Wireless Research Center of North Carolina

WAKE FOREST, NC EIN: 27-3397703 Website

The Wireless Research Center is an independent, private nonprofit research center dedicated to applied research and engineering. Located in North Carolina's Research Triangle region, the WRC helps clients from around the world develop products and services that advance wireless technology innovation. The WRC fosters global collaboration among companies, industry groups, academic institutions and other research organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$731K

-16.7% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$730,873$876,940$1,485,451
Revenue$3,742,198$3,611,103$4,294,813
Expenses$3,692,864$4,330,465$4,848,816
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20211 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Gerard HayesPresident$237K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Gerard HayesPresident50$237,328
Phillip EmerBoard member1
Robert WhiteBoard Member1
Neal EllisSecretary1
Joseph MurrayChair2
Vivian JonesVice Chair1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Chapel Hill

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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