Smiles Forever Animal Rescue

Analysis

Smiles Forever Animal Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Gordonsville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Smiles Forever Animal Rescue reported income of $270k and spending of $285k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $270k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Smiles Forever Animal Rescue sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Take Me Home Pet Rescue Inc ($270k), Animal Services and Operations Support ($270k) and Wild Horse Connection Corporation ($270k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $258k, net assets of $792k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.