Santa Claus Incorporated of Greater San Bernardino

Analysis

Santa Claus Incorporated of Greater San Bernardino is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Bernrdno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1957, 69 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, Santa Claus Incorporated of Greater San Bernardino reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $1.7m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Santa Claus Incorporated of Greater San Bernardino sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Front Range Area Health Education Center ($1.7m), Camphill Village Minnesota Inc ($1.7m) and Community Day Care Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $5,020, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 3 employees.