Funder directory → West Virginia → THE BRIGHT FOUNDATION INC
Private foundation · SUMMERSVILLE, WV · EIN 202851942THE BRIGHT FOUNDATION INC
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$950–$43,500
median $1,250
Giving (latest FY)
$324,250
10 grants · FY2025
Assets
$1,432,588
gives in WV, MD
Application form & materials: NO PRESCRIBED FORMAT. A BRIEF LETTER OF REQUEST WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
Deadlines: NONE
Restrictions: NONE
Contact: PATRICIA B BRIGHT · ONE BRIGHT POND LANE, SUMMERSVILLE, WV, 26651 · 3048723000
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WILMER EYE INSTITUTE · BALTIMORE, MD | GENERAL DONATION | $300,000 |
| WVU CANCER CENTER · MORGANTOWN, WV | GENERAL DONATION | $15,000 |
| SUMMERSVILLE YOUTH ATHLETICS · SUMMERSVILLE, WV | GENERAL DONATION | $1,500 |
| ETHAN COLLINS · SUMMERSVILLE, WV | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARHIP | $1,250 |
| ETHAN ELLIOTT · POOL, WV | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARHIP | $1,250 |
| JONATHAN SWEENEY JR · SUMMERSVILLE, WV | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARHIP | $1,250 |
| OLIVIA SHORT · CRAIGSVILLE, WV | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARHIP | $1,250 |
| GIANNA PARK · SUMMERSVILLE, WV | GRADUATION GIFT | $500 |
| SKYLER NASH · SUMMERSVILLE, WV | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP | $1,250 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.