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Charlotte's Wings

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Rochester, MI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 26-2221668Revenue $33K in FY2024

On file with the IRScharlottes-wings.comPo Box 81294, 48308-1294 · Rochester, MITax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Supporting ailing children in hospital and hospice care through new book donations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 56% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$33K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$34K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$33K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$25K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$33K
Expenses
$34K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$33K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$34K
Net assets
$52K
FY2024▼ -0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$52K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $34K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jennifer Buck
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer French
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Holt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Buck’s $5K as President is at the 12th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Donates new books to comfort children in hospitals and hospices.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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A non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting ailing children throughout michigan through donations of new books to the children and their families in hospital and hospice care.

$34Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Talbert and Leota Abrams FoundationFY2022$4K
Deporre Family FoundationFY2022$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$34K
Ln 25
Programscol B$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$33K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$56K$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34K$34K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $33K$34K−$484$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $29K$30K−$551$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $18K$33K−$15K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 $25K$43K−$17K$68K 990 PDF
FY2020 $20K$56K−$37K$85K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $33,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,445$24,758
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,775$8,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,220$33,328
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,771$33,812
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,771$33,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$551−$484
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $33,328 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,965
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,793
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,758
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$8,570
VIII-12 Total revenue$33,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,812 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,215$1,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,162$4,162
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,374$1,374
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,061$27,061
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,812 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,812
Part X · Balance sheet $51,915 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,399$51,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,399$51,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $52,399$51,915
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,399$51,915
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,399$51,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,915 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,328
XI-2 Total expenses$33,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,399
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,915

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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