Private foundation · Needham, MA

Running Deer Foundation

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Typical grant size
$250 $500 $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
60
Repeat grantees
37
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactEDWARD R BEDROSIAN · 6174941000
MaterialsNO SPECIFIED FORM IS REQUIRED
RestrictionsTHE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 501(C)(3), 170(C), 2055(A), AND 2522(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Edward R Bedrosian
TRUSTEE
Diane Y Bedrosian
TRUSTEE
Edward R Bedrosian Jr
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
44.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
305
Total grants awarded
$2.1M
Total amount
$7K
Average grant
$566K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$648K
36 grants
2023
$142K
38 grants
2022
$131K
34 grants
2021
$498K
57 grants
2020
$139K
32 grants
2019
$167K
39 grants
2018
$153K
30 grants
2017
$174K
39 grants

Top recipients

Wellesley Village Church
7 grants · MA
$902K
Andover Newton Seminary at the Yale Divinity School
3 grants · CT
$207K
Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
1 grant · VA
$150K
2 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$130K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$91K
Cecseabee Historical Foundation
4 grants · MS
$47K
Armenian Heritage Foundation
5 grants · MA
$38K
3 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$37K
Prayer and City Transformation Consulting - Prayer Inc
3 grants · FL
$35K
5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$34K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Wellesley Village Church
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$566K
Westwood Hills Congregational Church
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Andover Newton Seminary
CHAIRTABLE
CT · TY 2024
$15K
Williams College Alumni Fund
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$8K
Havard Business School
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Prayers Inc
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Wellesley a Better Chance
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Carroll School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$4K
Malayaka House
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VT · TY 2024
$4K
Boston University School of Theology
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
CHARITABLE
TX · TY 2024
$2K
Visions Global Empowerment in the Us
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Knox College
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
St Stephen's Armenian Elementary School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Justice Health Initiative
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Illinois Institute of Technology
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2024
$1K
For His Children
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Mass Eye and Ear
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$750
LA World Affairs Council
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$500
Handel and Haydn Society
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$500
Pmc- Jimmy Fund
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$500
Metropolitan Opera
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$500
Out Cape Health Services
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$500
School Sisters of Notre Dame
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
IL · TY 2024
$500
Friends of Trumbull High Soccer
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2024
$500
Armenian Missionary Association
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2024
$300
Squash Busters
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Wellfleet Police Relief Association
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$250
909 Wbur
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Family Promise Metro West
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Cure Epilepsy
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2024
$250
Wellfleet Conservative Trust
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Spaulding Rehabilitation
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Friends of Herring River
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$250
Boys Town
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NE · TY 2024
$250
Wellesley Village Church
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$69K
Westwood Hills Congregational Church
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Williams College
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$8K
Malayaka House
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VT · TY 2023
$7K
Ans Yale Divinity School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CT · TY 2023
$5K
Harvard Business School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Wellesley a Better Chance
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$4K
The Carroll School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$4K
Knox College
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
IL · TY 2023
$3K
For His Children
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Carroll School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Brooks School
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Trustees of Boston University
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TX · TY 2023
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.