A Smile for Kids

Analysis

A Smile for Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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, A Smile for Kids reported income of $256k and spending of $461k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $197k to $256k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 175% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, A Smile for Kids sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart Valve Voice US ($256k), Addiction Solutions of Nantucket Inc ($256k) and Canyon Crisis Center ($256k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $173k. At year end it held assets of $201k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $201k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.