Wings of Hope and Palliative Care Inc

Analysis

Wings of Hope and Palliative Care Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Allegan, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Wings of Hope and Palliative Care Inc reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.7m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wings of Hope and Palliative Care Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercer County Area Agency on Aging Inc ($4.7m), Roxbury Stone House Inc ($4.7m) and Marys Shelter ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $532k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 64 employees.

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.