Wright - Ingraham Institute

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EIN 84-0601146

Promote, direct, encourage and develop opportunities contributing to the conservation, preservation and use of human and natural resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $310K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$379K
+157% vs prior year
Spent
$352K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$379K
FY2025▲ +157%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$191K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$379K
Expenses
$352K
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$276K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$352K
Net assets
$35K
FY2025▲ +356%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$87K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$35K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $266K Management & general 17% · $60K Fundraising 7% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$58,013Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2020
Dr Leanne Rekow——$68,328—
Tal Beery$58,013———
Dr Leanne E Rekow—$28,520——
Sunnie Joh———$1,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops opportunities for conserving human and natural resources.

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1 program service account for $266K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Concluded a participatory design and experiential education project with interdisciplinary experts focused on addressing the dust-on-snow challenge in the American Southwest. Led additional public educational projects focused on land health and water resources in the Southwest. Extended our network of practitioners and supporters.

$266Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$310K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $85K · 2019–2023

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$379K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Government grantsLn 1e$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$379K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$8K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$35K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$44K$26K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$168K$159K$2K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$130$129
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$740$782
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$42K$40K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$929$929
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$190$900
All other expensesLn 24e$50$2$48
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$266K$60K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $379K$352K$27K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $147K$242K−$94K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $191K$276K−$86K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $183K$78K$105K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 $167K$150K$17K$73K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,882 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$290,000
VIII-1e Government grants$77,650
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$378,882
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$378,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $351,770 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,590 · Management $26,154 · Fundraising $17,436$87,180
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,853 · Management $2,312 · Fundraising $1,542$7,707
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,485$2,485
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,885$19,885
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $159,272 · Management $2,216 · Fundraising $6,020$167,508
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,278$3,278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,038 · Management $130 · Fundraising $129$1,297
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,167 · Management $740 · Fundraising $782$6,689
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,514 · Management $2,868$42,382
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,115$10,115
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $929$929
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,175$1,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $190 · Management $900$1,090
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2 · Fundraising $48$50
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $266,019 · Management $59,794 · Fundraising $25,957$351,770
Part X · Balance sheet $34,728 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,616$34,728
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,616$34,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,616$34,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,616$34,728
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,616$34,728
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,728 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,882
XI-2 Total expenses$351,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,112
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,616
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,728

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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