NET WORTH: Unknown
SOURCE OF WEALTH: Strattech Partners, LLC
FUNDING AREAS: Education & Youth, Environment, Health & Human Services, Arts & Culture
OVERVIEW: Britton and Janice Murdoch move philanthropy through the E. Murdoch Family Foundation, which available tax filings show, gave away around $91,000 in 201. The foundation prioritizes Philadelphia and its Main Line suburbs.
BACKGROUND: Britton H. Murdoch graduated with a B.S. in economics from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and received his M.B.A. from New York University. Murdoch began his career at Marine Midland Bank in New York before joining the Philadelphia National Bank, where he was vice president and unit manager of the Eastern Corporate Division. In 2000, he launched Strattech Partners, LLC a business consulting and venture capital firm based in Devon, Pennsylvania.
ISSUES:
EDUCATION & YOUTH: Murdoch supports his alma mater UPenn. He serves on the board of Thomas Jefferson University, which he supports via his foundation. Other grantees have included Malvern Preparatory School, Wildflower Camp Foundation, Agnes Irwin School, University of Delaware (Murdoch is a parent), Boys’ Latin Philadelphia Charter School, Episcopal Academy, and Legacy Youth Tennis.
ENVIRONMENT: The family have supported Willistown Conservation Trust, where they’ve donated conservation easements including protecting a four acre tract in Willistown Township, PA. Other grantees have included Riverbend Environmental Education Center and The Hounds Foundation, which “exists to perpetuate an understanding of the country way of life, to promote land conservation, to maintain and preserve the history and traditions of hunting with hounds, and to educate the public on proper hound breeding and care.”
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: Murdoch was on the board of Emergency Medicine Foundation. The Murdochs have supported places like Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation, Associated Services for the Blind, and Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation.
ARTS & CULTURE: The family have also supported the Barnes Foundation, which “houses one of the finest collections of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French painting in the world.” Other grantees have included Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art.
LOOKING FORWARD: Expect the Murdochs to continue their strong focus on Philadelphia in their giving.
CONTACT:
The foundation accepts letters at the address below:
Britton H. Murdoch
c/o E. Murdoch Family Fdn
225 Bala Ave, Ste 200
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004