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Running Deer Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $297,705 (tax year ended December 2025)
Running Deer Foundation, a private foundation in Needham, MA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $297,705 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $235,000 to Wellesley Village Church in Wellesley, MA for charitable purpose.
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- EIN
- 043409527
- Based in
- Needham, MA
- Assets
- $2,205,785
- Grants paid
- $297,705
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202641279349101109. It reported $297,705 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley Village Church | Wellesley, MA | Charitable purpose | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westwood Hills Congregational Church | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | Charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Andover Newton Seminary | New Haven, CT | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Havard Business School | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellesley A Better Chance | Wellesley, MA | Charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | Charitable purpose | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malayaka House | Essex Junction, VT | Charitable purpose | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Stephen's Armenian Church | Watertown, MA | Charitable purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Trumbull High Soccer | Trumbull, CT | Charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nroc | Carmel, CA | Charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington DC, DC | Charitable purpose | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| For His Children | Millport, NY | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Handel and Haydn Society | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Community Foundation | Portland, ME | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | Norridge, IL | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mspca Angell | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Herring River | S Wellfleet, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| PMC- Jimmy Fund | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation | Charlestown, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Squash Busters | Roxbury Crossing, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellfleet Conservative Trust | Wellfleet, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum | Wellfleet, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La World Affairs Council | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable purpose | $155 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501349349102140. It reported $648,300 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley Village Church | Wellesley, MA | Charitable purpose | $566,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Andover Newton Seminary | New Haven, CT | Chairtable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westwood Hills Congregational Church | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | Charitable | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Havard Business School | Boston, MA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prayers Inc | Hampton, VA | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellesley A Better Chance | Wellesley, MA | Charitable purpose | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | Charitable purpose | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malayaka House | Essex Junction, VT | Charitable purpose | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston University School of Theology | Boston, MA | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | Charitable purpose | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visions Global Empowerment in the Us | Irvine, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum | Wellfleet, MA | Charitable | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice Health Initiative | Chestnut Hill, MA | Charitable purpose | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Stephen's Armenian Elementary School | Watertown, MA | Charitable purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| For His Children | Millport, NY | Charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mass Eye and Ear | Boston, MA | Charitable | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Trumbull High Soccer | Trumbull, CT | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Handel and Haydn Society | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| La World Affairs Council | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Out Cape Health Services | Provincetown, MA | Charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PMC- Jimmy Fund | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | Norridge, IL | Charitable purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Armenian Missionary Association | Paramus, NJ | Charitable purpose | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cure Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Promise Metro West | Natick, MA | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Herring River | S Wellfleet, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation | Charlestown, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Squash Busters | Roxbury Crossing, MA | Charitable purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellfleet Conservative Trust | Wellfleet, MA | Charitable | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellfleet Police Relief Association | Welffleet, MA | Charitable | Crime and legal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $13,000 |
| Human services | $8,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250 |
| Environment | $1,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $250 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $865,550 |
| California | $33,655 |
| Connecticut | $21,500 |
| Vermont | $7,000 |
| Illinois | $6,250 |
| Virginia | $6,000 |
| New York | $2,000 |
| Texas | $2,000 |
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Updated May 7, 2026. 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.