Running Deer Foundation
Private foundation · Needham, MA · EIN 04-3409527 · reported 2023–2025
104grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$155smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 104 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $917K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
865 Central Ave G-310
Needham, MA 02492-1378
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley Village Church | Wellesley, MA | $566,250 |
| Wellesley Village Church | Wellesley, MA | $235,000 |
| Wellesley Village Church | Wellesley, MA | $69,000 |
| Westwood Hills Congregational Church | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Westwood Hills Congregational Church | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Andover Newton Seminary CHAIRTABLE | New Haven, CT | $15,000 |
| Westwood Hills Congregational Church | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $10,000 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $8,000 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $8,000 |
| Malayaka House | Essex Junction, VT | $7,000 |
| Andover Newton Seminary | New Haven, CT | $5,000 |
| Havard Business School | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Wellesley A Better Chance | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 |
| Ans Yale Divinity School | New Haven, CT | $5,000 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Havard Business School | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Prayers Inc | Hampton, VA | $5,000 |
| Wellesley A Better Chance | Wellesley, MA | $4,500 |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $4,000 |
| The Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $4,000 |
| Wellesley A Better Chance | Wellesley, MA | $4,000 |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $4,000 |
| Malayaka House | Essex Junction, VT | $3,500 |
| Malayaka House | Essex Junction, VT | $3,500 |
| For His Children | Millport, NY | $3,000 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $3,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | $2,500 |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Boston University School of Theology | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $2,000 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $2,000 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $2,000 |
| Visions Global Empowerment in the US | Irvine, CA | $2,000 |
| Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum | Wellfleet, MA | $1,750 |
| St Stephen's Armenian Church | Watertown, MA | $1,500 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $1,500 |
| Justice Health Initiative | Chestnut Hill, MA | $1,500 |
| St Stephen's Armenian Elementary School | Watertown, MA | $1,500 |
| Friends of Trumbull High Soccer | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Nroc | Carmel, CA | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 |
| The Foundation of the Meei Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Visions Global Empowerment in the US | Irvine, CA | $1,000 |
| For His Children | Millport, NY | $1,000 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Mass Eye and Ear | Boston, MA | $750 |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $500 |
| For His Children | Millport, NY | $500 |
| Handel and Haydn Society | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Portland, ME | $500 |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | Norridge, IL | $500 |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Caring Bridge | Simpsonville, SC | $500 |
| Handel and Haydn Society | Boston, MA | $500 |
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