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Santa Claus School
EIN 38-3304827 • 501(c)3 • Midland, MI
Profile
The mission of the santa claus school is to create better santas through class teaching and to make all children happy at christmas.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
73rd percentile
Higher net margin than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
64th percentile
Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
29th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$424,787
Up $25,682 (+6.4%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$424,787
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Down$139,085
Down $52,207 (-27%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$113,403
Up $10,095 (+9.8%) from 2023
Net Income
Down$25,682
Down $62,302 (-71%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $424,787
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $424,787
- Revenue
- $139,085
- Expenses
- $113,403
- Net income
- $25,682
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Jul 7, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $139,085
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission of the santa claus school is to create better santas through class teaching and to make all children happy at christmas.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL, IN ITS 88TH YEAR ESTABLISHED, CONTINUES TO OPERATE A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES INDIVIDUALS THE BASICS OF BEING SANTA: THINGS LIKE APPROPRIATE SANTA MAKE-UP AND CLOTHING, THE PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGH FLIGHT, THE CARE AND FEEDING OF REINDEER, AND HOW TO PROPERLY SING A CHRISTMAS CAROL. THE SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL IS THE OLDEST SANTA SCHOOL IN THE WORLD AND STUDENTS HAVE COME FROM NEARLY EVERY STATE AND FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, SWITZERLAND, NORWAY AND GREENLAND. THE CLASS IS SPLIT EACH YEAR INTO NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS. | - | $105,984 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK R FREED | Secretary/Tr | PT | $0 | - | - |
| THOMAS VALENT | Vice Preside | PT | $0 | - | - |
| HOLLY VALENT | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Santa Claus School
- EIN
- 38-3304827
- Phone
- 9898357721
- Address
- 2408 PINEHURST CT, MIDLAND, MI 48640
Signing Officer
- Name
- Mark R Freed
- Title
- Secretary/treasurer
- Phone
- 9898357721
- Signed
- 2025-07-07
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Andrews Hooper Pavlik Plc
- Address
- 5915 EASTMAN AVE STE 100, MIDLAND, MI 48640-6824
- Preparer
- Mark R Freed CPA Csep
- Phone
- 9898357721
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office 100 busses - transportation 8,500 other transportation 6,700 dinners & banquets 31,388 other meetings 760 insurance 7,319 cleaning & maintenance 300 class materials 2,398 reindeer farm expenses 18,422 miscellaneous 2,000 non-investment depreciation 25,968 total 103,855”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Model train collection 114,126 114,126 equipment & displays 288,892 350,473 less accumulated depreciation 79,755 105,723 total 323,263 358,876”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The mission of the santa claus school is to create better santas through class teaching and to make all children happy at christmas.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The santa claus school, in its 88th year established, continues to operate a school that teaches individuals the basics of being santa: things like appropriate santa make-up and clothing, the principles of sleigh flight, the care and feeding of reindeer, and how to properly sing a christmas carol. The santa claus school is the oldest santa school in the world and students have come from nearly every state and from countries all over the world, including australia, england, switzerland, norway and greenland. The class is split each year into new and returning students.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE MISSION OF THE SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL IS TO CREATE BETTER SANTAS THROUGH CLASS TEACHING AND TO MAKE ALL CHILDREN HAPPY AT CHRISTMAS. |
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