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Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials

Public charity · Grantmaker Corvallis, OR EIN: 91-1744259 Website

The consortium for research on renewable industrial material's (CORRIM) mission seeks to establish, support and manage research, and education programs related to the production, use, and final disposal of wood products including forestry operations and liquid and solid cellulosic fuels. CORRIM's research focuses on the environmental impact through the life span of these products including energy use, resource consumptions, and environmental releases in the form of air and water emmissions, and solid waste. CORRIM's goals are to create and maintain wood production databases that evaluate the environmental impacts of wood products and alternative non-wood-based materials from resource extraction to disposal. CORRIM has produced guidelines for evaluating environmental impacts specific to forestry operation and wood production to be used in conjunction with international standards for performing life cyccle assessment. The intent is to provide data for many users including wood product ma

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials at a glance

In short: Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials gave $852K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $284K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$852,322
+145.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$284,107
-18.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$278,922
Total assets
$2,503,864
+419.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Circular by Design LLC: $390KCircular by Design LLC$390KWoodlife: $279KWoodlife$279KWilson Biochar: $183KWilson Biochar$183K

The largest 2025 recipient was Circular by Design LLC ($390K). Together the top 3 received $852K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 12 (58%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

CorvallisRevelstokeSeattleAlbanyCave JunctionGreenville

How Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials gives

  • Giving grew 1397% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M6 grants2019 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2022) to $852K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $852K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Circular by Design LLC Seattle, WA—$390,000
Woodlife Corvallis, OR—$278,922
Wilson Biochar Cave Junction, OR—$183,400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$2,503,864$2,379,626$1,055,585$852,3223
2024$481,924$463,196$669,668$347,0241
2023$545,912$408,134$178,951$76,3261
2022$317,371$259,304$168,712$56,9303
2021$273,855$143,570$214,688$91,4454
2019$675,658$323,213$325,783$220,2806

About Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials

Based on IRS filings

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Corvallis, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $852K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials is led by Indroneil Ganguly, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Indroneil Ganguly

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Oneil

    Director of

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    $28K (2019) → $34K (2025)

  • Adam Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Armando Macdonald

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Oliver

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eva Haviarova

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Han-Sup Han

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lal Mahalle

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Wolcott

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Vlosky

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Volk

    Director

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austin Himes

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Cheung

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Hartke

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ling Li

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Puettmann

    Operations D

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $22K (2019) → $43K (2025)

  • Arijit Singha

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Russell

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Indro Ganguly (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Henry Quesada (2019–2022) — Non Voting A
  • Former: Stephen Shaler (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ken Bland (2019–2021) — Team Leader
  • Former: Susan Anagnost (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Langager (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Lippke (2019) — Team Leader
  • Former: Kevin Chueng (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Gustafson (2019) — Alternate
  • Former: Robert Glowinski (2019) — Team Leader
  • Former: Steve Zylkowski (2019) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Rials (2019) — Alternate

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Maureen Puettmann — Operations D: $43KMaureen PuettmannOperations D$43KElaine Oneil — Director of: $34KElaine OneilDirector of$34K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $43K, to Maureen Puettmann (Operations D). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials

How much does Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials give each year?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials gave $852K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $347K across 1 grant.

What is Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials's typical grant size?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials's median grant in 2025 was $278,922, and its average grant was $284,107, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials give grants?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials gives mostly in Oregon: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (46%).

How large is Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Corvallis, OR. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials's EIN?

Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1744259. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)

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