Operation Santa Claus

Analysis

Operation Santa Claus is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Operation Santa Claus reported income of $87k and spending of $102k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $69k to $87k (+26%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Santa Claus sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bigbighouse & Co ($87k), True Community Development Corporation ($87k) and Volunteer Avery County and Community Services ($87k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $53k.