Wright Brothers Institute Inc

Analysis

Wright Brothers Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Wright Brothers Institute Inc reported income of $17.9m and spending of $17.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $17.9m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Wright Brothers Institute Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Integrated Services ($17.9m), Partnership for Economic Innovation ($17.9m) and Vocational Development Center Inc ($17.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $17.3m against liabilities of $16.0m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 37 employees.