Christmas Project INC

Tax-deductible

Hudson Falls, NY501(c)(3)Since 1986Human ServicesEIN 14-1684227

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This organizations primary exempt purpose is to provide food and clothing to families in need during the Christmas season at no charge to the individuals served. This is undertaken under the program known as Operation Sant Claus.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 40% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
45 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 44.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$214K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$797K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$279K
FY2025▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$323K
FY2025$279K
Expenses
$214K
FY2025▲ +81%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$148K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$118K
FY2025$214K
Net assets
$797K
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$254K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$731K
FY2025$797K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $210K Management & general 2% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rose Bates’s $7K as Treasurer is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rose Bates$7,000$5,000$6,250$5,000$5,000
Christina Blanchard——$6,250——
Valerie Raven———$5,000$5,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Gives free food and clothing to needy families during Christmas.

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

During each Christmas Holiday season, the organization distributes clothing and food to needy families in the local area at no charge to the recipients. Each year Operation Santa claus helps approximately 2,500 children to have a merrier warmer Christmas.

$210Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $122K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$121,464

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$797K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$797K
Total assetsLn 16$797K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
SavingsLn 2$685K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$797K
Total assetsLn 16$797K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$797K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$731K$797K
Total assetsLn 16$731K$797K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$731K$797K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$190K$190K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$772$772$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$657$657$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K$210K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $323K$118K$205K$731K 990 PDF
FY2024 $261K$200K$61K$526K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$183K$97K$465K 990 PDF
FY2022 $245K$131K$114K$367K 990 PDF
FY2021 $188K$148K$40K$254K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,362 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,650
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,402
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,052
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,471$21,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,839$37,839
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,310$279,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,714 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $189,565$189,565
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $772 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$772
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $0$1,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $657 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,604 · Management $1,535 · Fundraising $0$6,139
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,062 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,062
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,283 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,283
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,036 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,479 · Management $3,235 · Fundraising $0$213,714
Part X · Balance sheet $796,717 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,401$112,098
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $505,668$684,619
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $731,069$796,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $731,069$796,717
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $731,069$796,717
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $731,069$796,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $796,717 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$279,362
XI-2 Total expenses$213,714
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$731,069
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$796,717

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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