Luke S Wings Inc

Analysis

Luke S Wings Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Luke S Wings Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Luke S Wings Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adaptive Adventures ($2.0m), Kuakini Health Systems ($2.0m) and Foundation for Springfield Public Schools ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $316k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. It paid $359k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1.3m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.