Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Santa Claus School
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 38-3304827
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
50th percentile
Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
51st percentile
Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
54th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$126,583
Up $2,228 (+1.8%) from 2014
Net Assets
$126,583
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$66,475
Up $2,313 (+3.6%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$64,247
Up $4,487 (+7.5%) from 2014
Net Income
Down$2,228
Down $2,174 (-49%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- Jul 27, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $66,475
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 79TH 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 LIMITED TO 115 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, SPLIT INTO NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS. | - | $60,919 |
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
- 2016-07-27
- 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 2,833 busses - transportation 2,310 other transportation 1,975 dinners & banquets 10,963 other meetings 2,228 small tools & displays 19,132 cleaning & maintenance 1,677 class materials 8,700 reindeer expenses 5,322 misc. Supplies & gifts 3,770 total 58,910”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Model train collection 114,126 114,126 total 114,126 114,126”
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 79th 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 limited to 115 students each year, split into new and returning students.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES OFFICE 2,833 BUSSES - TRANSPORTATION 2,310 OTHER TRANSPORTATION 1,975 DINNERS & BANQUETS 10,963 OTHER MEETINGS 2,228 SMALL TOOLS & DISPLAYS 19,132 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE 1,677 CLASS MATERIALS 8,700 REINDEER EXPENSES 5,322 MISC. SUPPLIES & GIFTS 3,770 TOTAL 58,910 |
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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. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL, IN ITS 79TH 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 LIMITED TO 115 STUDENTS EACH YEAR, SPLIT INTO NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $126,583
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $126,583
- Revenue
- $66,475
- Expenses
- $64,247
- Net income
- $2,228