The Orlo H. Wright Scholarship Foundation is a very small, locally focused scholarship fund that distributes modest, equal-value college scholarships directly to individual students. All recent grants are $1,000 awards to named students, indicating the foundation’s primary interest is supporting post-secondary education for individuals—likely from the Ypsilanti/Eastern Michigan area or affiliated communities. There is no evidence of institutional or programmatic grants; giving is entirely student-directed.
Distributed small, equal-sized cash scholarships to multiple individual students in a single cycle; concentrated, one-off awards rather than multi-year institutional grants or broad program funding. Grants are repeatable in format (multiple $1,000 scholarships) but appear limited in scale.
$5K
$32K
$3
$3K
Most grants fall between $1K and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
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Notable grantees: Joicen E Spratling, Nathan Mertens, Caitlin Mertens, Gabrielle V Zywicki
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAITLIN MERTENS | WILLIS, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| GABRIELLE V ZYWICKI | BELLEVILLE, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JOICEN E SPRATLING | YPSILANTI, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| NATHAN MERTENS | WILLIS, MI | $1,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| OLIVIA ALDANONDO | YPSILANTI, MI | $1,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
CAITLIN MERTENS
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
GABRIELLE V ZYWICKI
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JOICEN E SPRATLING
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
NATHAN MERTENS
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
OLIVIA ALDANONDO
$1,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP