MOLLY SMILES FOUNDATION INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $85K · expenses $71K · assets $66K
- EIN
- 92-1316331
- Address
- 125 FELIZ CT, DANVILLE, CA 94526-1609
- NTEE code
- F60
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2023
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To provide funding and services to organizations serving families with special needs children.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dordan | Secretary | 2023-2025 | $0 | $26,161 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Gherlone | President & CEO | 2023-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lauren Meyers | Treasurer | 2023-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Gherlone | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ashley Dordan | Secretary | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Meyers | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dordan | Secretary | 20 | $26,161 | - | - | $26,161 | 1 |
| Michelle Gherlone | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Meyers | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Gherlone | President & CEO | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Ashley Dordan | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Lauren Meyers | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $85,241 | $70,797 | $66,477 | $66,477 | $63,324 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $75,843 | $68,587 | $52,033 | $52,033 | $63,309 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $74,055 | $29,278 | $44,777 | $44,777 | $66,862 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $84,886 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $35,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| THE CANTOR FITZGERALD RELIEF FUND | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “Molly Smiles Foundation Inc” | 2024 | 1 | $15,600 | 2024 | $15,600 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $15,456 | 2024 | $8,006 | show |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Fuzzy filed as “MOLLY SMILES FOUNDATION INC” | 2023 | 1 | $10,080 | 2023 | $10,080 | show |
| BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $8,500 | 2024 | $8,500 | show |
| PASSPORT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “MOLLY SMILES FOUNDATION INC” | 2023 | 1 | $250 | 2023 | $250 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $70,797 spent · pay $22,456 · grants $0 · events $30,844
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $40,215 | 56.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,456 | 31.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,000 | 7.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,126 | 4.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $30,844 | reported apart |
| Total | $70,797 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $68,587 spent · pay $26,161 · grants $0 · events $25,250
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,426 | 61.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $26,161 | 38.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $25,250 | reported apart |
| Total | $68,587 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $29,278 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $18,359
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $24,626 | 84.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,952 | 13.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $700 | 2.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $18,359 | reported apart |
| Total | $29,278 | 100% |