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.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$10K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.6 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
$188K
Spent
$148K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$188K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$323K
FY2026$279K
Expenses
$148K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$148K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$118K
FY2026$214K
Net assets
$254K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$254K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$731K
FY2026$797K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Feb 1987.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $141K Management & general 5% · $7K Fundraising 0% · $153

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

6 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $141K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$141Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$188K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$676
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$153
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$676
Total revenueLn 12$188K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$214K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$800$800
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$121K$121K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$5K$5K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$7K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$698$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$453$453$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$314$314$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$972$972$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$75$153
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$141K$7K$153

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $279K$214K$66K$797K 990 PDF
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 Viewing $188K$148K$40K$254K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $187,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,576$188,255
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,930$676
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,457−$1,365
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $214,963$187,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,814$122,264
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,693$19,119
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,563$6,643
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,070$148,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,893$39,540
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $187,566 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,255
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$188,255
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $676$676
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,365−$1,365
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$689$187,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $148,026 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $800$800
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $121,464$121,464
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,000 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $0$10,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,775 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,775
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,646 · Management $698 · Fundraising $0$2,344
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,463 · Fundraising $0$1,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$453
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$314
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,754 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,754
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $972 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,459 · Management $75 · Fundraising $153$1,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,637 · Management $7,236 · Fundraising $153$148,026
Part X · Balance sheet $253,514 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,206$41,268
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,768$212,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,974$253,514
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,974$253,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,974$253,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,974$253,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$187,566
XI-2 Total expenses$148,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,540
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,514

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