Winning Wheels
Winning Wheels reported $13.1 million in revenue and $13.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.79 went to program services, $18.59 to management and general costs and $0.62 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $155,431 (DON). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.7% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $155,431 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.15% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWinning Wheels consists of care center, an 88-bed skilled nursing facility and s.t.r.I.v.e. (socialization, training, rehabilitation, independence, vocation, education), a 16-bed intermediate care facility, serving the developmentally disabled segment of the client population
Lyndon houses the vocational and developmental training programs and the play and learn center ("child care services")
Al's place operates and manages pinnacle place and frontier hollow, which are apartments occupied by eligible low-income individuals. Pinnacle place and frontier hollow are located in savanna, and prophetstown, illinois. Low-income individuals residing at pinnacle place and frontier hollow have access to homemaker services, meals, and other assisted care services
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,431 | $0 | $0 | $155,431 |
| LPN Highest compensated employee, 54.00 hrs/week | $133,258 | $0 | $0 | $133,258 |
| LPN Highest compensated employee, 56.00 hrs/week | $130,838 | $0 | $0 | $130,838 |
| LPN Highest compensated employee, 52.00 hrs/week | $115,537 | $0 | $0 | $115,537 |
| WOUND CARE NURSE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,782 | $0 | $0 | $109,782 |
| MDS COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,617 | $0 | $0 | $109,617 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Winning Wheels (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5308
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Winning Wheels totaling $8,025 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Winning Wheels's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Winning Wheels, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Winning Wheels's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Winning Wheels reported that 80.8% of its $13.5 million in expenses went to program services, 18.6% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Winning Wheels pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Winning Wheels reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $155,431, for the role of DON (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Winning Wheels get its money?
Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 95.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Winning Wheels a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7136038 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641349349311319 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500939349300530 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400689349300145 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311309349305701 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241169349300339 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349309279 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7136038: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.