The Bruce & Gladys Wright Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on postsecondary scholarships for Texas students, directing essentially all grants to Texas universities to fund college scholarships. Its funding is highly targeted and repeatable, with multiple grants to the same two institutions to support student aid rather than programmatic or capital needs. The foundation appears locally oriented (Edna, TX) and focused on enabling college access through scholarship support.
Concentrated, repeat grants: a small number of relatively large scholarship awards delivered to two recurring grantees rather than many small or diverse recipients.
Bruce & Gladys Wright Charitable Trust centers its giving on college scholarships, with repeated awards to Texas universities and junior colleges for undergraduate aid. The pattern is clear in the recent grants: Texas A&M University in College Station received $24,500 in 2025 for nine college scholarships, while Sam Houston State University in Huntsville received $14,000 the same year for three college scholarships. The trust also supported Texas Tech University, Baylor University, Texas State University, the University of Texas at Austin, and several other Texas campuses, reinforcing a scholarship-first approach rather than broad program funding. Its grantmaking is tightly focused on student financial assistance. Across the recent list, grants are directed to individual scholarship allocations at public and private institutions, including system campuses and community colleges. The trust also made a general donation to Edna Education Foundation, but the overall record still shows a consistent emphasis on helping Texas students pay for postsecondary education. The recipient list includes both large university awards and smaller scholarship grants, suggesting a distributed model that supports many students through a network of Texas institutions.
In higher education affordability, the trust gave $6,500 to Texas Tech University in 2025 for a college scholarship, and $5,000 to Texas State University in 2024 for a college scholarship. It also funded $5,000 for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton to support two college scholarships, showing that the trust supports both public and private campuses. Community college access is part of the pattern as well. Wharton County Junior College in Wharton received $3,500 in 2025 for two college scholarships and another $3,500 in 2024 for two college scholarships. Victoria College in Victoria also received $3,500 in 2025 for a college scholarship. The trust’s grants consistently point to direct undergraduate aid rather than unrestricted institutional support.
Typical grants are modest and tightly clustered: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $3,500, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record shows repeated support for the same institutions across 2024 and 2025, including multiple scholarship awards to Texas universities and junior colleges. That repeat pattern suggests a recurring scholarship relationship rather than one-off giving. The trust is structured as a charitable trust and also funds individuals through scholarship awards. No application process is stated in the data.
$205K
$1.3M
$150K
$75K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 89% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Texas: 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is TX. Recent recipients include College Station, Huntsville, Lubbock, San Antonio, Seguin, Austin, Belton, Waco, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Wharton, and Edna. One recent award went outside Texas to Seattle, Washington, but the grantmaking remains locally oriented.
It most often funds postsecondary scholarships. The recent grants list is dominated by college-scholarship awards to Texas universities and junior colleges, including repeated support for student aid at Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University, and other Texas campuses.
Typical grants are small and clustered around scholarship awards: p25 is $2,500, the median is $3,500, and p75 is $5,000. The recent grants show many awards at those levels, with a few larger scholarship allocations to major universities.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same campuses across 2024 and 2025, including Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University, Baylor University, Texas State University, Wharton County Junior College, and Victoria College.
Recipients are mostly Texas higher-education institutions and their scholarship programs. The data also shows that the trust funds individuals indirectly through scholarship awards, rather than broad operating support or capital projects.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Texas. 89% of grants go to recipients in TX, and the recent recipient cities include College Station, Huntsville, Lubbock, San Antonio, Seguin, Austin, Belton, Waco, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Wharton, and Edna.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY | College Station, TX | $24,500 | 2025 | 9 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Huntsville, TX | $14,000 | 2025 | 3 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Lubbock, TX | $6,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | San Marcos, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | Waco, TX | $4,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS | Corpus Christi, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | Victoria, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE | Wharton, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | 2 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION | Edna, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARY-HARDIN BAYLOR | Belton, TX | $1,600 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE | Kingsville, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TARELTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Stephenville, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY | College Station, TX | $23,500 | 2024 | 9 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY | College Station, TX | $16,000 | 2024 | 9 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Huntsville, TX | $12,000 | 2024 | 3 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Huntsville, TX | $9,000 | 2024 | 3 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO | San Antonio, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY | Seguin, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR | Belton, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | 2 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | Waco, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO | San Antonio, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | Waco, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - VICTORIA | Victoria, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Lubbock, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | Austin, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | Victoria, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE | Wharton, TX | $3,500 | 2024 | 2 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE | Wharton, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | 2 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | San Marcos, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY | Seguin, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY | Hooksett, NH | $2,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | San Marcos, TX | $1,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| VICTORIA COLLEGE | Victoria, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY
$24,5009 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$14,0003 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
$6,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
$4,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS
$3,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$3,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
$3,5002 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL DONATION
UNIVERSITY OF MARY-HARDIN BAYLOR
$1,600COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE
$1,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TARELTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY
$23,5009 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY
$16,0009 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$12,0003 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$9,0003 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
$6,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR
$5,0002 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - VICTORIA
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
$3,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$3,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$3,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
$3,5002 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
$2,5002 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
$2,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
VICTORIA COLLEGE
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRIS
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP