Global Smile Foundation

Analysis

Global Smile Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Westwood, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Global Smile Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $864k to $1.1m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Global Smile Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Lens Corporation ($1.1m), Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina ($1.1m) and Somo Project ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $287k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $149k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.