Wings for Success

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 23-2951962

Prepare and guide women in the alice bracket to continue achieving professional success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$84K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$554K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$669K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$554K
FY2023▲ +18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$617K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$554K
Expenses
$669K
FY2023▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$669K
Net assets
$177K
FY2023▼ -39%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$177K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Dec 1998.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $584K Management & general 5% · $35K Fundraising 7% · $50K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,230Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Laufenberg’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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.

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Jill Laufenberg$84,230$73,025$74,389

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 women in the ALICE bracket to achieve professional success.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $584K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Wings for Success was formed in 1997 by a community of women who recognized that not having work-appropriate attire was a barrier to finding a job. In addition to serving the unemployed, Wings for Success provides clothing for the under-employed/working-poor, and workshops that equip women with skills to maintain long-term employment or…

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$504K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$669K
Ln 25
Programscol B$584K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
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$504K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$296K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
Other assetsLn 15$97K
Total assetsLn 16$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K$147K
Total assetsLn 16$459K$275K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$292K$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$51K$8K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$104K$7K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$1K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$23K$15K$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$6K$689$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$1K$7K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$344$360
Information technologyLn 14$3K$391$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$86K$82K$3K$865
InsuranceLn 23$10K$6K$619$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$302K$300K$955$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$669K$584K$35K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $554K$669K−$115K$177K 990 PDF
FY2022 $470K$521K−$51K$292K 990 PDF
FY2021 $617K$544K$72K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $336K$309K$27K$270K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,833 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,265
VIII-1e Government grants$13,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$439,975
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$296,156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$503,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,719
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,443$2,443
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,991$8,991
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,434$553,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,041 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,538 · Management $8,423 · Fundraising $25,269$84,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,133 · Management $7,280 · Fundraising $2,730$114,143
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,614 · Management $1,281 · Fundraising $2,283$16,178
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $15,174 · Management $1,839 · Fundraising $5,977$22,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,683 · Management $689 · Fundraising $2,239$8,611
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,376 · Management $6,829 · Fundraising $1,119$9,324
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,980 · Management $344 · Fundraising $360$4,684
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $391 · Management $1,293 · Fundraising $1,802$3,486
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,133 · Management $3,458 · Fundraising $865$86,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,305 · Management $619 · Fundraising $2,696$9,620
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $299,715 · Management $955 · Fundraising $1,331$302,001
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,872 · Management $2,276 · Fundraising $3,170$7,318
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $583,914 · Management $35,286 · Fundraising $49,841$669,041
Part X · Balance sheet $275,474 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,091$11,143
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$135,696
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,000$31,678
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,691$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $162,762$96,957
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $458,544$275,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,852$6,923
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $158,821$91,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,673$98,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $261,871$144,985
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$31,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $291,871$176,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $458,544$275,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,833
XI-2 Total expenses$669,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$115,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$291,871
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,663

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