Wind Beneath My Wings Foundation

IRS exemption revoked

Troy, NY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 02-0549182

The primary mission of the Organization is to engage in community building by supporting the personal development of individuals and facilitating self empowerment by promoting self awareness, health, leadership and life skills and by providing educational support to social justice and economic development initiatives.

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $130K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$572K
+214% vs prior year
Spent
$498K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$375K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$572K
FY2022▲ +214%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$572K
Net assets
$375K
FY2022▲ ×110
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$375K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Apr 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $388K Management & general 20% · $100K Fundraising 2% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head Facilitator & Trainer
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angel K Williams’s $45K as Head Facilitator & Trainer is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers individuals through personal development, self-awareness, and life skills for community building and social justice.

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3 program services account for $388K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The Organization's new initiatives in relation to the Transformative Change Program provide online and in-person facilitated training and educational programs designed to enhance self awareness and life skills and to promote the intersection between mindfulness and race and social justice consciousness building.

$196Kprogram expense
02

The Organization's new initiatives have promoted and supported the Radical Dharma Program which offers and nourishes contemplative, healing and embodied skills of its participants. The Radical Dharma Program objectives is to enhance life skills and resources for its participants.

$158Kprogram expense
03

The Organization promotes the instruction, facilitation and support of mindfulness meditation and living skills to members of the public and online community.

$35Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$572K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Money outPt IX
$498K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$375K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$572K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$375K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$264K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$289K$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$289K$375K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$190K$190K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$0$6K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$16K$11K$0
Information technologyLn 14$32K$16K$17K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$33K$15K$18K$0
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$3K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$8K$5K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$3K$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$74K$28K$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$498K$388K$100K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $572K$498K$74K$375K 990 PDF
FY2021 $182K$3K 990 PDF
FY2020 $101K$2K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $571,500 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$571,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$571,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$571,500
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,875 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $189,750$189,750
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,500 · Fundraising $0$6,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,700 · Fundraising $0$3,700
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,500$8,500
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,990 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,990
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,750 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $0$7,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,910 · Management $10,775 · Fundraising $0$26,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,750 · Management $16,750 · Fundraising $0$32,500
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,000 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $0$33,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,575 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $0$10,125
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,575 · Management $5,250 · Fundraising $0$12,825
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,200 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $0$8,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,500 · Management $28,500 · Fundraising $750$102,750
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,500 · Management $100,125 · Fundraising $9,250$497,875
Part X · Balance sheet $375,000 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,000$75,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $244,125$250,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,000$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $289,125$375,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,125$375,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,125$375,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $289,125$375,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$571,500
XI-2 Total expenses$497,875
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,625
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,125
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$12,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,000

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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