South Wings Inc

Analysis

South Wings Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, South Wings Inc reported income of $720k and spending of $462k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $547k to $720k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Wings Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rustic Roots Sanctuary Co ($720k), North Figueroa Association ($721k) and The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida Inc ($720k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $188k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 4 employees.