Mission
THE TRUSTEES OF THE DRI FOUNDATION BUILD TRUSTWORTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO SHOWCASE THE IMPACT OF DRI, ATTRACT FOLLOWERS, SUPPORTERS AND DONORS, AND EXPAND THE FUNDRAISING CAPACITY OF DRI.
Public Charity
DRI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Based in RENO, NV, DRI RESEARCH FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.1M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $2.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.
EIN: 942879252
RENO, NV
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: E05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Dri Research Foundation
How Dri Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$95
To provide support for desert research institute (dri), a division of the nevada system of higher education
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL PURPOSES.
$10,000
$221,558
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,750
the 2024 AWE+ Conference
$15,000
$1,200,500
Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE CHAIR
Beth Campbell
TRUSTEE
Betsy Fretwell
TRUSTEE
Clark Wood
TRUSTEE
James King
TRUSTEE
Janet Lowe
TRUSTEE
John Zimmerman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.1M | $2.3M | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $3.0M |
| 2021 | $1.0M | $432K | $2.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $3.1M (+203%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.