Bringing Smiles is a community driven 501(c)(3) charity that is dedicated in its mission to educate and enlightened children on the benefits of education and healthy lifestyles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 90% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
998 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 998.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$27K
×2100 vs prior year
Spent
$6K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$497K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27K
FY2025▲ ×2100
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$0
FY2023$40
FY2024$13
FY2025$27K
Expenses
$6K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$1K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$6K
Net assets
$497K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$497K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer and Secretary
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nisha Dalal’s $1K as Treasurer and Secretary is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nisha Dalal$1,000$500$1,200$500$500$1,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides support to underprivileged children, the elderly, and those with mental health needs.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We are working on planning to have specific program services

Pt IX · col B
02

To help under-privileged children

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$6K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$497K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$501K
Total assetsLn 16$501K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$27K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$501K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$501K
Total assetsLn 16$501K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$497K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K$501K
Total assetsLn 16$477K$501K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$476K$497K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$25$25
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6K$0$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $27K$6K$21K$497K 990 PDF
FY2024 $13$4K−$4K$476K 990 PDF
FY2023 $40$7K−$7K$480K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$11K−$11K$487K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$1K$254K$498K 990 PDF
FY2020 $25K$2K$23K$244K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $27,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$2,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$25,095
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13$27,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,865$6,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,865$6,023
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,852$21,282
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,305 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,210
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $25,095 · Excluded from tax $0$25,095
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $25,095 · Excluded from tax $0$27,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,023 across 3 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25$25
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,498$4,498
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,023 · Fundraising $0$6,023
Part X · Balance sheet $500,957 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $477,427$500,957
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $477,427$500,957
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,366$3,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,366$3,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $476,061$497,348
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $477,427$500,957
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $497,348 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,305
XI-2 Total expenses$6,023
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$476,061
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$497,348

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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