Smiles & Tears Childrens and Family Services

Analysis

Smiles & Tears Childrens and Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Pomona, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Smiles & Tears Childrens and Family Services reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smiles & Tears Childrens and Family Services sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lafayette Urban Ministry Inc ($1.4m), Mary Parrish Center ($1.4m) and Texas Future Farmers of America Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $272k. At year end it held assets of $396k against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $338k. It reported 12 employees.