Roots and Wings INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Wichita, KS501(c)(3)Since 1980Human ServicesEIN 48-0915548

IT is the mission of the organization to provide caring, trained volunteers to advocate for the abused and neglected children of our community so that each child can reach their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
69%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$62K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $28K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$82K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
11
independent of 11 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$378K
Spent
$460K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$378K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$422K
Expenses
$460K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$386K
FY2025$502K
Net assets
$35K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$158K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRoots and Wings INC
EINHdr · item D48-0915548
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1981
Year of formationHdr · item L1980
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWichita, KS
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P32Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jcasaofsedgwickcounty.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.21
Program services69%$319K
Management & general10%$45K
Fundraising21%$97K
Total functional expensesLn 25$460K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
-22%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
91%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$117K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$259K
FY2025$204K
Total liabilities
$82K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$46K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$117K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16$117K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$82K
Total net assetsLn 32$35K

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$344K · 91%
Other revenue$33K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$344K
Other revenue9%$33K
Investment income$918
Total revenueLn 12$378K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $460K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $319K · Total expenses $460K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $460K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $97K · Total expenses $460K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $97K · Solicited contributions $344K
$0.28 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $344K · Total revenue $378K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $378K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $378K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $918 · Total revenue $378K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $460K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $378K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $35K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $378K · Expenses $460K
-22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $117K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $35K · Total assets $117K
30%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $117K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sandra Bradley · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $460K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $370K · Total expenses $460K
80%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 28%——
Legal fee ratio <0.01%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Preisdent
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Gerstenkorn’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Gerstenkorn$66,000$65,000$65,576$67,432$49,333—
Sandra Bradley—————$62,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 11Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for neglected or abused children within the court system.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $319K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Court Appointed Special Advocate (casa) Program

To recruit, train and supervise volunteers to advocate for children involved in the court system because they have been negleted or abused. Services are provided primarily in sedgwick county, KS.

$319Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $422K$502K-4% 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$386K+26% 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$372K-24% 990 PDF
FY2022 $460K$349K+0.8% 990 PDF
FY2021 $456K$392K+21% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $378K$460K 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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