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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 52-2278319

Wright Family Foundation

A private foundation in Cockeysville, MD. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 28 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,064,991

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $868,592

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $14,870,119

  • Tax year 2020

    $828,847

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $14,270,942

  • Tax year 2019

    $798,822

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $14,262,143

  • Tax year 2018

    $729,748

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $14,235,751

Grants paid in 2022

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Robert Deutsch FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $500,000
  2. Southwest Baltimore Public Charter SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  3. Austin Theater AllianceAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  4. Baltimore Montessori Charter SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  5. Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  6. JewelsBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  7. Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  8. Planned Parenthood of Greater TexasAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. St Vincent de PaulBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  10. The Fund for Education ExcellenceBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $27,500
  11. Child FirstBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Reading PartnersOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Baltimore Civic FundBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  14. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Raising A ReaderMilpitas, CA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Texas Book FestivalAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. Maryland Philanthropy NetworkBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $16,450
  19. Maryland Book BankBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  20. Refugee Services of TexasDallas, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  21. The Literacy LabWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen PregnancyAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  23. The Texas TribuneAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  24. Austin Classical GuitarAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Communities in Schools of Central TexasAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Enoch Pratt LibraryBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TX

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR

    Unrestricted

    $900

  29. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $141 in all.

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $105,90054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $45,00023% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $25,00013% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland16 grants $873,950
  2. Texas9 grants $155,000
  3. California1 grant $20,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $900

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lucy Babb WrightTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Vernon HC WrightTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Katherine B WrightEXECUTIVE DIREC Hours 25Pay $44,877
  • Mari Beth MoultonEXECUTIVE DIREC Hours 25Pay $85,361

The return

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