Virginia · Private foundation
The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $97k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2026
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $7,350
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $12,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 14
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 5
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.3M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 14% of the organizations The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 14 | $97k | 14% |
| FY2025 | 14 | $105k | 14% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $123k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $89k | 27% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $67k | 22% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $73k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $66k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $60k | 43% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University | $110,954 | 5 | 0% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $23,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Sacred Heart University Incorporated | $23,638 | 2 | 0% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $18,375 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Scranton | $18,000 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University | $110,954 | 5 | 0% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $23,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Sacred Heart University Incorporated | $23,638 | 2 | 0% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $18,375 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Scranton | $18,000 | 4 | 0% |
| St Lawrence University | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Providence College | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Williams College | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Marist University | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regis College | $4,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Co Sports Academy | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($424k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation
- How much does The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation give?
- The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $96,698 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 14 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (100%), Recreation & Sports (0%).
- Who are The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Fairfield University ($111k), Worcester Polytechnic Institute ($35k), President and Fellows of Middlebury College ($30k).
- Does The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Where is The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation based?
- The Thomas & Elsie Deeley Foundation is based in VA.
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