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Claire's Army INC

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Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 46-3056024Revenue $603K in FY2025Latest return filed Nov 25, 2025

On file with the IRSclairesarmy.orgCharlotte, NCTax-exempt since Dec 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Claire's Army strives to act as god's hands and feet for families fighting childhood cancer by supporting their daily responsibilities, allowing them to put time and focus on their child.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 169 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$603K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$686K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$763K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$603K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$517K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$603K
Expenses
$686K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$358K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$686K
Net assets
$763K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$612K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$846K
FY2025$763K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $531K Management & general 8% · $57K Fundraising 14% · $98K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Emily a Ratliff
Executive Director
$81,826Pt VII · Sec A
Aaron Bock
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luisa Romero
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jen Harman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Monroe
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily a Ratliff’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Emily a Ratliff$81,826$73,860$62,923$64,200$64,100

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps families fighting childhood cancer by supporting daily responsibilities so they can focus on their child.

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3 programs · $531K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency Assistance We direct bill payments on behalf of patient families who are suffering financially due to cancer treatment. These include but are not limited to rent/mortgage, utilities, vehicle repairs, lodging assistance, funeral expenses, and grocery assistance.

$340Kprogram expense
02

Meal Program Delivery of FREE dinners to childhood cancer patients and their families who are receiving inpatient care at Novant Health: Hemby Childrens Hospital and Atrium Health: Levine Childrens Hospital.

$112Kprogram expense
03

Claire Package Every patient and his/her family facing a childhood cancer diagnosis at Novant Health: Hemby Childrens Hospital and Atrium Health: Levine Childrens Hospital receives a Claire Package.

$80Kprogram 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 · FY2024
24 Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Lucille P and Edward C Giles FoundationFY2024$15K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $50K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,000
Strong Like AKNC · FY2023$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$603K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$686K
Ln 25
Programscol B$531K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$763K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$789K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$144K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$603K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$709K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$789K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$763K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6169
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$144K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K$789K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$862K$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$763K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$445K$445K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$68K$16K$80K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$818$327$491
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$6K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$0$16K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$11K$5K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$686K$531K$57K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 25, 2025 $603K$686K−$83K$763K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $622K$553K$70K$846K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $546K$431K$115K$776K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $446K$395K$52K$665K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $517K$358K$159K$612K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $602,955 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,773$530,487
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,676$34,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,675$38,336
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $622,124$602,955
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $355,168$444,649
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,277$178,863
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,111$62,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $552,556$685,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,568−$82,738
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $602,955 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$114,867
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$415,620
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$144,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$530,487
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,336$38,336
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,132 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,336$602,955
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,693 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $444,649$444,649
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,495 · Management $16,365 · Fundraising $79,837$164,697
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $818 · Management $327 · Fundraising $491$1,636
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,265 · Management $2,506 · Fundraising $3,759$12,530
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,700 · Fundraising $0$11,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $16,100 · Fundraising $0$16,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,496 · Fundraising $0$4,496
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,851 · Management $5,410 · Fundraising $13,624$29,885
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $531,078 · Management $56,904 · Fundraising $97,711$685,693
Part X · Balance sheet $794,796 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,953$79,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $678,351$709,273
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,883$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $862,187$794,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,392$31,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,392$31,739
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $776,226$843,723
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $69,569−$80,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $845,795$763,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $862,187$794,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$602,955
XI-2 Total expenses$685,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$845,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,057

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

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