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.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 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
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$281K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$187K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$281K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$386K
Expenses
$338K
FY2022▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$187K
FY2022▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$114K

From the FY2022 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.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $293K Management & general 10% · $34K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$46,683Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

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

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3 programs · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$142Kprogram expense
02

4-1 Youth Group & Youth Council - Mending Wings has an active youth group were youth rallies, community service trips, community service projects, youth conferences and camp have become part of our make-up.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Footprints of Our Elders

Drumming Class - Cultural revitalization and retention program where students learn to sing and drum traditional and pow-wow style songs. Language & Cultural Class - Cultural revitalization and retention classes where students learn their language, how to make tule mats and baskets, etc.

$6Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$281K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$187K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Total revenueLn 12$281K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$190K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$187K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K$190K
Total assetsLn 16$244K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$244K$187K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$35K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$59K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$174$174
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$955$159$159
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$826$414
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$5K$629$315
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$167$84
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$523
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K$103
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$1K$540
TravelLn 17$94K$91K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$9K$6K$481
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$347$174
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$55K$2K$855
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$293K$34K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $386K$407K−$21K$114K 990 PDF
FY2024 $424K$455K−$30K$136K 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$372K−$20K$166K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $280,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $264,289$214,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,840$65,900
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,129$280,840
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 $74,065$121,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,157$216,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,222$337,931
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,907−$57,091
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,840 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$214,940
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,940
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,900 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$65,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,900 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$280,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,931 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,012 · Management $5,835 · Fundraising $5,835$46,682
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,803 · Management $5,799$64,602
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,043 · Management $174 · Fundraising $174$1,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $955 · Management $159 · Fundraising $159$1,273
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,663 · Management $826 · Fundraising $414$7,903
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,900$6,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,070 · Management $629 · Fundraising $315$6,014
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,955 · Management $167 · Fundraising $84$2,206
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,401 · Management $1,042 · Fundraising $523$9,966
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,662 · Management $1,135 · Fundraising $103$2,900
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,679 · Management $1,076 · Fundraising $540$10,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $91,162 · Management $1,511 · Fundraising $1,511$94,184
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,289 · Management $6,238 · Fundraising $481$16,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,608 · Management $347 · Fundraising $174$10,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,918 · Management $1,705 · Fundraising $855$57,478
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,220 · Management $33,543 · Fundraising $11,168$337,931
Part X · Balance sheet $190,150 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $243,650$190,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $243,650$190,150
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,591
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $242,538$186,559
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,112$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $243,650$186,559
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $243,650$190,150
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,559 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,840
XI-2 Total expenses$337,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,091
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$243,650
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$186,559

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