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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-6046853

CJ Wrightsman Educational Fund Inc

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $187,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 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
Brian Newby
600 W 6th Street Suite 300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 877-2825
Form and materials
No special form - submit letter to specify need
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Generally restricted to educational institutions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,393

  • Tax year 2022

    $170,250

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,166,894

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,285,743

  • Tax year 2020

    $87,900

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,278,554

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,250

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,248,283

  • Tax year 2018

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,243,772

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  2. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    Scholarship

    $21,000
  3. University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR

    Scholarship

    $18,000
  4. University of North TexasDenton, TX

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  5. Prairie View A&M UniverityPrairie View, TX

    Scholarship

    $12,000
  6. University of OklahomaNorman, OK

    Scholarship

    $12,000
  7. University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX

    Scholarship

    $9,000
  8. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Scholarship

    $9,000
  9. Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  10. Southern UniversityBaton Rouge, LA

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  11. Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  12. Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  13. Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  14. Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  15. University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TX

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  16. West Coast UniversityRichardson, TX

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  17. Langston UniversityLangston, OK

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  18. McMurray UniversityAbilene, TX

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  19. National Park CollegeHot Springs, AR

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  20. Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  21. Child Study CenterFort Worth, TX

    Program Support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $64,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $133,500
  2. Arkansas2 grants $21,000
  3. Oklahoma2 grants $15,000
  4. Louisiana2 grants $12,000
  5. Kansas1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Brian NewbyPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary BarkleySec/Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allen HowethDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine HancockDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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