Our mission is to assist adult hoosiers gain access to quality dental care that they otherwise could not afford. Poor dental care has been shown to inhibit economic opportunities, so we hope to support individuals with avenues to obtain proper dental care. Our goal is to help those in need establish a long-lasting dental relationship with their provider and cultivate a maintenance program for continuing care. Spirits for Smiles aims to improve the communities we serve one smile at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
1¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 67% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
1%
of spending
Concern: 1% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
37 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 37.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$84K
Spent
$23K
To programs
1%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$84K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$84K
Expenses
$23K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$35K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$61K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$227K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.

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

Where the money goes

1 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 1% · $327 Management & general 99% · $23K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Board Chair-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashlee Carey’s $1K as Patient Coordinator is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 200 <$100K health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Ashlee Carey$1,179$666$1,084

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income adults afford quality dental care to improve their health and opportunities.

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1 program · $327 · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Financial assistance for dental care.

$327program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $23K · 2023–2023
Affordable DentalFY2023$23,141

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$84K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$23K
Ln 25
Programscol B$327
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$84K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$71K
Total assetsLn 16$0$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$0$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$327$327
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$192$192
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$850$850
Total functional expensesLn 25$23K$327$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $84K$227K 990 PDF
FY2023 $93K$35K$58K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $87K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $84K$23K$61K$61K 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 $83,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$79,235
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$4,352
I-12 Total revenue$83,587
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$327
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$22,564
I-18 Total expenses$22,891
I-19 Revenue less expenses$60,696
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $83,587 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$53,610
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,625
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$79,235
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,352$4,352
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,352$83,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,891 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $327$327
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,163$12,163
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $192$192
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,359$9,359
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $850$850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327 · Management $22,564 · Fundraising $0$22,891
Part X · Balance sheet $72,859 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$71,104
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$1,755
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$72,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$12,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,163
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$60,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$72,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$83,587
XI-2 Total expenses$22,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,696
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,696

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