The Earth Circle Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Children and youth development program: program expense 252,019 wings leadership academy- leadership and facilitation trainings for native young adults and educators that go on to lead summer camps and flight clubs. In 2024, wings trained 28 high school and college-aged runners to work as summer camp facilitators during a four-day retreat hosted at the beginning of june in the manzano mountains. Summer camps- one and two-day running & fitness camps which encourage and motivate native youth to take charge of their health and well-being through running and group games (at no costs to participants). Soon after attending leadership academy, wings facilitators coordinated camps in 18 tribal communities across New Mexico, Arizona throughout june and july 2024. Facilitators clocked 19,354 in wings vehicles criss-crossing the southwest to provide these summer enrichment services. There were 743 unique camp participants. Flight clubs- extracurricular running programs that offer elementary and middle school students with a space to stay healthy & active year-round. During 2024, wings maintained two active flight club site in partnership with the native american community academy in albuquerque, nm, and one in partnership with the walatowa youth center at jemez pueblo, nm. These two sites served 115 students throughout the spring and fall semesters. Student-athlete empowerment program: program expense 75,279 wings national team- wings selects an intertribal mixed team of talented young runners to represent native communities in key regional and national races. The 35th wings team travelled to richmond, va to compete in the usatf cross country championships held on january 20, 2024. The 8 young men and 8 women selected for the team were also invited to a three-night training camp hosted in albuquerque to help them prepare for competition. A total of 74 student-athletes registered to be considered for selection for the team. 49 of these runners representing 12 different native american tribes eventually posted qualifying times at regional races. Wings provided dozens of these deserving student-athletes with travel and race registration assistance to attend their regional qualifying race. A caravan of wings-sponsored athletes attended the nike cross southwest regional in mesa, az on november 18, 2023 with wings staff. Dozens of others made the trip with their families, with race registration and lodging covered by the organization. Boston marathon pursuit- in partnership with the boston athletic association, harvard university native american program (hunap) and northeastern university, wings brings native high schoolers to boston during marathon weekend to visit colleges, learn more about the college application process, spectate the marathon and learn how to navigate the city as a group. With the help of three chaperones and fundraisers, wings ushered a group of 5 students to boston april 11-16, 2024.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72%; rating input score 72
• Program expense ratio: 72.3%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: $41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 13.5%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.59; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.4%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings