Save Our Smiles
Save Our Smiles is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Antioch, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.
Save Our Smiles at a glance
In short: Save Our Smiles gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,000
- -9.1% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $2,000
- -9.1% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $33,525
- -8.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Save Our Smiles funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Delta Veterans Group ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Save Our Smiles gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $3K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Veterans Group Antioch, CA | To assist veterans with housing, employment, health, and education services. | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33,525 | — | $3,263 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,791 |
| 2023 | $36,788 | — | $4,307 | $2,200 | 1 | $2,200 | $1,974 |
| 2022 | $41,095 | — | $3,934 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,183 |
| 2021 | $45,029 | — | $4,514 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,409 |
| 2020 | $49,543 | $52,100 | $2,557 | — | — | — | $2,066 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Save Our Smiles reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Save Our Smiles is led by Christopher Rosenthal, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Christopher Rosenthal
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather L. Christison
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Save Our Smiles
How much does Save Our Smiles give each year?
Save Our Smiles gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Save Our Smiles?
Save Our Smiles reported $34K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Save Our Smiles?
Save Our Smiles is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Antioch, CA. It holds $34K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Save Our Smiles operate?
Save Our Smiles has awarded grants in California.
What is Save Our Smiles's EIN?
Save Our Smiles's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-3795451. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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