Santas Posse

Analysis

Santas Posse is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 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, Santas Posse reported income of $125k and spending of $169k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $182k to $125k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Santas Posse sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 38th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fund for Refugee Initiatives ($125k), Share Xiv Inc ($125k) and LTR Housing Corp ($125k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $297k against liabilities of $2,675, net assets of $294k.