Funding search · EIN 043409527 · Needham, MA

Running Deer Foundation

Name: Running Deer Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

138
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Wellesley Village Church4 grants · $936,250
Westwood Hills Congregational Church4 grants · $60,000
Williams College2 grants · $20,250
Andover Newton Seminary2 grants · $20,000
Williams College Alumni Fund2 grants · $18,000
Malayaka House4 grants · $17,250
Wellesley a Better Chance4 grants · $13,750
Carroll School3 grants · $10,500
Armenian Heritage Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Harvard Business School2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$130,550

2022

$142,050

2023

$648,300

2024

$297,705

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 138 grants.

$566,250
Wellesley Village Church · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$235,000
Wellesley Village Church · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$69,000
Wellesley Village Church · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$66,000
Wellesley Village Church · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$15,000
Westwood Hills Congregational Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$15,000
Andover Newton Seminary · New Haven, CT · 2024
Chairtable
$15,000
Westwood Hills Congregational Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$15,000
Westwood Hills Congregational Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$15,000
Westwood Hills Congregational Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$12,250
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$10,000
Williams College Alumni Fund · Williamstown, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$10,000
Armenian Heritage Foundation · Watertown, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$8,000
Williams College Alumni Fund · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$7,000
Malayaka House · Essex Junction, VT · 2023
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Andover Newton Seminary · New Haven, CT · 2025
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Havard Business School · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Wellesley a Better Chance · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Havard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Prayers · Hampton, VA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Ans Yale Divinity School · New Haven, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$5,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$4,500
Wellesley a Better Chance · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$4,000
Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$4,000
Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$4,000
The Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$4,000
Wellesley a Better Chance · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$4,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable purpose
$3,500
Malayaka House · Essex Junction, VT · 2025
Charitable purpose
$3,500
Malayaka House · Essex Junction, VT · 2024
Charitable purpose
$3,250
Malayaka House · Essex Junction, VT · 2022
Charitable purpose
$3,000
For His Children · Millport, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
$3,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2023
Charitable purpose
$2,500
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$2,500
Boston University School of Theology · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$2,500
Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$2,500
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$2,500
For His Children · Millport, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
$2,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2025
Charitable purpose
$2,000
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2024
Charitable purpose
$2,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Visions Global Empowerment in the US · Irvine, CA · 2024
Charitable
$1,750
Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum · Wellfleet, MA · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
St Stephen'S Armenian Church · Watertown, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$1,500
Justice Health Initiative · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$1,500
St Stephen'S Armenian Elementary School · Watertown, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$1,500
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable purpose
$1,500
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Friends of Trumbull High Soccer · Trumbull, CT · 2025
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Nroc · Carmel, CA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$1,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington Dc, DC · 2025
Charitable purpose
$1,000
For His Children · Millport, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
The Foundation of the Meei · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Visions Global Empowerment in the US · Irvine, CA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$1,000
Friends of Fumbelo · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$750
Mass Eye and Ear · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
$750
Human Rights Campaign · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable purpose
$750
Los Angeles World Affairs Council · Culver City, CA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$750
Nikeno'S Second Chance · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2022
Charitable purpose
$750
The Blue Bench · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
For His Children · Millport, NY · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
Maine Community Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Norridge, IL · 2025
Charitable purpose
$500
Friends of Trumbull High Soccer · Trumbull, CT · 2024
Charitable
$500
Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$500
La World Affairs Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$500
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
$500
Out Cape Health Services · Provincetown, MA · 2024
Charitable
$500
Pmc- Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Norridge, IL · 2024
Charitable purpose
$500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Caring Bridge · Simpsonville, SC · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Justice Health Initiative · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Norridge, IL · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
Spaulding Rehabilitation · Charlestown, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
St Stephen'S Armenian Elementary School · Watertown, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
$500
909wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
Outer Cape Health Services · Harwich Port Ma, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
School Sisters of Notre Dame · Norridge, IL · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
$500
Wellfleet Historical Society · Wellfleet, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$300
Mspca Angell · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$300
Armenian Missionary Association · Paramus, NJ · 2024
Charitable purpose
$300
Armenian Missionary Association · Paramus, NJ · 2023
Charitable purpose
$300
Amaa- Children Education · Los Altos, CA · 2022
Charitable purpose
$250
Friends of Herring River · S Wellfleet, MA · 2025
Charitable purpose

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