Elizabeths Smile Foundation

Analysis

Elizabeths Smile Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Westport, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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, Elizabeths Smile Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $765k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $1.5m (+360%), an average of +360% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 360%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Elizabeths Smile Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Assoc ($1.5m), Pisgah Health Foundation ($1.5m) and Breckinridge County Central E M S Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $40k. It paid $2,074 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.