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Wine Institute

501(c)(6) organization Sacramento, CA EIN: 94-0987020 Website

To initiate and advocate public policy that enhances the ability to responsibly produce, promote and enjoy wine.

Wine Institute at a glance

In short: Wine Institute gave $355K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $355K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$355,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$355,000
Median grant
$355,000
Total assets
$10,209,760
+9.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Wine Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance: $355KCalifornia SustainableWinegrowing Alliance$355K

The largest 2025 recipient was California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance ($355K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Sacramento

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $355K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Sacramento, CAGeneral Support$355,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$10,209,760$26,800,269$27,534,460$355,0001$225,030
2024$9,339,297$25,229,701$25,383,998——$233,752
2023$12,228,996$27,632,048$27,576,097——$116,780
2022$9,000,312$27,631,866$27,387,238——$3,697
2021$10,255,678$25,583,532$25,543,597——$2,965
2020$10,415,542$24,588,843$24,479,361——$65,892
2019$9,101,973$23,144,150$22,961,806——$103,774

About Wine Institute

Based on IRS filings

Wine Institute is a public charity, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $355K. Net investment income was $225K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wine Institute is led by Robert P. Koch, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 11 of 103 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert P. Koch

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $1.8M (2019) → $2M (2025)

  • Matthew J. Gallo

    Chairman

    Director-At-Large → First Vice Chairman, 2024

    First Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Lynn Famiglietti

    Senior Director & Federal Relations

    Senior Director & Fed Relat → Senior Director & Fed Relations, 2023

    Senior Director & Fed Relations → Senior Director & Federal Relations, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $231K (2020) → $236K (2025)

  • Amy Hoopes

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → Director-At-Large, 2023

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Torres

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Mifsud

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Wente

    District Director

    Director-At-Large → District Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Beck

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → Alternate Director, 2024

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel J. Leonard

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → Director-At-Large, 2022

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Phillips

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2020

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolene Yee

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → Director-At-Large, 2020

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Pedroncelli St John

    District Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaj Ahlmann

    District Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Wetzel Murphy

    District Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Bauman

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence T. Lohr

    At-Large Director

    Alt District Director → Director-At-Large, 2022

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Towers

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → Director-At-Large, 2024

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Miller

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2020

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter N. Larson

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert R. Torkelson

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodrigo Maturana

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger J. Trinchero

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Glaetzer

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → Alternate Director, 2021

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Scheid

    District Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Gallo

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Millier

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven W. Macrostie

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2024

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffanie De Liberty

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tobin A. Ginter

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2024

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William R. Cooper

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2022

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Indelicato

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → Director-At-Large, 2022

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Kahle

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Reynolds

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Ramey

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Duemler

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christorpher Lloyd Strieter

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Dommen

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Froyd

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Humphreys

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Allbaugh

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Kane

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle W. Ray

    District Director

    District Director → Alt District Director, 2023

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Merrion

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caine Thompson

    District Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeannie Bremmer

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Fontanella

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bogle

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Warren Bogle

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anuj Girdhar

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Coleman Bailey

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Hall

    District Director

    Alt District Director → District Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emmanuel Garibay

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Evans

    At-Large Director

    Director-At-Large → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maribel Delgado

    At-Large Director

    Alternate Director → At-Large Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Viader

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Truchard

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darioush Khaledi

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kellie Duckhorn

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa Lange

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Locklin

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt McHargue

    At-Large Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Starr

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Woolls

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Baily

    District Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles C. Jefferson

    Vice President, Fed Relations & Intl Pub

    Vice President Fed Relations & Intl Publ → Vice President, Fed Relations & Intl Publ, 2022

    Vice President, Fed Relations & Intl Publ → Vice President, Fed Relations & Intl Pub, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $284K (2019) → $352K (2025)

  • Steven J. Gross

    Vice President & State Relations

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $275K (2019) → $319K (2025)

  • Allison L. Jordan

    Vice President & Environmental Affairs

    Vice President Environmental Affairs → Vice President & Environmental Affairs, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $230K (2020) → $239K (2025)

  • Terri Cofer Beirne

    Eastern Counsel

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $213K (2020) → $240K (2025)

  • Timothy J. Schmelzer

    Vice President & California State Relations

    Vice President California State Relation → Vice President California State Relati, 2022

    Vice President California State Relati → Vice President & California State Relations, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $223K (2020) → $250K (2025)

  • Honore L. Comfort

    Vice President & International Marketing

    Vice President & International Marketing → Vice President & International Marketin, 2022

    Vice President & International Marketin → Vice President & International Marketing, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    35 hrs/week

    $217K (2021) → $277K (2025)

  • Ted K. Rose

    Vice President, Finance & Administrator

    Vice President, Finance & Administrati → Vice President, Finance & Administration, 2023

    Vice President, Finance & Administration → Vice President, Finance & Administrator, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $216K (2022) → $236K (2025)

  • Justin McGuirk

    General Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $277K (2025)

  • Maluri Fernandez - Exec

    Assistant & Secr to the Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $125K (2025)

  • Bertram E. Silk

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Wente

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher D. Indelicato

    Executive Officio

    Chairman & Director-At-Large → Ex-Officio Director, 2020

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David B. Kent

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis D. Groth

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne S. Nury

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric P. Wente

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary B. Heck

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory J. Coleman

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen Roddick

    Second Vice Chairman

    District Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Second Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harry H. Wetzel

    Executive Officio

    Chairman & District Director → Ex-Officio Director, 2021

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James H. Niven

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasper A. Indelicato

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey B. O'Neill

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerome J. Lohr

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sutton

    Executive Officio

    Chairman → Ex-Officio Director, 2022

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph E. Gallo

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Bob Trinchero

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margie M. Healy

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip R. Wente

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Lange

    Executive Officio

    District Director → Board Chairman, 2024

    Board Chairman → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond S. Chadwick

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard L. Maher

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Baggett

    First Vice Chairman

    District Director → Second Vice Chairman, 2024

    Second Vice Chairman → First Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven W. Lohr

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Groth

    Executive Officio

    District Director → Ex-Officio Director, 2023

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas B. Klein

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter T. Klenz

    Executive Officio

    Ex-Officio Director → Executive Officio, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Dollard

    Treasurer

    Director-At-Large → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Matovcik

    Secretary

    Director-At-Large → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (87)
  • Former: Carolyn Wasem (2019–2024) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Delia Viader (2019–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Katie Jackson (2019–2024) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Linda McWilliams (2019–2024) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Louis M. Foppiano (2019–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Michael Reynolds (2019–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Ms Nury (2019–2024) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Paul Leary (2019–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Rick Tigner (2019–2024) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Robert J. Gallo (2019–2024) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Tracy Genesen (2019–2024) — General Counsel
  • Former: Carol Martel (2020–2024) — Northeastern Counsel
  • Former: Maeve Pesquera (2020–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Maluri Fernandez (2021–2024) — Assistant & Assistant Secr to the Board
  • Former: Clarence Chia (2022–2024) — Alt District Director
  • Former: James Perry (2022–2024) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Jordan Allison (2022–2024) — Vice President & Environmental Affairs
  • Former: Sean Sullivan (2022–2024) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Viviann Stapp (2022–2024) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Michael Baldacci (2023–2024) — District Director
  • Former: Natalie Wymer (2023–2024) — Vice President & Communications
  • Former: Tiffany De Liberty (2024) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Dennis Cakebread (2019–2023) — District Director
  • Former: Giancarlo Bianchetti (2019–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: James E. Coleman (2019–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Jeffrey Dubiel (2019–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Michael Drobnick (2019–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Paul E. Dolan III (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Chris Hall (2020–2023) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Erik Olsen (2021–2023) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Matt Deegan (2021–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Alex Ryan (2022–2023) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Amelia Moran Ceja (2022–2023) — District Director
  • Former: Kathleen Mayhew (2022–2023) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Lorenzo Muslia (2023) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Maluri Fernandez - Executive (2023) — Assistant & Assistant Secr to the Board
  • Former: Scott Meadows (2023) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Fred T. Franzia (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Gary Eberle (2019–2022) — District Director
  • Former: Hugh Davies (2019–2022) — District Director
  • Former: Karen Steinwachs (2019–2022) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Margaret L. Duckhorn (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Catherine Jacoy (2020–2022) — Western Counsel
  • Former: Aly Wente (2021–2022) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Cate Hardy (2021–2022) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Amanda Kent (2022) — District Director
  • Former: Ana Keller (2022) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Matt Stanton (2022) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Stuart Mast (2022) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Arthur A. Ciocca (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Carmen Castaldi (2019–2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: David Perata (2019–2021) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Earl R. Ault (2019–2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: James A. O'Malley (2019–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: John G. Franzia Jr. (2019–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Joseph S. Franzia (2019–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Ken Minami (2019–2021) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Laura Booras (2019–2021) — District Director
  • Former: Michael Maher (2019–2021) — District Director
  • Former: Michael Walker (2019–2021) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Nancy Light (2019–2021) — Vice President & Communications · Filing note: Thru 51421
  • Former: Steve Hayes (2019–2021) — Vice President, Finance & Administration · Filing note: Thru 31521
  • Former: Steven Chen (2019–2021) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Steven Schafer (2019–2021) — District Director
  • Former: Timothy Burgess (2019–2021) — Alternate Director
  • Former: William J. Nakata (2019–2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: David R. Duncan (2020–2021) — District Director
  • Former: Eric Lent (2020–2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Greg Martellotto (2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Jean Pierre Wolff (2021) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Brian J. Vos (2019–2020) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Cindy L. Devries (2019–2020) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Elisheva Gur-Arieh (2019–2020) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Jeff Wesselkamper (2019–2020) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Nichole Malec (2019–2020) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Mark Malpiede (2020) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Alexander T. McGeary (2019) — District Director
  • Former: Debra Mathy (2019) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Frank Ostini (2019) — District Director
  • Former: James Debonis (2019) — Alt District Director
  • Former: John G. Giumarra Jr. (2019) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Linsey Gallagher (2019) — Vice President International Marketing
  • Former: Marketta Fourmeaux (2019) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Michael Honig (2019) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Stephen Tb Miller (2019) — Alt District Director
  • Former: Tara Gomez (2019) — District Director
  • Former: Tracey Hawkins (2019) — Alt District Director

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

Robert P Koch — President & CEO: $2.0MRobert P KochPresident & CEO$2.0MCharles C Jefferson — VP, Fed Relations/Intl Pub: $352KCharles C JeffersonVP, Fed Relations/Intl Pub$352KSteven J Gross — VP, State Relations: $319KSteven J GrossVP, State Relations$319KJustin McGuirk — General Counsel: $277KJustin McGuirkGeneral Counsel$277KHonore L Comfort — VP, International Marketing: $277KHonore L ComfortVP, International Marketing$277KTimothy J Schmelzer — VP, California State Relations: $250KTimothy J SchmelzerVP, California State Relations$250KTerri Cofer Beirne — Eastern Counsel: $240KTerri Cofer BeirneEastern Counsel$240KAllison L Jordan — VP, Environmental Affairs: $239KAllison L JordanVP, Environmental Affairs$239KMichele Lynn Famiglietti — Senior Director, Federal Relations: $236KMichele Lynn FamigliettiSenior Director, Federal…$236KTed K Rose — VP, Finance & Admin: $236KTed K RoseVP, Finance & Admin$236KMaluri Fernandez - Exec — Assistant/Secr to the Board: $125KMaluri Fernandez - ExecAssistant/Secr to the Board$125K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.0M, to Robert P Koch (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Wine Institute

How much does Wine Institute give each year?

Wine Institute gave $355K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Wine Institute?

Wine Institute reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26.8M.

Where does Wine Institute operate?

Wine Institute has awarded grants in California.

What is Wine Institute's EIN?

Wine Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-0987020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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