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Upward Smiles Inc

Festus, Missouri · EIN 45-2780221 · Health Care · tax-exempt since 2012

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 56.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Graded against 25,625 health care nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.26.3 months62
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.48% of practices48
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.26
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.3% from one source68
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2025Form 990$6.41M$5.03M$1.39M$11.01M26.339C
Dec 2024Form 990$7.30M$4.20M$3.10M$9.63M27.528C
Dec 2023Form 990$7.27M$3.62M$3.65M$6.53M21.640C
Dec 2022Form 990$4.16M$3.82M$339K$2.88M9.047C
Dec 2021Form 990$3.49M$2.94M$552K$2.68M11.038C
Dec 2020Form 990$2.72M$3.12M−$400K$1.87M7.235C
Dec 2019Form 990$2.36M$2.65M−$297K$1.78M8.038C
Dec 2018Form 990$2.21M$1.81M$392K$2.08M13.745C
Dec 2017Form 990$2.35M$1.81M$536K$1.68M11.136C
Dec 2016Form 990$2.00M$1.88M$122K$1.15M7.327C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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