Open Wings Learning Community is a school that focuses on the whole child. The school environment nurtures deep and meaningful Learning through a balanced experiential and integrated educational program that is individualized for students. The entire school Community benefits from our drawing a diverse Community of learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$689K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$809K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$689K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$963K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$809K
FY2022▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$646K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$833K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$10K
FY2022▼ -93%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$10K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$222K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2013.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $728K Management & general 8% · $69K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$45,279Pt VII · Sec A
$39,356Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Hufferd-Ackles’s $61K as Co-Founder and Head of Sch is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Hufferd-Ackles$60,625$49,900$40,404$39,356$24,014—
Alicia Johnson$48,303$45,109$46,226$45,279$42,842$40,791

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures whole child learning through individualized, experiential programs for a diverse community.

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1 program · $728K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Open wings learning community is a school that focuses on the whole child. The school environment nurtures deep and meaningful learning through a balanced experiential and integrated educational program that is individualized for students. The entire school community benefits from our drawing a diverse community of learners.

$728Kprogram 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
The Drexel FundFY2024$19K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$689K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$554K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Money outPt IX
$809K
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$554K
Total revenueLn 12$689K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$133K$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$129K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$171K$120K$43K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$494K$484K$9K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$103
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$51K$7K$506
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K$722
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$204
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$939
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$425$168
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$510$109
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$3K$69
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$481$893$14
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$126
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$17K$4K$364
All other expensesLn 24e$610$610
Total functional expensesLn 25$809K$728K$69K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$29K$222K 990 PDF
FY2024 $963K$833K$131K$192K 990 PDF
FY2023 $845K$793K$52K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $689K$809K−$119K$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $655K$646K$9K$129K 990 PDF
FY2020 $488K$376K$112K$120K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $689,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,722$142,636
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $513,241$554,342
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,057−$7,582
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $654,907$689,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$1,575
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $569,916$728,731
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,951$78,441
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $645,867$808,747
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,040−$119,351
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $689,396 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,266 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,986
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,650
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $554,342$554,342
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,297−$15,297
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,449$1,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $555,791 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$9,031$689,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $808,747 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,575$1,575
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,556 · Management $42,698 · Fundraising $8,540$170,794
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $483,601 · Management $8,990 · Fundraising $1,498$494,089
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,034 · Management $103$5,137
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,962 · Management $7,243 · Fundraising $506$58,711
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,728 · Management $722$14,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,868 · Management $204$4,072
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,755 · Fundraising $939$4,694
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,626 · Management $425 · Fundraising $168$5,219
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,567 · Management $510 · Fundraising $109$4,186
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,040 · Management $2,691 · Fundraising $69$13,800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $481 · Management $893 · Fundraising $14$1,388
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,740$2,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,187 · Management $126$6,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,646 · Management $3,959 · Fundraising $364$20,969
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $610$610
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $727,976 · Management $68,564 · Fundraising $12,207$808,747
Part X · Balance sheet $26,593 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,179$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,711$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,375$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,650$7,525
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $995$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,907$5,477
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,985$13,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $132,802$26,593
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,637$6,643
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,300$7,894
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,937$17,079
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,865$9,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,865$9,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $132,802$26,593
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$689,396
XI-2 Total expenses$808,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,514

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