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US nonprofit · EIN 942879252 · Reno, NViSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 942879252) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

DRI Research Foundation's network

14 people23 organisationsi14 people and 23 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (24) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Betsy FretwellTrustee2023
3 yrs
Clark WoodTrustee2025
1 yr
James KingTrustee2022
4 yrs
Janet LoweTrustee2019
7 yrs
John ZimmermanTrustee2024
2 yrs
Julie Gilday-ShafferTrustee2023
3 yrs
Linda FaissTrustee2022
4 yrs
Marybel BatjerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Nora JamesTrustee2020
6 yrs
Robert Gagosian PHD (also filed as Robert Gagosian)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Ron Smith MD PHD (also filed as Ronald Smith)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Stephanie KruseTrustee2021
5 yrs
Terry ShireyTrustee2022
4 yrs
Zane MarshallTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Beth CampbellVice Chair2025
Kristin McMillan PorterChairsince 2024
Kristin McMillian PorterChair2023
Lisa GallagherTreasurer2025
Stephanie KruseVice Chairsince 2023
Yolanda KingCompany secretary2025

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Nora JamesTrustee1$0
Linda FaissTrustee1$0
Betsy FretwellTrustee1$0
Robert GagosianTrustee1$0
Julie Gilday-ShafferTrustee1$0
James KingTrustee1$0
Janet LoweTrustee1$0
Clark WoodTrustee1$0
Marybel BatjerTrustee1$0
Terry ShireyTrustee1$0
Ronald SmithTrustee1$0
Stephanie KruseTrustee1$0
Zane MarshallTrustee1$0
John ZimmermanTrustee1$0
Beth CampbellVice Chair1$0
Lisa GallagherTreasurer1$0
Kristin McMillan PorterChair4$0
Yolanda KingSecretary1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Dri Research Foundation
EIN
942879252
Address
2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV, 89512-1095
State
Nevada
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. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E052 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1983
Principal officer
Kristin McMillan Porter (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1983
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJanet Lowe
≥7years on the filingsRobert Gagosian PHD
≥6years on the filingsNora James
≥6years on the filingsRon Smith MD PHD

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.6m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$2.6m
Contributions and grants received
$2.9m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$2.3m
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.1m$2.3m$774k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

18 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationInnovation research program endowment$924k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationNevada robotics$241k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationGallifent endowment$209k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationInnovation research program$188k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationDivision of atmospheric sciences$160k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationScience alive/green power program$135k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationNevada atomic testing museum$66k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationEl cord foundation diversity research assistantship$63k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationDivision of hydrological sciences$51k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationCenter for international water and sustainability$50k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationDri administrative expense$46k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationResearch immersion internship$34k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationDivision of earth and ecosystem sciences$18k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationEmployee memorial$17k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationCorporate partners program$16k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationResearcher awards$13k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationPresident's discretionary fund$13k
Desert Research Institute Board of Regents NV System of Higher EducationScience distilled / science at the springs$6k