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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WINGS OF HOPE INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,747,117
Total expenses
$3,249,972
Contributions and grants received
$4,491,855
Grants paid
$75,995
Program service revenue
$9,575
Investment income
$345,295
Other revenue
$900,392
Total assets, end of year
$18,990,214
Total liabilities, end of year
$367,521
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,622,693
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,758,156
Management and general expenses
$369,124
Fundraising expenses
$122,692
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,758,156

Program services were 84.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,491,855

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,099,555

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SOAR INTO STEM PROGRAM

    total $9,575 · related or exempt $9,575

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $345,295 · excluded $345,295

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $335,244

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $98,169

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $237,075

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $936,462

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $273,439

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $663,023 · related or exempt $663,023

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTER

    total -$20,792 · related or exempt -$20,792

  • 11b · Other revenue: ONLINE SALES INCOME

    total $7,509 · related or exempt $7,509

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $13,577 · related or exempt $13,577

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $294

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $75,995 · program services $75,995

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $138,006 · program services $99,365 · management and general $30,361 · fundraising $8,280

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,733,239 · program services $1,502,228 · management and general $181,508 · fundraising $49,503

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,556 · program services $8,389 · management and general $25,167

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $50,686 · program services $33,453 · management and general $10,137 · fundraising $7,096

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,890 · program services $4,547 · management and general $1,378 · fundraising $965

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $228,371 · program services $191,267 · management and general $21,826 · fundraising $15,278

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $127,845 · program services $114,907 · management and general $12,938

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISSIONS

    total $304,331 · program services $304,331

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $92,506 · program services $87,308 · management and general $4,084 · fundraising $1,114

  • 24c · Other expenses: LOSS ON SALE OF PLANES AND PRO

    total $89,207 · program services $89,207

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE

    total $85,657 · program services $63,434 · fundraising $22,223

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $283,683 · program services $183,725 · management and general $81,725 · fundraising $18,233

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,729,583 · end of year $1,564,324

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $987,017 · end of year $839,167

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $69,684 · end of year $30,736

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $14,311 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $654,236 · end of year $607,577

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,210 · end of year $25,011

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,570,885

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,761,890

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,021,581 · end of year $2,808,995

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,344,526 · end of year $13,114,404

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $83,209 · end of year $16,085

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $578,783

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $378,695 · end of year $351,436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,659,411 · end of year $16,476,490

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,149,050 · end of year $2,146,203

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SAVE AND CHANGE LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF AVIATION. THROUGHOUT ITS 60-YEAR HISTORY, WINGS OF HOPE HAS PROVIDED LIFESAVING CARE AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOMINATED TWICE FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF ITS WORK.

  • MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT: Wings of Hope provides medical air transport services, free of charge, to patients and their families seeking specialized healthcare not available to them locally. Volunteer pilots and medics fly patients and their caregivers to hospitals and treatment centers in twenty-nine states within 800-mile radius of the St. Louis-based headquarters. In 2023, Wings of Hope conducted 238 flights to accommodate patients and their caregivers.

    Expenses $2,325,754

  • GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN NETWORK: Wings of Hope partners with local and national nongovernmental organizations partner in nine countries to build sustainable air service programs with community-focused development solutions. Globally, a total of 62,293 individuals were served through access to resources to live healthy and dignified lives.

    Expenses $240,759

  • SOAR INTO STEM: Wings of Hope encourages the next generation of humanitarians and aviation professionals by offering two four-week, dynamic hands-on learning experience to high school students. Students get a front-row seat to explore aviation and STEM-related career paths throughout the program as they explore principles of flight, aircraft maintenance, aviation engineering, and Unmanned Aerial Systems also known as drones.

    Expenses $191,643 · Revenue $9,575

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Buehler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $138,006
    From this org
    $138,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Fred Meyland-Smith

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • David Agee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan Krueger

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Cameron Conway

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelli Fabick

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Christian Rusteberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelley Perulfi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Owens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nikki Bodie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Robert Ciesla

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald Kukla

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Schneider

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Kruger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew C Temple

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Bowen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Vasseur-Browne

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Kuchan

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Dr Rollin F Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Kretz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Rhodes II

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349318556

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