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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1041780

Frank & Betty Wright Foundation

A private foundation in Potomac, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $771,804 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $771,804

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,792,722

  • Tax year 2023

    $650,176

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,356,928

  • Tax year 2022

    $93,272

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,329,739

  • Tax year 2021

    $687,735

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,337,299

  • Tax year 2020

    $754,612

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $14,171,430

  • Tax year 2019

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $14,402,599

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Campagna Center IncAlexandria, VA

    Literacy tutoring/mentoring program

    $387,862
  2. Act for AlexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Act staff fees and operating costs

    $231,625
  3. Campagna Center IncAlexandria, VA

    Library

    $50,000
  4. Act for AxexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Youth employment program

    $40,000
  5. Act for AlexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Development costs

    $25,000
  6. Act for AxexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Partnership for healthier alexandria

    $20,000
  7. Act for AxexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Funders affinity group

    $10,000
  8. Act for AxexandriaAlexandria, VA

    Pha 1:1 grant

    $7,317

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $437,86263% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $256,62537% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia8 grants $771,804

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James EpstienPRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $20,000
  • Brad L MendelsonTREASURER Hours 8Pay $20,000
  • Juanita IlleraSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $2,500

The return

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