Ryans Case for Smiles

Analysis

Ryans Case for Smiles is a registered charity in United States, based in Wayne, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 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, Ryans Case for Smiles reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ryans Case for Smiles sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Developmental Services D-B-A CDS ($2.5m), Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding ($2.5m) and Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $196k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $7,646, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 4 employees.