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Wright-Ingraham Institute

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 84-0601146 Website

Promote, Direct, Encourage and Develop Opportunities Contributing to the Conservation, Preservation, and Use of Human and Natural Resources.

Wright-Ingraham Institute at a glance

Total assets
$34,728
+356.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$378,882
+157.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$351,770
+45.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Wright-Ingraham Institute

Who Wright-Ingraham Institute funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

New YorkDenverBrooklynCentennialKanabLamarLongmontLos AngelesManhassett HillsNew OrleansPatagoniaSalinaSilvertonTucsonWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K8 grants2019 7 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $50K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Drylands Agroecology Research Foundation Longmont, COThe elizabeth wright ingraham grant in the amount of $10,000 is awarded to an initiative exploring how human systems interact with natural systems, for example, how to create living spaces that utilize land responsibly. This year's grant was awarded to the Colorado-based drylands agroecology research (DAR), a collective whose mission is to regenerate landscapes to improve life on earth. DAR uses nature as a model for restoring landscapes deeply degraded by human use into thriving agro-ecosystems that reverse desertification, sequester carbon, support biodiversity, and provide abundant and nutritious food for humans.$10,000
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Inc Kanab, UTThe richard t. Parker grant in the amount of $10,000, supported by a generous, family-bestowed gift derived from the thomas l. Parker charitable trust, is awarded to an organization conducting research in the fields of science, wildlife, and/or environmental education. The 2023/4 richard t. Parker grant was awarded to grand staircase escalante partners(GSEP), whose mission is to honor the past and safeguards the future of grand staircase-escalante national monument through science, conservation, and education. Based in escalante, Utah, GSEP serves as a lead organization and fiscalsponsor for the escalante river watershed partnership (ERWP). This partnership, made up of over 20 agencies, nonprofit organizations, scientists, and community members, aims to restore and maintain the natural ecological conditions of the escalante river and its watershed, and involve local communities in promoting and implementing sustainable land andwater use practices.$10,000
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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$34,728$378,882$351,770———
2024$7,616$147,384$241,566$20,0002—
2022$92,565$190,581$276,472$20,0002—
2021$178,456$183,411$78,407———
2020$73,452$166,789$150,052$45,0007—
2019$56,715$7,187$104,596$50,0008$2

About Wright-Ingraham Institute

Based on IRS filings

Wright-Ingraham Institute is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $35K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wright-Ingraham Institute is led by Tal Beery, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tal Beery

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $58K (2025)

  • Catherine Tobin Ingraham

    President

    Secretary & Treasurer → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Grady

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fredrick Marks

    Treasurer & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Fred Marks (2022–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Leanne E. Rekow (2022–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: April Martin Yi (2022) — Director
  • Former: Brendan Doyle (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Bone (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sunnie Joh (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer

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

Tal Beery — Executive Dir.: $58KTal BeeryExecutive Dir.$58K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $58K, to Tal Beery (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Wright-Ingraham Institute

How large is Wright-Ingraham Institute?

Wright-Ingraham Institute reported $35K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $379K.

Where does Wright-Ingraham Institute operate?

Wright-Ingraham Institute has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, Utah.

What is Wright-Ingraham Institute's EIN?

Wright-Ingraham Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0601146. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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