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Deer Creek Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $2.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Deer Creek Foundation, a private foundation in St Louis, MO, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $2,422,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to Arch City Defenders in St Louis, MO for support litigation against abuses in the american justice system.
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- EIN
- 436052774
- Based in
- St Louis, MO
- Assets
- $53,260,886
- Grants paid
- $2,422,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349103368. It reported $2,422,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch City Defenders | St Louis, MO | Support litigation against abuses in the american justice system | Crime and legal-related | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | Support litigation and education exposing common misconceptions about the u.s. constitution | Crime and legal-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Support litigation and advocacy for enforcement of environmental regulations | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Muir Project of the Earth Island Institute | Big Bear City, CA | Promote u.s.forest service compliance with environmental laws and reguatlions | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tulane Environmental Law Clinic | New Orleans, LA | For public education, citizen mobilization, administrative advocacy, and litigation aimed at helping the residents of louisiana participate in government decisions impacting their health and environme | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crag Law Center | Portland, OR | Provide legal services,guidance, and education to protect the cascadia bioregion | Environment | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond Nuclear | Takoma Park, MD | Force more responsbile nuclear regulatory commission oversight | Science and technology | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Washington, DC | Support education, advocacy, and litigation against religious discrimination | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Public Schools Foundation | St Louis, MO | To help pilot two literacy programs - letrs and beable - in slpss lowest performing elementary/middle schools that provide enhanced teacher and student instruction with the goal of increasing reading | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Progressive Reform | Washington, DC | Support research and education to strengthen evironmental regulation | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee To Bridge the Gap | Ben Lomond, CA | Support advocacy and education ensuring safe operation and cleanup of u.s. nuclear facilities | International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Verified Voting Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Conduct research and education to promote accurate and secure voting systems | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Free and Fair Litigation Group | New York, NY | To support litigation to protect our country's democratic system and individual rights from the threat posed by recent supreme court decisions, and current and former politicians. | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Environmental Defense Center | Portland, OR | To monitor, undertake administrative agency advocacy, and litigate to ensure that the state and federal environmental laws and regulations are enforced with respect to stormwater pollution from indust | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Candid Learning | St Louis, MO | To advance research, collaboration, and training on nonprofit funding opportunities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Crime and legal-related | $1,200,000 |
| Environment | $390,000 |
| Science and technology | $110,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $1,102,000 |
| California | $490,000 |
| District of Columbia | $375,000 |
| Louisiana | $155,000 |
| Oregon | $145,000 |
| Maryland | $110,000 |
| New York | $45,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.