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The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Manasquan, New Jersey · EIN 223736451

The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Manasquan, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $190,700 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $6,500 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $175,100 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$183,70024$3.8 million
2024$175,10025$4.1 million
2025$190,70024$4.4 million

How to apply

ContactSusan H West
16050 West Bay Dr 153, Jupiter, FL 33477
Phone or email(732) 223-1177
What to submitIn writing on organization's letterhead

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey5$48,000
New Hampshire4$33,500
Vermont2$32,500
Colorado3$18,000
California3$17,500
Delaware2$16,000
Florida2$10,200
Virginia2$10,000
North Carolina1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Upper Valley Haven
White River Junction, VT
Food shelf$25,000
Step of Faith Ministry
Brick, NJ
General support$20,000
The Hanover Improvement Society
Hanover, NH
General support$11,000
Fulfill
Neptune, NJ
General suport$11,000
Food Bank of Delaware
Milford, DE
1/2 to backpack program$10,000
Edna W Runner Tutorial Center
Jupiter, FL
General support$10,000
Individual
NH
General support$10,000
La Puenta Home Inc
Alamosa, CO
Food bank network of san luis valley$8,000
Upper Valley Humane Society
Enfield, NH
General support$7,500
The Trevor Project
West Hollywood, CA
General support$7,500
The Waterwheel Foundation
Burlington, VT
General support$7,500
Allaire Community Farm
Wall, NJ
General support$7,000
Code Purple Kent County
Dover, DE
General support$6,000
Howell Police Athletic League
Howell, NJ
General support$5,000
Aslan Youth Ministries
Red Bank, NJ
General support$5,000
Individual
CO
General support$5,000
First Nations Development Inst
Longmont, CO
General support$5,000
American Whitewater
Cullowhee, NC
General support$5,000
Individual
CA
General support$5,000
Spina Bifida Association
Arlington, VA
General support$5,000
Trust for Public Land
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000
Individual
VA
General support$5,000
Individual
NH
General support$5,000
Individual
FL
General support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc give?

$190,700 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $6,500.

Who runs The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John Olander (Director), Michael J Webb (Director), Susan H West (President) and Robert B West (Treasurer) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Wright-Hager Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger and faith communities.

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