Send a Smile Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 92-0997545

Send a Smile Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Tampa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $518 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $843.

Send a Smile Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Send a Smile Foundation Inc gave $843 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $843). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$843
-19.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$843
-19.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$843
Total assets
$518
+101.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Send a Smile Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Envia Una Sonrisa: $843Envia Una Sonrisa$843

The largest 2025 recipient was Envia Una Sonrisa ($843).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

How Send a Smile Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$500$1K$1.5K1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2023) to $1K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $843.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Envia Una Sonrisa Food and School Supplies for Needy Families$843
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$518$1,221$960$8431$843$19
2024$257$1,390$1,133$1,0501$1,050$6
2023—$500$500$5001$500—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Send a Smile Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $19 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Send a Smile Foundation Inc is led by Mercedes Brown, President on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mercedes Brown

    President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Send a Smile Foundation Inc

How much does Send a Smile Foundation Inc give each year?

Send a Smile Foundation Inc gave $843 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.

How large is Send a Smile Foundation Inc?

Send a Smile Foundation Inc reported $518 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $843 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Send a Smile Foundation Inc's EIN?

Send a Smile Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0997545. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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