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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6647955

Bruce & Gladys Wright Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Edna, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $72,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
High School Counselor
1307 W Gayle
Edna, TX 77957
(361) 782-5255
Form and materials
Scholarship application available at high school counselors office.
Deadlines
Dec 1 and may 1
Restrictions
Must attend texas college or university, maintain 2.75 gpa and 24 hours annually.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $72,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,282,697

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,207,539

  • Tax year 2022

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,175,266

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,169,103

  • Tax year 2020

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,114,575

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,293

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,993

  • Tax year 2017

    $56,520

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,034,602

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas Am UniversityCollege Station, TX

    9 college scholarships

    $24,500
  2. Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX

    3 college scholarships

    $14,000
  3. Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX

    College scholarship

    $6,500
  4. Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX

    College scholarship

    $5,000
  5. Baylor UniversityWaco, TX

    College scholarship

    $4,500
  6. Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, TX

    2 college scholarships

    $3,500
  7. Victoria CollegeVictoria, TX

    College scholarship

    $3,500
  8. Texas Am University - Corpus ChrisCorpus Christi, TX

    College scholarship

    $3,500
  9. Edna Education FoundationEdna, TX

    General donation

    $2,500
  10. University of Mary-Hardin BaylorBelton, TX

    College scholarship

    $1,600
  11. Tarelton State UniversityStephenville, TX

    College scholarship

    $1,500
  12. Texas Am University - KingsvilleKingsville, TX

    College scholarship

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $14,00067% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $7,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $72,100

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Houston R CummingsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • CAROL McDONALDVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shelly SRPTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mike MyersPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • John J ShuttSEC-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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