Open Wings Learning Community INC FY2023 filing

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Kenosha, WI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-5091063Revenue $845K in FY2023

On file with the IRSopenwingslearning.org13022 Wilmot Rd, 53142-7347 · Kenosha, WITax-exempt since May 2013School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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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
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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$845K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$793K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$845K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$963K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$793K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$646K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$833K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$62K
FY2023▲ +550%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$10K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$222K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $715K Management & general 7% · $59K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$46,226Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Head of School
$40,404Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $715K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$715Kprogram 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 · FY2024
The Drexel FundFY2024$19K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$845K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$724K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Money outPt IX
$793K
Ln 25
Programscol B$715K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
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$134K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$724K
Total revenueLn 12$845K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$797
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$62K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$10K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$46K$31K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$567K$554K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$90
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$50K$7K$508
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$15K$803
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$155
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$257
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$454$75
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$245$50
OccupancyLn 16$14K$12K$3K$72
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$902$104$795$3
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$125
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$13K$4K$211
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$793K$715K$59K$18K

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 Viewing $845K$793K$52K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $845,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,636$133,859
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $554,342$723,802
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,582−$12,443
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $689,396$845,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,575$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $728,731$721,836
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,441$71,009
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $808,747$792,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,351$52,373
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 $845,218 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,847
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,012
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $723,802$723,802
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,178−$15,178
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,735$2,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $726,537 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,178$845,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $792,845 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,640 · Management $30,650 · Fundraising $16,910$93,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $554,319 · Management $12,302$566,621
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,408 · Management $90$4,498
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,760 · Management $7,249 · Fundraising $508$57,517
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,247 · Management $803$16,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,945 · Management $155$3,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,026 · Fundraising $257$1,283
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,779 · Management $454 · Fundraising $75$5,308
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,683 · Management $245 · Fundraising $50$1,978
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,520 · Management $2,808 · Fundraising $72$14,400
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $104 · Management $795 · Fundraising $3$902
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,452$3,452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,142 · Management $125$6,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,914 · Management $3,606 · Fundraising $211$16,731
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,538$1,538
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $715,477 · Management $59,282 · Fundraising $18,086$792,845
Part X · Balance sheet $80,640 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$46,448
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,292
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,525$15,013
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,477$5,951
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,591$10,139
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,593$80,640
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,643$13,242
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,894$4,709
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,542$802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,079$18,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,514$61,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,514$61,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,593$80,640
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$845,218
XI-2 Total expenses$792,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,887

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