Wingspan Productions Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
In an age of global anxiety, discord and polarization, Wingspan Productions creates powerful films of hope and resilience, films that encourage communities to connect across differences and forge new ways of listening and understanding. Wingspan is a nonprofit organization formed to write, create, produce, and distribute powerful films for public, educational, and artistic purposes.Working with hundreds of families and professionals in our community, Wingspan works to identify, research, document, film, and distribute films that help young adults navigate the complex and sometimes violent world in which we live. Dealing with such topics as mental health, drug abuse and addiction, bullying, and most importantly, developing healthy decision-making and resilience, Wingspan works with our community and our nation to create educational films that provoke dialogue, create change, and encourage wellbeing for all young adults and families.Our work reaches tens of thousands of young adults in o
- Income
- $54,836
- Spending
- $96,874
- Reserves
- 8.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3,856 spent. Wingspan Productions is a 5013 dedicated to educating our community and inspiring young adults to lead healthier lives by helping to develop and screen and discuss impactful films, educational sessions, and discussions. Our mission is to create and promote films that promote hope and resilience, by encouraging understanding across differences and focusing on mental health, and positive choices that lead toward a healthier future.In 2025 Wingspan continued to screen our documentary, The Fentanyl Project to community groups and at the Florida School Health Conference for educators statewide, and at the national Drug Free America Conference for professionals across America working to address Fentanyl overdose among our young people. The Fentanyl Project was added to the curriculum for Manatee Public Schools and continued to be shown on WEDU and was shared nationwide.Wingspan continued production of our new documentary about bullying in high school in 2025, with the help of the Sarasota County School System, working with five large public high schools in Sarasota County. Over 25 high school students were interviewed for the film, along with school administration and staff over many months. The film opened in late 2025 at film festivals nationwide and has won several awards: Best Short Documentary, the Social Awareness Award, and the Focus on Health Award. The film has been invited to screen on television on WEDU and was shown in Sarasota County Schools to area high schools in October.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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