The Wright Foundation Inc

GREENWICH, CT EIN: 13-4141287

The Wright Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENWICH, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $21.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $1.7M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$21.0M

+0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

-1.7% YoY

Grant Count

9

-10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$164K

+9.3% YoY

About The Wright Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Wright Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENWICH, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $21.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $1.7M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BozemanBronxEast BrunswickGreenwichIthacaLake ZurichNew YorkNorth BergenSarasotaSt PetersburgWashingtonWayne

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,015,150$20,911,736$21,206,720
Revenue$1,666,564$1,298,788$2,604,154
Expenses$1,563,150$1,593,772$1,602,290
Qualifying Distributions$1,490,440$1,515,927$1,503,000
Net Investment Income$1,655,331$1,327,882$2,567,040
Distributable Amount$1,485,397$1,385,915$1,389,528

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$375K$750K$1M$2M12 grants20209 grants20219 grants202210 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

ADL FOUNDATION$300KHOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE…$300KTHE BREAST CANCER RESEAR…$250KCORNELL UNIVERSITY$200KBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDA…$100KCORNELL UNIVERSITY$100KCORNELL UNIVERSITY$100KFRIENDS OF OFANIM$100KNATIONAL ADRENAL DISEASE…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K32$100–250K7$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PETER A WRIGHTDIR/PRES2
ZACHARY WRIGHTDIR/VP2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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