Program areas at Wright-Ingraham Institute
Fiscal year 2023-24 was a busy year for the Wright-Ingraham Institute. The summer 2023 field studies (fs) program was held in iceland. The iceland report will be posted on the Institute's website shortly. In fall 2023, the executive director and staff began planning for summer 2024 field studies, which will take place in the san luis valley in south-central Colorado and northern new mexico. Dr. jake kurzweil, from the mountain studies Institute, will be leading this fs. It is a joint project, entitled "nexus of land and water: dust on snow," that is studying the impact of drought on land aridification, water availability, and community health.the grants program gave six grants in 2023-24 to diverse non-profit organizations working on cultural and environmental projects. The research program, studytank, which is still engaged with drought research in the southwestern united states completed a "visualization tool," in concert with certain measures in boston, that affords scenario planning using water and water rights data pertinent to the Colorado river basin this tool is called "drought interfaces and is accessible on the Institute's website. The nea grant that we received in 2022-23 will be applied to 2024 field studies program. The Institute began the development of a philanthropic arm in early 2023. This will include applications for grants from researched foundations and grant-giving institutes that are aligned with the Institute's mission statement; curation of networks for annual donors, new donors, alumni, and grantees. The Institute's strategic planning process for the 2023-27 was approved by the board at our annual board meeting in new york city in november 2023. It is posted on the Institute's website.
Grants made by Wright-Ingraham Institute
| Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
|---|
| Drylands Agroecology Research Foundation | The 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. | 2024-03 | $10,000 |
| Grand Staircase Escalante Partners | The 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. | 2024-03 | $10,000 |
Who funds Wright-Ingraham Institute
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Wright-Ingraham Institute
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Leanne E Rekow | Executive Director | $28,520 | 2024-03-31 |
| Catherine Ingraham | President | $0 | 2024-07-09 |
| Fred Marks | Secretary and Treasurer | $0 | 2024-03-31 |
Financials for Wright-Ingraham Institute
| Revenues | FYE 03/2024 |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $125,451 |
| Program services | $21,933 |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $0 |
| Net rental income | $0 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 |
| Total revenues | $147,384 |
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Data update history
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 9, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 7, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 659 Carroll St 2
- Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- Kings County, NY
- Website URL
- wright-ingraham.org/Â
- Phone
- (718) 230-9643
IRS details
- EIN
- 84-0601146
- Fiscal year end
- March
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1973
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- Z99: Z99
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Subordinate organization
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