Funding search · EIN 431698425 · Houston, TX

John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright

Name: John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright grants, 2022–2025
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.

131
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship engineering endowed civil starlight foundation guatemala meals

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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.

4 grants matching “starlight” · $65,000

$20,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Starlight theater support
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
Starlight theater support
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
Starlight theater support
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Support the rock valley college starlight theatre

Top recipients

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

Aldea3 grants · $240,000
Iowa State University Foundation6 grants · $240,000
Casa Juan Diego4 grants · $230,000
Houston Food Bank4 grants · $200,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee4 grants · $160,000
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston3 grants · $150,000
Houston Area Women'S Center4 grants · $120,000
Coralville Community Food Pantry4 grants · $110,000
Planned Parenthood Houston4 grants · $110,000
Iowa State University3 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$890,000

2022

$800,000

2023

$765,000

2024

$760,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 131 grants.

$80,000
Aldea · New York, NY · 2025
Abpd program support - guatemala
$80,000
Aldea · New York, NY · 2024
Support for behrhorst foundation - guatemala
$80,000
Aldea · New York, NY · 2023
Support for behrhorst foundation - guatemala
$80,000
Aldea Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action · New York, NY · 2022
General operating fund
$75,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
Civil engineering endowed scholarship fund
$60,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$60,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$60,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$50,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$50,000
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
Meals on wheels program support
$50,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$50,000
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Meals on wheels greater houston area
$50,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$50,000
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Meals on wheels greater houston area
$50,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$50,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$50,000
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston - Meals On Wheels · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$50,000
Rsvp-Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
Jrw-emw endowed engineering scholarship fund support
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
Jrw civil engineering endowed scholarship fund support
$40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee · Maryville, TN · 2025
General operating fund
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Jrw civil engineering endowed scholarship
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Jrw-emw endowed engineering scholarship
$40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee · Maryville, TN · 2024
General operating fund
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Jrw-emw endowed engineering scholarship
$40,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Jrw civil engineering endowded scholarship
$40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee · Maryville, TN · 2023
General operating fund
$40,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee · Maryville, TN · 2022
General operating fund
$30,000
Coralville Community Food Pantry · Coralville, IA · 2025
General operating fund
$30,000
Kids' Meals · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$30,000
Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$30,000
Coralville Community Food Pantry · Coralville, IA · 2024
General operating fund
$30,000
Kids' Meals · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$30,000
Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$30,000
Blinknow Foundation · Mendham, NJ · 2023
General operating fund
$30,000
Coralville Community Food Pantry · Coralville, IA · 2023
General operating fund
$30,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$30,000
Planned Parenthood Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$30,000
Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$30,000
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating fund
$30,000
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Collegeville, MN · 2022
General operating fund
$30,000
Planned Parenthood Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$25,000
Blinknow Foundation · Mendham, NJ · 2025
General operating fund
$25,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Dallas, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$25,000
Planned Parenthood Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$25,000
Blinknow Foundation · Mendham, NJ · 2024
General operating fund
$25,000
Houston Area Women'S Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$25,000
Planned Parenthood Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois · Rockford, IL · 2025
Liam foundation and endownment support
$20,000
Houston Public Media Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2025
Starlight theater support
$20,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
Special Pals Incorporated · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
The Perfect Neighbor · Westport, CT · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
Vietnam Buddhist Center · Sugarland, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$20,000
Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Houston Public Media Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Special Pals Incorporated · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Vietnamese Buddhist Center · Sugarland, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$20,000
Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Houston Public Media Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Kids' Meals · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Special Pals Incorporated · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Vietnamese Buddhist Center · Sugarland, TX · 2023
General operating fund
$20,000
Blinknow Foundation · Mendham, NJ · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
Coralville Community Food Pantry · Coralville, IA · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
Covenant House Texas · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
Daystar University · Bloomington, MN · 2022
Support the nursing program
$20,000
Houston Public Media Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
Luvability Ministries · Niles, MI · 2022
Support the 2023 summer camp
$20,000
Rockford Rescue Mission · Rockford, IL · 2022
General operating fund
$20,000
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Support the senior/shelter programs
$20,000
Vietnamese Buddhist Center · Sugarland, TX · 2022
General operating fund
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025
General operating fund
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
General operating fund
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2024
Starlight theater support
$15,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2024
Band program support
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2023
Starlight theater support
$15,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
Family and consumer sciences undergraduate scholarship
$15,000
Rock Valley College Foundation · Rockford, IL · 2022
Support the rock valley college starlight theatre
$10,000
First Church United · West Liberty, IA · 2025
General operating fund
$10,000
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2025
General operating fund
$10,000
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Collegeville, MN · 2025
General operating fund
$10,000
Star of Hope · Houston, TX · 2025
Women's program support
$10,000
Vandercook College of Music Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Scholarship program support
$10,000
West Branch Friends Church · West Branch, IA · 2025
General operating fund
$10,000
First Church United · West Liberty, IA · 2024
General operating fund
$10,000
Galveston Bay Foundation · Kemah, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$10,000
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Collegeville, MN · 2024
General operating fund
$10,000
Star of Hope · Houston, TX · 2024
General operating fund
$10,000
Vandercook College of Music Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarships program support
$10,000
West Branch Friends Church · West Branch, IA · 2024
General operating fund

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