Appalachian Miles for Smiles

Analysis

Appalachian Miles for Smiles is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingsport, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2020, 6 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, Appalachian Miles for Smiles reported income of $143k and spending of $109k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $258k to $143k (-44%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Appalachian Miles for Smiles sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Louisiana Pregnancy Care Center ($143k), Family Relief Initiative Inc ($143k) and Son Foundation Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $310k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $277k.