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B & M Wright Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$248k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$83k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$2.7MRecreation & Sports$250kEnvironment$188kEducation$158kPhilanthropy$39kPublic Benefit$10kYouth Development$3kHealth$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $156k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $83k
$18,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$5.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM$83,333
CATSKILL ART SOCIETY$36,000
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$32,500
ART21$25,000
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER$24,000
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$18,500
THE BROOKLYN RAIL$10,000
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$10,000
WHATCOM MUSEUM$5,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLIVAN$2,500
SUNY SULLIVAN FOUNDATION$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 90% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CORPORATION OF YADDO: $10k → 7%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLIVAN: $26k → 14%CORNELL UNIVERSITY: $25k → 16%CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER: $38k → 16%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $510k → 16%SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $33k → 14%SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $83k → 9%BLOEDEL RESERVE: $15k → 10%WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $75k → 12%CORPORATION OF YADDO: $10k → 7%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLIVAN: $10k → 14%CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER: $30k → 16%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $254k → 16%SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $83k → 9%WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER: $28k → 16%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $36k → 16%THE BROOKLYN RAIL: $10k → 20%CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER: $26k → 16%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $36k → 16%THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $22k → 17%THE BROOKLYN RAIL: $10k → 20%SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $83k → 9%CATSKILL MOUNTAIN KEEPER: $24k → 16%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $35k → 16%INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $19k → 17%ALLIED ARTS FOUNDATION: $20k → 9%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $35k → 16%INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $14k → 17%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $30k → 16%INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $11k → 17%CATSKILL ART SOCIETY: $14k → 16%SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET: $15k → 17%MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $26k → 17%INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $11k → 17%ART21: $316k → 17%ART21: $300k → 17%ART21: $127k → 17%ART21: $125k → 17%ART21: $50k → 17%ART21: $50k → 17%ART21: $25k → 17%ART21: $25k → 17%ART21: $25k → 17%ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART: $108k → 17%ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART: $62k → 17%ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART: $35k → 17%ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART: $18k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.1M · 14 repeat orgs$186k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
22

Total granted

$3.1M
$149k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+28%

Still filing today

79%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHealthCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AI
    ART21 INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.0M · revenue +19%
  • CA
    CATSKILL ART SOCIETY INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $960k · revenue +105% · 45% of their budget
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT
    4× · 2018–2021 · $250k · revenue +108%

Funded once

  • MO
    Museum of Modern Artgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $26k · revenue +28%
  • Cornell Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +46%
  • AA
    Allied Arts Foundation
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
2
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
3
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
4
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
5
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…

Arts & Culture
6
New Museum of Contemporary Art

A center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists since 1977, which continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.

Arts & Culture
7
Berggruen Institute
Education
8
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
9
Kadist Collection Manager Inc
Arts & Culture
10
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
11
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences dba the Staten Island Museum

Founded in 1881 the Staten Island Museum engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities for all ages. It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate…

Arts & Culture
12
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Seattle Art Museum; the most unlike its peers is Historic Landmarks Preservation Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
20/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ART21 INC: $1,042,726 · Arts & CultureART21 INCCATSKILL ART SOCIETY INC: $960,000 · Arts & CultureCATSKILL ART SOCIETY INCSEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $249,999 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE ART MUSEUM+14 more: $217,000 · Arts & Culture+14 moreARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART: $225,000 · OtherARCHIVES …Allied Arts Foundation: $20,000 · OtherAllied Ar…Individual grant recipient: $19,851 · OtherIndividua…THE BLOEDEL RESERVE: $15,000 · Other+6 more: $17,300 · Other+6 moreFRIENDS OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT: $250,000 · Community ImprovementCATSKILL MOUNTAINKEEPER INC: $168,250 · Environment+2 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentFOUNDATION FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI: $100,000 · EducationCornell University: $25,000 · EducationFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLI: $38,500 · PhilanthropyCOAST GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE: $5,000 · Public BenefitVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $1,000 · HealthACKERMAN INSTITUTE FOR THE FAMILY: $1,000 · Health
Arts & Culture$2,469,725Other$297,151Community Improvement$250,000Environment$170,250Education$137,500Philanthropy$38,500Public Benefit$5,000Health$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetART21 INC: $1,042,726 over 9y, 8.8% of budgetCATSKILL ART SOCIETY INC: $960,000 over 9y, 45% of budgetFRIENDS OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT: $250,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $249,999 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCATSKILL MOUNTAINKEEPER INC: $168,250 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI: $100,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $77,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLI: $38,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $32,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAllied Arts Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF YADDO: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN RAIL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BLOEDEL RESERVE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LITTLE OPERA THEATER OF NY INC: $7,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetACRONYM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOAST GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOYOTE CENTRAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMountainTrue: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBANG ON A CAN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEAVERKILL VALLEY LAND TRUST INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACKERMAN INSTITUTE FOR THE FAMILY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHANDELEE MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Seven Turns Fund IncThe New York Communit…Rockefeller Philanthr…Wyman Youth TrustThe Chicago Community…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Tides FoundationVanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Seven Turns Fund IncNY15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seven Turns Fund Inc · The New York Community Trust · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Wyman Youth Trust · The Chicago Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Tides Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization B & M Wright Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from B & M Wright Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to B & M Wright Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to B & M Wright Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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