Idaho · Nonprofit
CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD
CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD (Idaho) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $405,979 to it, the largest being DM DUBERG CHAR TUA #099764 ($283,662). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $128k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $406k
- Net assets
- $97k
What Carousel of Smiles Ltd does
Mission
Through the restoration, revitalization, and operation of a vintage golden age 1920 allan herschell carousel, the carousel of smiles project seeks to: "educate, and foster interest in and appreciation of , the early 20th century carousel arts in context to the industrial age and their historical roots; and to uncover and extoll the history, stories and lives of personas associated with carousels and the venues they operated within. "align with selected not for profit organizations, and by utilizing the draw and intrinsic excitement of carousels, assist in the aid and support of those missions. "exemplify the positivity and synergy when profit/not for profit entities, community, and government coalesce together for common objectives: engaging the community promoting local business and tourism, and providing sandpoint and its visitors with a unique opportunity to enjoy the simple pleasure of having fun. "renew the carousel's original mission to create memories and bring smiles to kids yo
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Restoration work progressed well during the year, and we are on track/schedule for substantial completion (85%+/-) of the restoration is expected by mid fall of 2024. The decision to reassemble the carousel at the fairgrounds was made in february. The desire was to re-energize the community for this project, advance fundraising efforts, and show off the restoration work of our volunteers. Fundraising momentum regained hoed for levels, with individual donations and pony adoptions back on expected track for the completion of the restoration. As the city beach park location is no longer viable, attention has turned to a suitable private location, just outside of the primary downtown core of sandpoint in the "granary/warehouse district". A lease and an option to purchase was obtained to this unique property, that with some renovation will be suitable for the carousel and its anticipated ancillary activities. The painting studio and the completed ponies were moved into the new location with a public "pony parde" event. The advantage of the new site is the ability to host mini events and keep the studio open for public visitations.
$99,656 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $99,656.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $105k to $81k (−23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income rose $40k → $67k.
4 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 80% · 2021 58% · 2022 100% · 2023 81% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD draws 89% of its grant income from funders outside Idaho, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $67k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Idaho
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD?
- CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD (Idaho) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $405,979 to it, the largest being DM DUBERG CHAR TUA #099764 ($283,662). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $405,979 in grants to CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD?
- DM DUBERG CHAR TUA #099764 is the largest funder on record, with $283,662 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAROUSEL OF SMILES LTD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Idaho. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing