Wings for Life International

Analysis

Wings for Life International is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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, Wings for Life International reported income of $528k and spending of $677k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $245k to $528k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wings for Life International sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include D & D Residential Inc ($528k), Posture Shift Inc ($529k) and Believe It Foundation ($528k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $299k. At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $9,838, net assets of $142k. It reported 46 employees.