Hidden Wings

Analysis

Hidden Wings is a registered charity in United States, based in Solvang, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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, Hidden Wings reported income of $733k and spending of $597k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $662k to $733k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hidden Wings sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Mountain Counseling of Columbia County ($733k), Chinese Community Health Resourcecenter ($733k) and Blue Haven Ranch ($733k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $315k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $5,335, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 20 employees.