Private Foundation

Sherman & Kara Wright Foundation

Sherman & Kara Wright Foundation, of Chicago, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5K in revenue, $21K in expenses, $49K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 36 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $74K.

EIN: 472667606 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5K

Total Expenses$21K

Total Assets$49K

Grants Given36

Grant Total$74K

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

City Year Chicago Ripples of Hope

Boston, MA · 2024

Advancing educational equity and empowering under-resourced communities

$1,750

Columbia College

Columbia, SC · 2024

Education support to Victoria and John Dozier Annual Scholarship Fund

$1,000

826CHI

Chicago, IL · 2022

Education for Children

$5,000

Texas AMU Black Former Student Netw

College Station, TX · 2022

Educational Support

$3,000

Perspectives Charter School

Chicago, IL · 2022

Educational Support

$1,039

Showing up to 5 of 36 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Asha Wright

Director / Treasurer / Vice President Kara D Wright

Director / President / Secretary Sherman L Wright

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Top Grant Purposes

Educational Support

$25,565 7 grants

Education for Children

$21,925 8 grants

Community Social Services

$7,868 10 grants

Education for children

$5,000 1 grant

Medical research

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5K	$21K	$49K
2024	$989	$3K	$46K
2023	$776	$172	$46K
2022	$17K	$21K	$45K
2020	$18K	$39K	$53K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $18K to $5K (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $49K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, FL, IL, MA, MI, MO, and 3 other states.

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