Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1969.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
28 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dybwad | $583,020 | $559,840 | $531,528 | $486,529 | $430,158 | $431,604 |
| Milena Esherick | $470,860 | $197,545 | $203,880 | $186,192 | $183,389 | $173,021 |
| Gilbert Newman | $317,542 | $305,289 | $289,298 | $286,737 | $282,164 | $267,321 |
| Tricia O'Reilly | $241,836 | $233,466 | $243,203 | $220,320 | $216,770 | $205,495 |
| Anatasia Kim | $192,206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Katherine McGovern | — | $129,210 | $165,493 | $190,949 | $186,757 | $163,286 |
| Veronique Thompson | $189,003 | $174,588 | $172,545 | $143,215 | $146,991 | $138,144 |
| Allison Brisco-Smith | — | — | — | — | $185,219 | $154,525 |
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.
See The Wright Institute executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
The Wright Institute is a nonprofit based in Berkeley, CA, formed in 1968.
Questions for The Wright Institute
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Established in 1968, the wright institute is a fully-accredited graduate school of psychology and offers both master's and doctoral level degrees. The institute was founded with the mission of educating clinicians to society - clinicians whose practice will meet the needs of the diverse communities of the san francisco bay area.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1674865) · Dispute this lineThe wright institute students receive direct training in a variety of clinical settings, providing psychological services to clients from low-income communities throughout the greater bay area.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1674865) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
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By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $8.7M | $7.9M | $7.0M | $4.3M | $7.2M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | −$730K | −$600K | $2.4M | −$3.2M |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.6M | $1.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $7.9M | $8.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $13.0M | $12.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $24.7M | $24.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.5M | $3.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $20.2M | $21.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $1.4M | $1.4M | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $1.7M | $988K | $678K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $7.1M | $6.7M | $380K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $97K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $113K | $12K | $101K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $29K | $3K | $26K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $449K | $241K | $208K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $333K | $333K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $341K | $319K | $22K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $192K | $103K | $89K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $730K | $688K | $41K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $39K | $35K | $4K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $125K | $125K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $515K | $500K | $15K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $160K | $143K | $16K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $268K | $262K | $6K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.8M | $13.1M | $1.7M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 | $18.0M | $17.3M | $731K | $34.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2025 | $17.7M | $16.4M | $1.3M | $31.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $16.7M | $15.7M | $1.0M | $28.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023 | $17.8M | $15.4M | $2.4M | $25.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $16.8M | $14.7M | $2.0M | $24.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $15.8M | $14.8M | $993K | $21.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $15,824,936 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,824,936 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,831,937 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $24,528,495 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,172,313 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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