Mending Wings exists to empower and heal Native youth through leadership development, cultural retention and revitalization programs, spirituality and our ways of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$386K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$386K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$386K
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$114K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$114K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2006.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $345K Management & general 9% · $35K Fundraising 7% · $27K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$51,525Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Corey Greaves’s $52K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Corey Greaves$51,525$54,548$46,000$46,683$41,800$42,450

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Native American youth and families through cultural programs for healing and wholeness.

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3 programs · $329K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

S.l.a.m. (students Learning About Missions) Program

This program offers youth groups, college groups and families an opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture for a week and learn a different model of service and learning trips. Groups are invited to the Yakama Reservation as learners and listeners where we hope that healing happens between people groups.

$150Kprogram expense
02

Dancing Our Prayers

DOP are teams of Native teens who travel locally, regionally and nationally sharing their culture, spirituality and way of life. The youth and staff of Mending Wings drum & dance in full regalia, perform drama, give testimony and speak on conciliation issues between Native and non-Native America.

$121Kprogram expense
03

4-1 Youth Group & Youth Council - A mid-week gathering for teens that is full of good food, fun games & prizes and impactful, inter-active teachings meant for Native youth on the Yakama Reservation in the 21st century.

$58Kprogram expense

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
ArtsfundFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$38K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$386K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$386K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$139K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$31K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$96K$6K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$997$997
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$6K$792$584
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$8K$275$6K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$13K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$563$415
OccupancyLn 16$19K$16K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$61K$57K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$7K$821$605
InsuranceLn 23$15K$14K$286$211
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$75K$497$366
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$345K$35K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $386K$407K−$21K$114K 990 PDF
FY2024 $424K$455K−$30K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$372K−$20K$166K 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$338K−$57K$187K 990 PDF
FY2021 $301K$218K$83K$244K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$134K$101K$161K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $385,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,956$242,032
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,400$140,775
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $424,356$385,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,766$177,156
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $286,088$230,043
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $454,854$407,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,498−$21,392
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,807 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,496
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,536
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,032
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$140,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$385,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,199 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,915 · Management $10,305 · Fundraising $10,305$51,525
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $96,047 · Management $5,512 · Fundraising $1,349$102,908
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,980 · Management $997 · Fundraising $997$7,974
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,125 · Management $1,511 · Fundraising $1,113$14,749
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,600$7,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,360 · Management $792 · Fundraising $584$7,736
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,372 · Management $275 · Fundraising $6,369$15,016
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,573 · Management $1,566 · Fundraising $1,154$15,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,522 · Management $563 · Fundraising $415$5,500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,576 · Management $1,940 · Fundraising $1,430$18,946
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,065 · Management $2,534 · Fundraising $1,867$61,466
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,589 · Management $821 · Fundraising $605$8,015
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,346 · Management $286 · Fundraising $211$14,843
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,765 · Management $497 · Fundraising $366$75,628
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $345,235 · Management $35,199 · Fundraising $26,765$407,199
Part X · Balance sheet $117,121 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,932$117,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $138,932$117,121
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,047$2,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,047$2,628
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $135,885$114,493
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,885$114,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $138,932$117,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,807
XI-2 Total expenses$407,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,885
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,493

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