Funding search · EIN 222743349 · Newark, NJ

The Wight Foundation

Name: The Wight Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

332
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $775
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “afolabi” · $3,375

$375
Riches Afolabi · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$3,000
Riches Afolabi · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Loomis-Chaffee School3 grants · $69,125
Nathaniel Wilson2 grants · $65,910
Phillips Academy Summer Session3 grants · $61,516
Church Farm School3 grants · $59,386
Ucsf Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Make a Wish Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Student Diplomacy Corps3 grants · $47,950
Nancy Lieberman Charities2 grants · $45,000
West Notlingham Academy2 grants · $43,150
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall3 grants · $42,500

Giving over time

$496,930

2022

$528,605

2023

$425,408

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 332 grants.

$64,810
Nathaniel Wilson · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$50,000
Ucsf Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Charitable assistance
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2023
Charitable assistance
$36,000
Theater Aspen · Newark, NJ · 2023
Charitable assistance
$35,000
The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Charitable assistance
$32,336
Church Farm School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$31,205
Smart Llc · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$31,200
West Notlingham Academy · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$27,250
The Loomis-Chaffee School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$25,844
Phillips Academy Summer Session · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$25,300
Church Farm School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$25,000
Nancy Lieberman Charities · Newark, NJ · 2023
Charitable assistance
$23,250
Westtown School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$21,375
The Loomis-Chaffee School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$20,500
The Loomis-Chaffee School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$20,000
Nancy Lieberman Charities · Newark, NJ · 2024
Charitable assistance
$20,000
Third Option Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2023
Charitable assistance
$19,616
Phillips Academy Summer Session · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$18,500
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$18,000
Student Diplomacy Corps · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$16,875
Saint Timothy School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$16,200
Student Diplomacy Corps · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$16,090
Westtown School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$16,056
Phillips Academy Summer Session · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$15,750
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$15,000
The Experiment in International Living · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$15,000
World Learning · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$14,000
Foxcroft School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$13,750
Student Diplomacy Corps · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$13,000
Wyoming Seminary · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$12,360
Zillow · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$12,128
Hassana Jackson · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$12,127
Solebury School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$12,000
George School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$12,000
Yale University · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$11,950
West Notlingham Academy · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$11,772
Hilb Group of New York Llc · Newark, NJ · 2023
Charitable assistance
$11,250
Stevens Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$11,000
George School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$10,990
Saint Timothy School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$10,570
Saint Timothy School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$10,512
Brown University · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$10,060
Hilb Group of New York Llc · Newark, NJ · 2022
Charitable assistance
$10,025
Foxcroft School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$10,000
Bowdoin College · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$10,000
Eihed Bra · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$10,000
Bowdoin College · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$10,000
Solebury School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$9,974
Brown University · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$9,775
Test Innovators · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$9,500
George School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$9,000
Yale University · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$8,750
Yale University · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$8,725
Test Innovators · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$8,250
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$8,175
Darrow School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$7,810
The Knox School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$7,800
Appleaton Sitt · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$7,500
Trustees of Tufts College · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$7,000
Wyoming Seminary · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$6,624
Sbs School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$6,100
The Willston Northhampton School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$6,000
The Peddie School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,580
Foxcroft School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,530
Aden Baez · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$5,218
Darrow School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,163
Allison Matias · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,163
Anton Badushov · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,130
Darrow School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$5,050
Genesis Wyatt · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,050
Isis Henderson · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,050
Kiara Santos · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,050
Marielizabeth Villa · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,050
Nancy Nnawmeka · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Miss Porters School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$5,000
The Peddie School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$5,000
The Winchendon School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Charnell Darsaw · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Gilbert Nkpulu · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Keyoni Lewis · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Preston Sainte · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
The Hill School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Dublin School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Ivan Sergio Idrovo · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,000
Jordyn Marlin · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$5,000
The Hill School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,800
Fernanda Paredes · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,788
The Masters School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,775
The Taft School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$4,650
Oldfields School · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,600
Eseose Ologbosele · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,593
Managego Llc · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$4,550
The Taft School · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scholarships for education
$4,550
Ikechukwu Nnadika · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,550
Kayden Murrell · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,500
Alyson Betancourt · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,480
Sophia Ahadjie · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$4,000
The Masters School · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scholarships for education
$4,000
Wyoming Seminary · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education
$3,912
Almesha Duhart · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scholarships for education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.