Mainely Smiles

Analysis

Mainely Smiles is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2022, 4 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, Mainely Smiles reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $482k to $1.1m (+126%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mainely Smiles sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lilys Place ($1.1m), Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan Inc ($1.1m) and East Lyme Ambulance Fund Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $447k. At year end it held assets of $101k against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1,221. It reported 30 employees.