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The Wright Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Wright Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$4.1MInternational$1.8MHealth$755kCivil Rights$700kReligion$600kPhilanthropy$300kYouth Development$200kArts & Culture$155kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $960k
  • $250k+2 grants · $550k
$200,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$300,000
THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$250,000
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWNMENT FUNDS$200,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$200,000
ADL FOUNDATION$200,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$100,000
FRIENDS OF OFANIM$100,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$100,000
THE CONNECTICUT INVENTION CONVENTION$60,000
NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASES FOUNDATION$25,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FRIENDS OF YASHAR L'CHAYAL INC: $100k → 8%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
DC
FL
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$7.8M · 9 repeat orgs$800k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
11

Total granted

$7.8M
$740k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+43%

Still filing today

78%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentPublic Safety & DisasterHuman ServicesOther
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

  • Cornell University
    6× · 2020–2025 · $2.5M · revenue +46%
  • FRIENDS OF OFANIM INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $785k · revenue +11%
  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $625k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • MS
    Madison Square Boys & Girls Clubgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +75%
  • FO
    Friends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -52%
  • BM
    BRUCE MUSEUM INC
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -4%
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
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc

To support cancer research in israel, for the benefit of israel and all mankind.

—
2
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
3
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
4
American Friends of the Us - Israel Binational Science Foundation

The mission of the american friends of the u.s.-israel binational science foundation (afbsf) is to ensure the continuation of collaborative world-class scientific research by israeli and american scientists through the us israel binational…

Science & Tech
5
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

—
6
Israel Education Resource Center Inc

To catalyze excellence in the professional field of israel education by supporting the development of educators, pioneering new educational approaches, and relentlessly promoting a relational and learner-centered philosophy.

Religion
7
The Baruch College Fund

The baruch college fund is an organization engaged in generating, encouraging and promoting the educational welfare of the students of the bernard m. baruch college of the city university of new york.

Education
8
American Friends of Ish El Rayahu

To promote, benefit, and support Jewish religious, charitable & educational activities in Israel and the USA.

Religion
9
Israel Scholarship Education Foundation

Israel scholarship education foundation's mission is to narrowisrael's socio-economic gap through higher education. its unique methodology combines scholarship support for gifted young people fromdisadvantaged backgrounds with community…

International
10
Jewish Institute for the Blind (Jerusalem) Inc

To educate, enrich and empower visually impaired people across israel to achieve their full potential and become contributing members of society.

International
11
Israel 21c

Through its news service and public programs, Israel 21c educates individuals and groups about comtemporary life in Israel providing news and information on the people of Israel, its culture and business and scientific achievements.

Education
12
The Israel Institute Inc

The israel institute, inc. (the institute) enhances knowledge about modern israel by ensuring that more students have access to courses about israel during their time on campus.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Birthright Israel Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The National Adrenal Diseases Foundation. 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

16 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. 16 of the 22 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Cornell University: $2,475,000 · EducationCornell UniversitySTEM KIDS NYC: $1,000,000 · EducationSTEM KIDS NYCADL FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · OtherADL FOUNDATIONTEMPLE SHOLOM INC: $600,000 · OtherTEMPLE SHOLOM INCTHE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASES FOUNDATION: $125,000 · OtherTHE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEA…Individual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING: $100,000 · OtherFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $100,000 · Other+3 more: $70,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF OFANIM INC: $785,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF OFANIM IN…BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $600,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FO…IQRA Fund: $100,000 · InternationalIQRA FundAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · InternationalEUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $600,000 · Arts & CultureEUGENIO M…BRUCE MUSEUM INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureBRUCE MUS…WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureWESTCOAST…+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $625,000 · Public Safety & DisasterPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $200,000 · PhilanthropyMadison Square Boys & Girls Club: $100,000 · Youth Development
Education$3,475,000Other$2,095,000International$1,560,000Arts & Culture$755,000Public Safety & Disaster$625,000Philanthropy$200,000Youth Development$100,000

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 budgetCornell University: $2,475,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSTEM KIDS NYC: $1,000,000 over 3y, 97% of budgetFRIENDS OF OFANIM INC: $785,000 over 6y, 10% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $625,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $600,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetEUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $600,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetTHE NATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASES FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 5y, 20% of budgetMadison Square Boys & Girls Club: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetIQRA Fund: $100,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECTICUT INVENTION CONVENTION: $60,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetWESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY13.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 The Wright Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Wright Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Bruce Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Florida Holocaust Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
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How do I get to The Wright Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Wright Foundation Inc 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 22 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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