Founder’s Day Follow-Up

September 23, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Listening Well This Election Season

September 19, 2024

Grant Stories: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month

September 18, 2024

Q&A With Jill Lemke | Founder’s Day Follow-Up

August 29, 2024

We’re Hiring: Vice President of Scientific Research

August 28, 2024

Q&A With Romanita Hairston | Founder's Day Follow-Up

August 28, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Happy 107th Birthday, Jack! 

August 15, 2024

Webinar | Lifting the Fog: Civic Engagement Series

August 8, 2024

Saying Thank You to Deborah Wilds and Jerry Calhoun 

August 6, 2024

Saying Thank You to Dr. Moses Lee 

August 1, 2024

Setting the Table for a Culturally Conscious Board 

July 30, 2024

July Staffing Update 

July 16, 2024

Grant Stories: Collaborating to Understand the Milky Way

July 14, 2024

2023 Annual Report

June 28, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Living Into New Rhythms

June 25, 2024

Stories of Impact: Code Girls United

June 6, 2024

Virtual Founder’s Day 2024

June 3, 2024

Grant Stories: Vision & Call Roundup

May 30, 2024

Partners in Science Program Changes 

May 28, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Seeing With Double Vision  

May 22, 2024

Winter 2024 Grants Report

May 16, 2024

Grant Stories: Jewish American Heritage Month 

May 14, 2024

Grant Stories: Honoring AANHPI Heritage Month 

May 9, 2024

VIDEO: Mental Health Care in the Pacific Northwest – A Murdock Trust Annual Video Project

May 1, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: The Robots Are Coming

April 25, 2024

Stories of Impact: Jesse Tree of Idaho

April 18, 2024

Grant Stories: Recreation in Alaska

April 8, 2024

Saying Thank You to Sharon Daloz Parks

April 5, 2024

April Staffing Update

April 2, 2024

Saying Thank You to Conner Peckham

March 28, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Achieving Exciting Milestones

March 25, 2024

Vision of the Artistic & Cultural Expression Focus Area

March 25, 2024

Vision of the Civic Engagement & Community Services Focus Area

March 25, 2024

Vision of the Health & Environmental Stewardship Focus Area

March 25, 2024

Vision of the Education & Leadership Development Focus Area

March 25, 2024

Vision of the Scientific Research Focus Area

March 25, 2024

A Message From Our CPIO: Important Grantmaking Updates

March 25, 2024

An Update From Our CEO: Renewal In Our Work

February 27, 2024

Grant Stories: Supporting STEM Faculty Start-Up Research

February 22, 2024

February Staffing Updates

February 15, 2024