Smart Recovery USA Inc

Analysis

Smart Recovery USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mentor, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Smart Recovery USA Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smart Recovery USA Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yamba Malawi Inc ($2.1m), Office of Samoan Affairs of California Inc ($2.1m) and Life Asset Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $693k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $314k, net assets of $704k. It reported 15 employees.