Give US Wings

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 41-1947823Revenue $489K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgiveuswings.org450 Syndicate St N Ste 290, 55104-4194 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Sep 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Give US Wings encourages, supports and partners with people living in extreme poverty in uganda as they transform their lives and become self-sufficient through greater access to quality health care, education and economic opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$489K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$489K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$489K
Expenses
$418K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$418K
Net assets
$114K
FY2024▲ +165%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $336K Management & general 7% · $30K Fundraising 12% · $52K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Carlson’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Carlson$62,000$59,417$37,458——
Therese Dosch Anderson——$14,506$57,599$56,310

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering Ugandans in extreme poverty with healthcare, education, and economic opportunities for self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family to Family Sponsorship Program

87 families in Uganda are partnered with US sponsors. The Ugandan families receive several benefits that help them achieve self-sufficiency. We pay the tuition and school fees for the youngest child in the family usually a girl to be enrolled in a high-quality boarding school. The family receives health insurance through our clinic.

$186Kprogram expense
02

St. Johns Kayoro Health Center

Our clinic provided basic medical services to over 24,000 people in 2024. The clinic focuses on maternal and child health immunizations family planning HIV testing and many other services. Regular health outreaches are done in rural settings for people who cannot reach the clinic.

$110Kprogram expense
03

Economic Development Program. Our staff works with small multi-purpose cooperatives in the district of Tororo. We provide leadership and management training teaching the cooperative members how to manage their cooperative and run small savings and loan operations through the cooperative.

$40Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$489K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$112
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$489K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
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$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$69K$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$252K$252K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$28K$19K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$34K$0$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$1K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$795$437$119$239
Accounting feesLn 11c$304$167$46$91
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$278$71$169$38
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$1K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$2K$558
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$577$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$1K$2K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$336K$30K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $489K$418K$71K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $431K$434K−$3K$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 $424K$473K−$48K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$411K−$3K$95K 990 PDF
FY2020 $302K$353K−$51K$98K 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 $489,219 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $454,450$508,645
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85$112
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,753−$19,538
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $430,782$489,219
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $264,478$251,957
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,684$120,933
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,841$45,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $434,003$418,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,221$70,766
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,219 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$132,630
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$376,015
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$508,645
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$112
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$19,538
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$489,219
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,453 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $251,957$251,957
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,900 · Management $18,600 · Fundraising $15,500$62,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,769 · Management $0 · Fundraising $16,357$50,126
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,844 · Management $1,321 · Fundraising $2,642$8,807
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $437 · Management $119 · Fundraising $239$795
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $167 · Management $46 · Fundraising $91$304
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71 · Management $169 · Fundraising $38$278
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,449 · Management $1,952 · Fundraising $3,010$6,411
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,663 · Management $1,099 · Fundraising $1,998$6,760
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,556 · Management $1,788 · Fundraising $3,576$11,920
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,914 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $558$4,532
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,117 · Management $577 · Fundraising $1,154$3,848
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,287 · Management $2,386 · Fundraising $7,042$10,715
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,131 · Management $30,117 · Fundraising $52,205$418,453
Part X · Balance sheet $119,262 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,563$105,858
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,179$13,234
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $170$170
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,800$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,712$119,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,584$353
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$4,500
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,584$4,853
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,160$91,175
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,968$23,234
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $43,128$114,409
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,712$119,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,409 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,219
XI-2 Total expenses$418,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$43,128
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$515
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,409

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