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ST LOUIS, MO
$1MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support litigation against abuses in the american justice system
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Deer Creek Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 43-6052774 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
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- Contact
- Mr Michael P Fischer Deer Creek Fou
- Phone
- (314) 241-3228
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- For program i: letter of inquiry (1) brief description of problem project seeks to address (2)objectives of project (3) specific activities planned to achieve those objectives (4) qualifications of the organization and principals to implement project, including past accomplishments (5) list of other organizations addressing same issues. Attachments: (1) project and organizational income and expense budget (2) existing and projected project support list-dollar amounts (3) list of recent organizational contributors-dollar amounts (4) board of directors list (5) organizations tax status letter (6) organization's latest audit or 990. For program ii: letter of inquiry summarizing proposed project and includes: organization's history; project and orgaizational income and expense budget; existing and projected project support list-dollar amounts; list recent organizational contributors-dollar amounts; board of directors list; organizational tax status letter; latest audit or 990.
- Restrictions
- The guidelines established by the foundation's board of trustees normally preclude support for the following types of activities: endowment and capital campaigns
Original filing text
- Contact
- MR MICHAEL P FISCHER DEER CREEK FOU
- Address
- 800 MARKET ST SUITE 1650 ST LOUIS, MO, 63101
- Phone
- 3142413228
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- FOR PROGRAM I: LETTER OF INQUIRY (1) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS (2)OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT (3) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES PLANNED TO ACHIEVE THOSE OBJECTIVES (4) QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPALS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDING PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS (5) LIST OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING SAME ISSUES. ATTACHMENTS: (1) PROJECT AND ORGANIZATIONAL INCOME AND EXPENSE BUDGET (2) EXISTING AND PROJECTED PROJECT SUPPORT LIST-DOLLAR AMOUNTS (3) LIST OF RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS-DOLLAR AMOUNTS (4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIST (5) ORGANIZATIONS TAX STATUS LETTER (6) ORGANIZATION'S LATEST AUDIT OR 990. FOR PROGRAM II: LETTER OF INQUIRY SUMMARIZING PROPOSED PROJECT AND INCLUDES: ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY; PROJECT AND ORGAIZATIONAL INCOME AND EXPENSE BUDGET; EXISTING AND PROJECTED PROJECT SUPPORT LIST-DOLLAR AMOUNTS; LIST RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTORS-DOLLAR AMOUNTS; BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIST; ORGANIZATIONAL TAX STATUS LETTER; LATEST AUDIT OR 990.
- Restrictions
- THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES NORMALLY PRECLUDE SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES: ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS
Reported organization name: DEER CREEK FOUNDATION
Where Deer Creek Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC
$200KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support litigation and education exposing common misconceptions about the U.S. constitution
Earthjustice
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$200KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support litigation and advocacy for enforcement of environmental regulations
The John Muir Project of the Earth Island Institute
BIG BEAR CITY, CA
$180KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Promote u.s.forest service compliance with environmental laws and reguatlions
Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
NEW ORLEANS, LA
$155KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
For public education, citizen mobilization, administrative advocacy, and litigation aimed at helping the residents of louisiana participate in government decisions impacting their health and environment, and ensuring that environmental laws and regulations are enforced.
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Figures are aggregated from Deer Creek Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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