Free to Smile Foundation Inc

Analysis

Free to Smile Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Free to Smile Foundation Inc reported income of $276k and spending of $246k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $193k to $276k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. 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, Free to Smile Foundation Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brain Foundation ($276k), Port Canaveral Marine Firefighting Training Academy Inc ($276k) and Cancer Patient Support Program Inc ($276k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $525k against liabilities of $2,974, net assets of $522k. It reported 3 employees.