Smiles on Wheels

Analysis

Smiles on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 September 2023, Smiles on Wheels reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $877k to $1.8m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Smiles on Wheels sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queensbury Emergency Medical SVCS Inc ($1.8m), Prevention Point Pittsburgh ($1.8m) and Boulder County AIDS Project ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $838k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 33 employees.