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Wings Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$42k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$141kEducation$96kEnvironment$71kArts & Culture$37kPhilanthropy$5kRecreation & Sports$4kHuman Services$868International$250Other$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY$15,170
NAMI COLLIER COUNTY$9,000
CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA$6,000
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY$5,000
TELLURIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM$4,375
DAVID LAWRENCE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER$1,500
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $868) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION: $518 → 10%BEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION: $350 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$324k · 9 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
11

Total granted

$324k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+51%

Still filing today

78%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationInternationalCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NB
    NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $65k · revenue +167%
  • AU
    ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2024 · $62k · revenue +34%
  • NC
    NAMI Collier County Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $45k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • CS
    CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • SM
    SERVIAM MEDIA INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION NAPLES
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
2
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

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Health
3
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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4
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
5
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
6
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc

The mission of the breast cancer research foundation, inc. is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Public Safety & Disaster
7
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
8
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
9
Commonwealth Cancer Consortium Inc

Break through cancer is a foundation dedicated to supporting translational research in the most difficult to treat cancers. our partner organizations are among the top cancer research centers and together, represent some of the most…

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10
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
11
Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network Inc

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network (DFCCN) is to promote and support, directly or indirectly, the interests and purposes of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).

Health
12
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naples Botanical Garden Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
13/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $82,130 · OtherCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITYNAMI Collier County Inc: $45,233 · OtherNAMI Collier County IncFLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE: $34,000 · OtherFLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGETelluride Historical Museum Inc: $29,896 · OtherTelluride Historical Museum IncCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $10,000 · Other+7 more: $22,540 · Other+7 moreNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $64,600 · EnvironmentNAPLES BOTANICAL GAR…ADELPHI UNIVERSITY: $62,450 · EducationADELPHI UNIVERSITYDAVID LAWRENCE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $3,000 · HealthCANCER ALLIANCE NETWORK INC: $325 · HealthALPHA-1 FOUNDATION INC: $200 · HealthTEXAS MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $150 · HealthBEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN INC: $868 · Human ServicesBest Buddies International Inc: $250 · InternationalPLAY FOR PINK INC: $220 · Crime & LegalNATIONAL WASP WWII MUSEUM INC: $50 · Arts & Culture
Other$223,799Environment$64,600Education$62,450Health$3,675Human Services$868International$250Crime & Legal$220Arts & Culture$50

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $82,130 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $64,600 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetADELPHI UNIVERSITY: $62,450 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI Collier County Inc: $45,233 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTelluride Historical Museum Inc: $29,896 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTELLURIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM: $4,375 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDAVID LAWRENCE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN INC: $868 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE NETWORK INC: $325 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WASP WWII MUSEUM INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA11.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Wings Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wings Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Naples Botanical Garden Inc: 3% of income from government
  • David Lawrence Mental Health Center Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Wings Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Wings Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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