Marlees Smile

Analysis

Marlees Smile is a registered charity in United States, based in Germantown, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 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, Marlees Smile reported income of $65k and spending of $89k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $97k to $65k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Marlees Smile sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coweta Family Connection ($65k), Kebire Relief Organization ($65k) and The 14 Foundation Inc ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $284k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $284k.