Give US Wings FY2020 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 41-1947823Revenue $302K in FY2020

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.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2020 · 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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 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
$31K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
Spent
$353K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$302K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$489K
Expenses
$353K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$418K
Net assets
$98K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$114K

From the FY2020 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

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $272K Management & general 6% · $21K Fundraising 17% · $60K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,310Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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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

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

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2 programs · $272K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Give us wings in ugandafamily to family educational support PROGRAM:83 ugandan families are paired with us families who donated funds to help the ugandan families work toward self-sufficiency. One child in each family is enrolled in a private boarding school. 8 members of each sponsored family receive health insurance through our clinic.

$248Kprogram expense
02

Give US Wings in Kenyaeducation

Give us wings sponsors the education of 12 children in kenya. We also provide support to 3 families in nyaoga, kenya.

$23Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$272K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Gains on assetsLn 7$1
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$98K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$0
Total assetsLn 16$160K$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$206K$206K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$23K$16K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$26K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$1K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$1K$471$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$255$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$424$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$4K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$30$30
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$720$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$3K$359$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$272K$21K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $302,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $458,305$308,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,873$11,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$113$32
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$27,558−$18,033
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $478,507$302,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $257,708$206,071
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $105,710$115,132
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,590$31,425
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $424,008$352,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,499−$50,513
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $302,115 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$77,032
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$231,584
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,756
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,500$11,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31$31
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,033−$18,033
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,001$302,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,628 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $206,071$206,071
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,523 · Management $16,043 · Fundraising $17,744$56,310
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,604 · Fundraising $25,036$50,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,682 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $3,273$8,182
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,415 · Management $471 · Fundraising $1,257$3,143
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,604 · Management $255 · Fundraising $1,432$3,291
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,271 · Management $424 · Fundraising $1,130$2,825
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,215 · Management $1,404 · Fundraising $3,746$9,365
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30$30
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,162 · Management $720 · Fundraising $1,921$4,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,243 · Management $359 · Fundraising $4,366$7,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $271,820 · Management $20,903 · Fundraising $59,905$352,628
Part X · Balance sheet $128,642 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,013$36,356
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,667$84,955
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,736$5,323
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,418$2,008
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,172$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,006$128,642
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,468$9,835
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,500$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$21,282
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,968$31,117
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $88,702$5,646
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $59,336$91,879
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,038$97,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,006$128,642
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,115
XI-2 Total expenses$352,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,525

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