Washington · Private foundation
Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $18k
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Grants FY2020
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $17,796
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $17,796
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | $18k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $1k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 16 | $643k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Art Museum | $304,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Dia Center for the Arts Inc | $220,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Bastyr University | $29,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Arts and Lectures | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Epiphany School | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Chinati Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainier Scholars | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way of King County | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upower | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Art Museum | $304,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Dia Center for the Arts Inc | $220,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Bastyr University | $29,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Arts and Lectures | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Epiphany School | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Chinati Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainier Scholars | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way of King County | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upower | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Npower Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Poets House Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| International Friends School | $1,025 | 1 | 6% |
| Menil Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Steven Myron Holl Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($63k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation with peer funders
About Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation
- How much does Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation give?
- Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $17,796 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (77%), Arts & Culture (19%), Education (2%).
- Who are Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Seattle Art Museum ($305k), Dia Center for the Arts Inc ($220k), Bastyr University ($30k).
- Does Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation based?
- Charles and Barbara Wright Foundation is based in WA.
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