On the Wings of Angels
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 883428824
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Troy, MI, USA
- Phone
- 7343856170
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Spouse Abuse, Prevention
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $80,466
- Expenses
- $74,953
- Assets
- $12,562
- Liabilities
- $2,318
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHRISTINA L HAEMMERLE PHD (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JOSEPHINE DRIES (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- SANDRA D ADAMS CFP (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- JOSEPHINE DRIES (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $4,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
On the Wings of Angels provides immediate, tangible, and no red-tape resources to survivors of domestic violence. We meet urgent needs by offering financial assistance, housing support, transportation, food, clothing, legal and court advocacy, and other critical resources. Our mission is to ensure women and children find safety, stability, and hope during crisis and in rebuilding their lives. Beyond emergency aid, we provide community, mentorship, and support programs that empower survivors to heal from trauma, regain independence, and break cycles of abuse. Since our founding, we have served over 150 women and 200 children, building a strong network of partners and advocates committed to lasting change. We believe survivors deserve more than survival. They deserve the opportunity to thrive, and we exist to walk alongside them every step of the way.
What it reported doing in 2024
Immediate & tangible survivor assistance: on the wings of angels provides immediate, no red-tape resources to domestic violence survivors, including emergency housing support, food, clothing, transportation, and financial aid for urgent needs such as legal filings, relocation, and court advocacy. This program ensures survivors and their children have safety, stability, and critical support during times of crisis. Survivor advocacy & legal support: on the wings of angels provides survivors with advocacy and support throughout the legal and court process. This includes funding for urgent legal fees, connecting survivors with trusted attorneys, providing court accompaniment, and offering emotional and logistical support during hearings. (see continuation on schedule o)
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 62
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 36
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.6%; rating input score 68
- Program expense ratio: 72.6%; rating input score 73
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 91.6%; rating input score 92; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 6.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 67.6% of revenue deployed · 72.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $54K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $4K · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 30 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Fund balance restriction sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.