Wright Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Colts Neck, NJ EIN: 45-3535071

Wright Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Colts Neck, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $134 in total assets. In 2024, it reported $52 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $165.

Wright Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Wright Family Foundation reported $52 in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Grants paid (2024)
$52 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-97.7% vs 2023
Total assets
$134
-10.1% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$165
+1733.3% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$52
-97.7% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$52
-97.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Wright Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Deerfield

How Wright Family Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 743% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $52 (2024) to $2K (2023). In 2024 it reported $52 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$134$165$52$52Total only$52$165$7
2023$149$9$2,252$2,252Total only$2,252$9$82
2022$2,021$366$295$125Total only$295$196$129
2021$2,890—$550$550Total only$550—$105
2020$3,584—$200$2001——$88

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wright Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wright Family Foundation is led by John Wright, Trustee on filings since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John Wright

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Albert John Wright (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Wright Family Foundation

How much does Wright Family Foundation give each year?

Wright Family Foundation reported $52 in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid.

How large is Wright Family Foundation?

Wright Family Foundation reported $134 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Wright Family Foundation operate?

Wright Family Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Wright Family Foundation's EIN?

Wright Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3535071. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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