Wondering Companions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931798967
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone
9197405551
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,845
Expenses
$123,605
Assets
$14,227
Liabilities
$6,488

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • LORI HAMMITT (OPERATING OF)
  • JENNIFER BOYLES (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • REBECCA DIETRICH (CHIEF FINANC)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose-wondering companions fueling futures for global educational adventures. Wondering companions provides fundraising opportunities via volunteer services for persons (youth organizations) interested in educational international travel. Form 990-ez, part iii, line 28, program service accomplishments: support and assist parents supporting organizations for educational group trips. Support and assist rising demand for national and international educational group trips. Servicing organizations and groups through fundraising. Form 99-ez, part v, information regarding personal benefits contracts: the organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly, or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract. The organizatin, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly, or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.

What it reported doing in 2025

Form 990-ez, part iii, primary exempt purpose-wondering companions grants more than 5,000

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 92% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.2%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $124K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.