Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
21 people listed on the 990; $520K paid to officers and key staff.
Julia Rugg’s $143K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Laird | — | $185,708 | $175,226 | $182,643 | $177,366 | $172,507 |
| Julia Rugg | $142,992 | — | — | — | — | $112,607 |
| Jolie Logan | — | — | — | — | — | $124,572 |
| Nicole Lovecchio | — | — | — | — | — | $109,901 |
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.
See Wings for Kids executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Equips at-risk children with social and emotional skills through afterschool programs, professional development, and partnerships to help them succeed.
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Wings for kids equips at-risk children with social and emotional skills they need to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life. The organization operates afterschool programs at title I elementary schools in the southeast; provides professional development workshops to empower others with social emotional learning best…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported: doubt the group can keep going.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $49K | $49K | $49K | $49K | $49K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.7M | $3.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.5M | $4.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $362K | $972K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.1M | $3.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $198K | $69K | $99K | $30K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.8M | $3.1M | $525K | $123K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $616K | $316K | $295K | $4K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $60K | $146 | $50K | $10K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $81K | $58K | $21K | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $49K | $674 | $49K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $119K | $97K | $20K | $3K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $36K | $24K | $8K | $5K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $38K | $32K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $755K | $732K | $23K | $73 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $283K | $188K | $83K | $12K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.0M | $4.7M | $1.2M | $187K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2026 | $4.0M | $4.7M | −$737K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2025 | $4.3M | $4.7M | −$467K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 22, 2024 | $4.6M | $5.3M | −$687K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2023 | $5.6M | $4.9M | $625K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 | $3.6M | $4.0M | −$377K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2021 | $5.9M | $6.0M | −$156K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,884,515 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,884,515 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,040,638 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,918,623 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,946,682 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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