Camp Smile a Mile

Analysis

Camp Smile a Mile is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 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 (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, Camp Smile a Mile reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.0m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Camp Smile a Mile sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breast Cancer Alliance Inc ($2.0m), Safe Embrace ($2.0m) and Gildas Club of South Florida Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $557k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 6 employees.