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Wingspan CARE Group

Shaker Heights, OH · EIN 56-2327939 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wingspan CARE Group reported $20.3 million in revenue and $19.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.40 went to program services, $8.99 to management and general costs and $4.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $794,616 (PRESIDENT (7/1/24 to 1/10/25)). 27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 76% 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 $20M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $20M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.4%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.0%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
4.6%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.68$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
6.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
3.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
93.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$794,616$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
4.02%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
276
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.06.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 17100.0%

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 expense
$12M expenses · 68.4% of program spending · revenue $14M

Wingspan Care Group is an administrative service organization that supports not for profit organizations through the consolidation of administrative services. Originally developed as a unified, community-based network, today Wingspan Care Group offers expertise to member agencies in the following areas: finance management, marketing and communications, fund development, facilities management, human resources, information technology, and risk management

$628K expenses · 3.7% of program spending

The healthy transitions program improves access to treatment and support services for youth and young adults, ages 16-25, who have a serious emotional disturbance or a serious mental illness. This will be accomplished by increasing awareness, screening and detection, outreach and engagement, referrals to treatment, coordination of care and evidence-informed treatment

$4.3M expenses · 25.1% of program spending · grants $82,748 · revenue $4.7M

THE OhioRISE (RESILIENCE THROUGH INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND EXCELLENCE) SYSTEM OF CARE IS A STATE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MULTI-SYSTEM NEEDS AND WINGSPAN IS NAMED THE CARE MANAGEMENT ENTITY (CME) FOR LORAIN AND MEDINA COUNTIES. AS A CME WINGSPAN WILL PROVIDE ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WITH HIGH-FIDELITY WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT LINK THEM WITH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL NETWORKS OF SUPPORT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WINGSPAN WILL CONNECT WITH THESE FAMILIES THROUGH INVOLVMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, ADDICTION…

$489K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT (7/1/24 to 1/10/25)
Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$582,058$0$212,558$794,616
PRESIDENT (1/11/25 to 6/30/25)
Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$265,188$0$184,297$449,485
DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$220,615$0$138,260$358,875
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$245,771$0$88,657$334,428
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$210,821$0$69,956$280,777
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$251,005$0$26,445$277,450
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$175,798$0$44,577$220,375
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
Highest compensated employee, 3.00 hrs/week
$156,103$0$54,622$210,725

27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wingspan CARE Group (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$20M86.4%$80,920$794,616
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$17M85.7%−$1.6M$670,800
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$14M84.3%−$3.1M$959,272
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$13M80.8%−$3.2M$935,946
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$12M80.8%−$5.5M$1,652,402
FY2020 ⓘ$12M$11M79.7%−$7.4M$954,790

Governance 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–1b17 · 16 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 11aNo
  • 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 5156
  • Volunteers Part I, line 617

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Netsmart Technologies Inc
Ehr software provider
$757,955

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Wingspan CARE Group's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wingspan CARE Group, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Wingspan CARE Group's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wingspan CARE Group reported that 86.4% of its $19.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.0% to management and general and 4.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wingspan CARE Group pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wingspan CARE Group reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $794,616, for the role of PRESIDENT (7/1/24 to 1/10/25) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wingspan CARE Group get its money?

Of $20.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 6.6% came from contributions and grants (including 3.9% from government grants) and 93.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wingspan CARE Group a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-2327939 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202641329349302014 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511259349301296 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411289349300526 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301239349301425 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201329349304540 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111329349303756 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 56-2327939: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.