Wings Charitable Foundation
Wings Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $368K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $32K.
Wings Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Wings Charitable Foundation gave $32K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,200
- +189.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,578
- +189.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $367,710
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wings Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Covenant Church of Naples ($20K). Together the top 9 received $32K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 61 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wings Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 636% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2024) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Covenant Church of Naples Naples, FL | To Support Individual Faith and Worship | $20,000 |
| Bay Presbyterian Church Naples, FL | To Support Individual Faith and Worship | $5,700 |
| Pregnancy Resource Center of SWFL Estero, FL | To improve lives of southwest fl residents in need | $2,000 |
| Naples Christian Academy Naples, FL | To provide christ centered education for pre-k though 8th grade students | $1,200 |
| Young Life - Immokalee Naples Naples, FL | To support individual faith and workship for adolescents in Collier county | $1,000 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Orlando, FL | To support individual faith and worship for university students | $900 |
| New Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc Naples, FL | To Assist at-Risk Children and Teens | $900 |
| Cafe of Life Inc Bonita Springs, FL | To improve lives of southwest fl residents in need | $250 |
| Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation Bonita Springs, FL | Improve the lives of sw Florida residents in need | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $367,710 | $9 | $33,700 | $32,200 | 9 | $32,950 | — | $5,179 |
| 2024 | $401,401 | $301 | $13,183 | $11,120 | 9 | $12,188 | — | $6,395 |
| 2023 | $414,283 | $393 | $24,545 | $22,350 | 16 | $23,361 | — | $9,151 |
| 2022 | $438,435 | $237 | $18,589 | $16,800 | 12 | $17,722 | — | $14,097 |
| 2021 | $456,787 | $23,494 | $25,874 | $24,250 | 15 | $25,086 | $22,706 | $23,188 |
| 2020 | $459,167 | $48,469 | $26,608 | $25,000 | 15 | — | $47,683 | $15,354 |
| 2019 | $437,306 | $10,619 | $29,407 | $24,000 | 10 | — | $9,844 | $18,177 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wings Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wings Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carolyn L. Herbold
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kenneth Herbold
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth W. Herbold
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Wings Charitable Foundation
How much does Wings Charitable Foundation give each year?
Wings Charitable Foundation gave $32K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 9 grants.
What is Wings Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Wings Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,578, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wings Charitable Foundation give grants?
Wings Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Naples, FL (5 grants) and Bonita Springs, FL (2 grants).
Does Wings Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Wings Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Wings Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Wings Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Covenant Church of Naples ($20,000), Bay Presbyterian Church ($5,700) and Pregnancy Resource Center of SWFL ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wings Charitable Foundation?
Wings Charitable Foundation reported $368K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wings Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Wings Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1897491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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