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Name:	WINGS Program, Inc.
Address:	Schaumburg, Illinois PO Box 95615
	Palatine, IL 60095
Phone:	847-519-7820 847-221-5680
Web Address:	www.wingsprogram.com

WINGS Program, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

• The Safe House provides emergency shelter for women and children for up to 90 days. • Stage One Shared Living Homes accommodate two or three families in a single residence. The women work on job skills and resumes and look for employment. • Stage Two Transitional Apartments are available for up to two years. Here, women focus on money management, parenting and life skills. • Individualized Transitional Housing provides women with financial and program support. Subsidies are available for help with rent, mortgages and child care. • Permanent Supportive Housing gives disabled women secure, long-term housing with optional supportive services. • Graduates of WINGS are eligible for ongoing services that include career counseling and use of WINGS’ food pantry. • Clinical Services provide psychological counseling by licensed professionals and interns. • Outreach Programs educate community leaders about responses to — and prevention of — domestic violence. In FY11, over 36,000 nights of shelter were provided and over 1,800 hours of counseling provided.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, WINGS Program, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Transitional Housing	1,262,516
Safehouse	939,796
Clinical and Outreach	316,113
Total Program Expenses:	$2,518,425

Chief Executive : Rebecca A Darr, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$102,800

Chair of the Board: Rita Canning
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President, Canning Foundation

Co-Chair of the Board : James Lennon

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Co-Chair of the Board : N/A

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: N/A

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 45

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,781,362, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on WINGS Program, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,527,251
Government Contracts	969,193
Special Event Income	851,893
Resale Income	528,822
In-Kind Contributions	322,827
Other Income	180,274
United Way	79,391
Program Service Fees	62,687
Total Income	$4,522,338

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 16%

Total income		$4,522,338
Program expenses		$2,518,425
Fund raising expenses		202,698
Administrative expenses		501,677
Total expenses		$3,222,800
Income in Excess of Expenses		1,299,538
Beginning net assets		6,564,705
Other Changes in Net Assets		427,674
Ending net assets		8,291,917
Total liabilities		2,091,995
Total assets		$10,383,912