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.
$55K 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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FY2024 · 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
$55K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 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
$424K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$455K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$424K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$386K
Expenses
$455K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$136K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$114K

From the FY2024 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

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $388K Management & general 9% · $41K Fundraising 6% · $26K

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; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$54,548Pt 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 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 · $368K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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.

$162Kprogram expense
02

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.

$151Kprogram 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.

$55Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Money outPt IX
$455K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
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$272K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$168K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$33K$11K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$87K$7K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$599$599
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$6K$984$719
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$236$1K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$15K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$841$615
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$113K$106K$4K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$7K$2K$727
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$356$261
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$91K$1K$797
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K$388K$41K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $386K$407K−$21K$114K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $424,356 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,696$271,956
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $134,445$152,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,141$424,356
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 $141,890$168,766
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,427$286,088
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,317$454,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,176−$30,498
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 $424,356 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$42,514
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,442
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,956
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $152,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$152,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$424,356
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,854 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,728 · Management $10,910 · Fundraising $10,910$54,548
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,353 · Management $7,316 · Fundraising $2,413$97,082
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,595 · Management $599 · Fundraising $599$4,793
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,775 · Management $1,484 · Fundraising $1,084$12,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,485 · Management $984 · Fundraising $719$8,188
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,581 · Management $236 · Fundraising $1,198$4,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,006 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $2,208$19,397
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,543 · Management $841 · Fundraising $615$6,999
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,200 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $1,243$14,143
IX-17 TravelPrograms $105,886 · Management $3,831 · Fundraising $2,801$112,518
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,853 · Management $1,901 · Fundraising $727$9,481
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,312 · Management $356 · Fundraising $261$10,929
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,030 · Management $1,091 · Fundraising $797$92,918
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,347 · Management $40,932 · Fundraising $25,575$454,854
Part X · Balance sheet $138,932 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,676$138,932
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,676$138,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,293$3,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,293$3,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $166,383$135,885
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,383$135,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,676$138,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,356
XI-2 Total expenses$454,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,383
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$135,885

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