Thomas C. Wright Foundation

EIN 916457246 Private Foundation

Seattle, WA 98103 |(425) 424-3066

Total Given 2016–2024
$4.5M
124 grants · $501K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $2K–$7K
grant size
57%
supporter · 27/47 multi-year
repeat
$14.7M
Assets (2024)
47
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (425) 424-3066
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $512K $10.8M $4.0M 7
2017 $507K $15.6M $4.0M 4
2018 $1.0M $13.9M $459K 2
2019 N/A $15.8M $421K N/A
2020 $32K $17.7M $360K 13
2021 $796K $18.8M $663K 18
2022 $270K $15.3M $326K 18
2023 $548K $17.2M $863K 25
2024 $837K $14.7M $871K 37

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 124 grants on record

Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$3K
Average
$36K
75th Pctl
$7K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.8% of US grants · Rank #6 of 7 states $75 across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 1 grant · $75

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (124 total)

Purpose
Amara Seattle, WA $1,000,000 ENDOWMENT FUND 2018
Congregations for the Homeless Bellevue, WA $502,500 HUMAN SERVICES 2021
Kindering Center Bellevue, WA $500,000 THOMAS C WRIGHT DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR 2016
Kindering Center Bellevue, WA $500,000 THOMAS C WRIGHT DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR 2017
Seattle University Seattle, WA $450,000 EDUCATION 2024
Kindering Center Bellevue, WA $275,000 EDUCATION 2023
Little Bit Riding Therapeutic Redmond, WA $113,000 DISABILITY SUPPORT 2024
Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, WA $105,000 ARTS 2021
Seattle University Seattle, WA $100,000 EDUCATION 2022
Seattle University Seattle, WA $100,000 EDUCATION 2021
Seattle University Seattle, WA $100,000 EDUCATION 2023
Kindering Center Bellevue, WA $80,000 DISABILITY SUPPORT 2024
Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, WA $77,022 ARTS 2022
Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, WA $75,366 ARTS 2023
Kindering Center Bellevue, WA $40,000 EDUCATION 2022
Page Ahead Seattle, WA $35,000 EDUCATION 2024
Reading Partners Oakland, CA $26,000 CHILDREN LITERACY 2021
Bridge Meadows Portland, OR $26,000 HUMAN SERVICES 2021
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society Bellevue, WA $21,250 ARTS 2024
Tavon Learning Center Issaquah, WA $12,000 DISABILITY SUPPORT 2024
Village Theater Issaquah, WA $11,489 ARTS 2024
Reading Partners Oakland, CA $10,236 EDUCATION 2024
Bridge Meadows Portland, OR $10,000 HUMAN SERVICES 2022
Rainier Scholars Seattle, WA $10,000 EDUCATION 2023
Adoptee Mentoring Society Seattle, WA $10,000 HUMAN SERVICES 2023

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