CURA SMILES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $469K · expenses $379K · assets $224K

EIN
47-5538703
Address
3503 ETHAN ALLEN AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92117-5613
Website
WWW.CURASMILES.ORG
NTEE code
T50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Thomas Fitzpatrick (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

CURA SMILES, INC. EXISTS TO EXPAND SUSTAINABLE DENTAL SERVICES TO THE UNDER-SERVED, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. THESES EFFORTS ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A SYSTEM OF TRAINING AND EQUIPPING LOCAL DENTISTS AND STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THE IMPORTANT ORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE DENTAL PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED DENTISTS AND DENTAL PROFESSIONALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THOSE IN TRAINING. THESE ARE 100% VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Christine Passmore EXECUTIVE DI2025 $66,000$66,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas Fitzpatrick FOUNDER2020-2025 10 $0 reported 1
William Bramley BOARD PRESID2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jordan Buzzell SECRETARY2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Burger DIRECTOR2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Paul A Champlin TREASURER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sara Choung DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Thurman DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Bothwell (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cecilia Farfan-Mendez (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Eli Williams (former) DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jenny Amaraneni (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Raquel Aparicio (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Murrell (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $66K · 3 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTINE PASSMORE EXECUTIVE DI30 $66,000$0$0 $66,0001
THOMAS FITZPATRICK FOUNDER10 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY BOARD PRESID1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BUZZELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BURGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL A CHAMPLIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
SARA CHOUNG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA THURMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 4 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS FITZPATRICK FOUNDER10 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY BOARD PRESID1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BUZZELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BURGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE BOTHWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CECILIA FARFAN-MENDEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELI WILLIAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL A CHAMPLIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
SARA CHOUNG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS FITZPATRICK EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY BOARD PRESID1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BUZZELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BURGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE BOTHWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CECILIA FARFAN-MENDEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELI WILLIAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL A CHAMPLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SARA CHOUNG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 47 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS FITZPATRICK EXECUTIVE DI10 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY BOARD PRESID1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN BUZZELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BURGER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNY AMARANENI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE BOTHWELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CECILIA FARFAN-MENDEZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELI WILLIAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL A CHAMPLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS FITZPATRICK PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
RAQUEL APARICIO DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JORDAN BUZZELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TOM MURRELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
RYAN BURGER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JENNY AMARANENI DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS FITZPATRICK President & CEO10 $0-- $01
WILLIAM BRAMLEY Chairman1 $0-- $01
RAQUEL APARICIO Director1 $0-- $01
JORDAN BUZZELL Director1 $0-- $01
TOM MURRELL Director1 $0-- $01
RYAN BURGER Director1 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$468,809$378,969 $223,998$222,714 $445,940$0 $66,000350
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$261,623$284,209 $134,767$132,874 $261,623$0 -450
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,840$232,869 $156,107$155,460 $242,840$0 -250
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,278$220,521 $156,367$145,489 $231,371$0 -247
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,533$151,149 $161,417$134,732 $174,533- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,475$58,689 $112,197$111,348 $49,475- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $252,617 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LUCKY DUCK FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022, 2024-2025 3$85,000 2025$10,000
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CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2021-2022, 2024 4$51,900 2024$900
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GESNER-JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2025 1$33,530 2025$33,530
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ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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ORAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2021, 2023-2025 4$23,200 2025$6,000
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PRICE PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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THURSDAY CLUB FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$9,492 2022$9,492
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CUSHMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2024 1$7,495 2024$7,495
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BOYS AND GIRLS AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO LTD Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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JOHN KRAKAUER CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURA SMILES INC” 2022 1$2,000 2022$2,000
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PLEDGE 1 PERCENT ORG INCCAT50 $660,059$0 CEO, TREASURER, INTERIM SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY WRAPAROUNDCAT50 $859,577$799,349 President & CEO$116,500 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
CAPO GIRLS FAST PITCH SOFTBALL CORPCAT50 $267,514$253,336 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE FRIENDSHIP PADDLECAT50 $518,395$462,197 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
ADVOCATES FOUNDATIONCAT50 $595,221$515,851 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
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AMERICAN JEWISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONCAT50 $405,355$328,365 CEO$112,500 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
OPEN SOURCE VISION FOUNDATIONCAT50 $457,086$866,366 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
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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 990 · $378,969 spent · pay $128,274 · grants $0 · events $23,479
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $118,721$66,486$52,235- 31.3%
Other (as described)DENTAL SERVICES $92,755$92,755-- 24.5%
Other (as described)IN-KIND DENTAL SUPPLIES D $50,197$50,197-- 13.2%
Advertising and promotion $25,673-$25,673- 6.8%
Occupancy $21,811$21,811-- 5.8%
Fees: other services $20,497$20,497-- 5.4%
Depreciation and depletion $10,724$10,724-- 2.8%
Payroll taxes $9,553$5,350$4,203- 2.5%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $7,559$7,559-- 2.0%
Insurance $5,953-$5,953- 1.6%
Other (as described)COMPUTER EQUIPMENT $4,296$4,296-- 1.1%
All other expenses $3,763$1,840$1,923- 1.0%
Travel $3,663-$3,663- 1.0%
Office expenses $2,649-$2,649- 0.7%
Interest $1,155-$1,155- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $46,348$23,479reported apart
Total$378,969100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $284,209 spent · pay $92,419 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $85,371$47,871$37,500- 30.0%
Other (as described)DENTAL SERVICES $71,595$71,595-- 25.2%
Other (as described)IN-KIND DENTAL SUPPLIES D $48,139$48,139-- 16.9%
Occupancy $22,369$22,369-- 7.9%
Fees: other services $17,923$17,923-- 6.3%
Depreciation and depletion $8,092$8,092-- 2.8%
Payroll taxes $7,048$3,947$3,101- 2.5%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,891$6,891-- 2.4%
Insurance $5,048-$5,048- 1.8%
All other expenses $4,440$2,162$2,278- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $3,037-$3,037- 1.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER EQUIPMENT $3,032$3,032-- 1.1%
Office expenses $905-$905- 0.3%
Interest $178-$178- 0.1%
Travel $141-$141- 0.0%
Total$284,209100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $232,869 spent · pay $50,898 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $75,817$75,817-- 32.6%
Other (as described)DENTAL SERVICES $56,873$56,873-- 24.4%
Other salaries and wages $46,763$46,763-- 20.1%
Occupancy $21,522$21,522-- 9.2%
Fees: other services $9,617$9,617-- 4.1%
Depreciation and depletion $7,490$7,490-- 3.2%
Insurance $4,674-$4,674- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $4,135$4,135-- 1.8%
All other expenses $2,539$506$2,033- 1.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER EQUIPMENT $1,430$1,430-- 0.6%
Other (as described)COMPUTER SUPPLIES $1,125$1,125-- 0.5%
Office expenses $884-$884- 0.4%
Total$232,869100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $220,521 spent · pay $45,623 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $69,930$69,930-- 31.7%
Other (as described)DENTAL SERVICES $51,775$51,775-- 23.5%
Other salaries and wages $41,850$41,850-- 19.0%
Occupancy $16,992$16,992-- 7.7%
Depreciation and depletion $14,000$14,000-- 6.3%
Fees: other services $12,043$12,043-- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $3,773$3,773-- 1.7%
Insurance $3,304-$3,304- 1.5%
Other (as described)COMPUTER SUPPLIES $2,690$2,690-- 1.2%
Office expenses $2,526-$2,526- 1.1%
Other (as described)TLEPHONE, TELLECOMMUNICAT $833-$833- 0.4%
All other expenses $805$48$757- 0.4%
Total$220,521100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $151,149 spent · pay $32,196 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $95,186 63.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,196 21.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,968 8.6%
Fees to independent contractors $10,799 7.1%
Total$151,149100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $58,689 spent · pay $9,742 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,889 71.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $9,742 16.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,760 6.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,298 5.6%
Total$58,689100%

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