SMILIN RYLEN FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $84K · expenses $54K · assets $57K

EIN
82-2429902
Address
2506 PEPPERIDGE DR, KATY, TX 77494-0361
Website
www.smilinrylenfoundation.org
NTEE code
T50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 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
Kristen Cowan (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To raise awareness about organ donation and to assist families with a child in medical crisis.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Kristen Cowan President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Travis Cowan Vice-President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Perry Secretary2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Kitts Treasurer2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Cowan President1 $0-$0 $01
Travis Cowan Vice-President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Perry Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Kitts Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Cowan President1 $0-$0 $01
Travis Cowan Vice-President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Perry Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Kitts Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Cowan President1 $0-$0 $01
Travis Cowan Vice-President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Perry Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Kitts Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristen Cowan President0 $0-$0 $01
Travis Cowan Vice-President0 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Perry Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Heather Kitts Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRISTEN COWAN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS COWAN VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH PERRY SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER KITTS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,317$54,360 $56,822$23,273 $76,499- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,145$92,302 $1,377-$6,684 $74,903- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,171$48,586 $18,534$10,473 $50,288- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,377$42,068 $888$888 $31,849- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,393$45,861 $35,863$35,863 $44,114- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $21,549 in all, tax years 2020 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMILIN RYLEN FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$1,549 2023$352
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,715 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $51,715 95.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,645 4.9%
Total$54,360100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $92,302 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $37,193 40.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $34,900 37.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,209 21.9%
Total$92,302100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $48,586 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,000 · events $25,968
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,000 90.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,249 8.7%
Printing, publications, postage $337 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$25,968reported apart
Total$48,586100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $42,068 spent · pay $0 · grants $41,000 · events $21,656
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $41,000 97.5%
Printing, publications, postage $868 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $200 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,656reported apart
Total$42,068100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $45,861 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,500 · events $16,114
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,500 97.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,206 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $155 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$16,114reported apart
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