Wings for Widows
Wings for Widows
Wayzata MN | IRS ruling year: 2018 | EIN: 82-3910357
Organization Mission
WE HELP NEW WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS NAVIGATE THE FINANCIAL TRAUMA OF LOSS THROUGH FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION.
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Wayzata MN | IRS ruling year: 2018 | EIN: 82-3910357
Organization Mission
WE HELP NEW WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS NAVIGATE THE FINANCIAL TRAUMA OF LOSS THROUGH FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION.
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Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Christopher Bentley, Executive Director
$11,000
Mark Gasner, Treasurer
Compensation not entered
Tammy Block, Vice President, Legal
Compensation not entered
Annique London, Secretary
Compensation not entered
Alix Colehour, Officer, Executive Committee
Compensation not entered
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2022
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Wings for Widows) or EIN (823910357) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Wings for Widows cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
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Score
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. The methodology leveraged for Constituent Feedback is based on The Core Principles of Constituent Feedback, which describes listening and responding well to feedback. Charity Navigator participates in a consortium with other feedback experts and leading nonprofit infrastructure platforms to drive Constituent Feedback's advancement, promotion, and data collection.
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, Other means
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 85 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 7 Equity Practices.
This assessment demonstrates the importance of implementing practices that contribute positively to an organization's overall culture, both internally and with respect to community engagement. Furthermore, equity centered frameworks and similar approaches have drawn much attention from donors, experts, and sector leaders who underscore its value to the nonprofit's overall health and capacity for mission success. Currently, the Equity Strategies Checklist assessment consists of practices and policies that promote racial equity in their operations and programs (per the Equity Strategies checklist administered by Candid). As we refine our DEI assessment, Charity Navigator partners with DEI consultants and field experts to broaden and deepen this work.
Equity Practices (3/7) | |
We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race. | |
We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and/or portfolios. | |
We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization/'s programs, portfolios, and the populations served. | |
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support. | |
We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders. | |
We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured | |
We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (4/7) | |
We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization. | |
We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Score
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
WE HELP NEW WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS NAVIGATE THE FINANCIAL TRAUMA OF LOSS THROUGH FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Envisioning a world in which widows are knowledgeable and empowered to manage the financial transiti
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Continue to develop a contingency plan for key persons and processes to ensure operational continuity and sustainability.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Two: Continue partnering with other key widow advocacy groups to extend our brand reach and service footprint.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Expand donor acquisition and retention capabilities.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
We are making strides in several areas with regard to leadership development, including but not limited to: 1. Completed an org culture survey in 2020 and acted upon the results accordingly; 2. Offer opportunities for staff and board members to enroll in online courses; and, 3. We are hiring our Executive Director full-time in July 2022
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
We have been a member of two chamber of commerce orgs, but now focus on one. Over the past 12 months we have been building strategic partnerships with other widow-centric NPOs, like Modern Widows Club and Soaring Spirits, and with other groups to further our mission, i.e., churches, hospice, funeral homes, and other national orgs. We are now a community partner with MY KTIS.com FM radio station and are the sponsor for a 24-episode podcast series called A Widow's Heart. In August 2022 we will host the first-ever, HopeFest 2022 music festival in the Twin Cities. We have been invited to present at Soaring Spirits' Camp Widow in Tampa FL in March 2022 and will likely present in San Diego in July 2022.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Because we provided financial coaching one-on-one in the Twin Cities prior to COVID-19, we had to quickly pivot our model from personal to virtual. This meant re-tooling quickly to work with distressed widows online using new video conferencing tools (like Zoom, Teams) and producing a guidebook/reference book for both coaches and widows. We authored and printed the 165-page workbook in 90 days and it is the only guidebook like it.
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