Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,349,709
- Total expenses
- $1,832,322
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,398,605
- Grants paid
- $1,508,204
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $818
- Other revenue
- -$49,714
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,265,803
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,638
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,230,165
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,662,378
- Management and general expenses
- $106,594
- Fundraising expenses
- $63,350
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,662,378
Program services were 90.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$38,655
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,359,950
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$502,610
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3 · Investment income
total $818 · excluded $818
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$46,531
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$38,655
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$96,245
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$49,714 · excluded -$49,714
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,508,204 · program services $1,508,204
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $76,220 · program services $3,811 · management and general $26,677 · fundraising $45,732
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $60,191 · program services $36,114 · management and general $21,067 · fundraising $3,010
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $2,255 · program services $1,217 · management and general $789 · fundraising $249
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $5,814 · program services $1,725 · management and general $2,035 · fundraising $2,054
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $34,827 · program services $10,333 · management and general $12,189 · fundraising $12,305
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $26,769 · program services $4,645 · management and general $22,124
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,428 · management and general $4,428
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,336 · program services $14,336
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $21,326 · program services $21,326
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,307 · management and general $2,307
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16 · Occupancy
total $312 · management and general $312
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17 · Travel
total $12,731 · program services $12,731
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,094 · program services $2,094
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23 · Insurance
total $684 · management and general $684
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24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES
total $41,719 · program services $41,719
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24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $13,982 · management and general $13,982
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $4,123 · program services $4,123
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $284,393 · end of year $423,387
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $218,082 · end of year $99,510
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,190 · end of year $210,000
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$11,087
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,255
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,926 · end of year $1,832
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $211,498 · end of year $531,074
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $49,544 · end of year $35,638
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $673,545 · end of year $776,422
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $453,743
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE SERVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE FALLEN UPON TOUGH TIMES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. BEST CHRISTMAS EVER, INC. (BCE) PARTNERS WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND BUSINESSES TO BLESS EACH BCE FAMILY WITH A CUSTOM AND UNIQUE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER, TAILORED TO THE FAMILY SITUATION. BCE PROVIDES CONTINUAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES FOLLOWING THEIR BCE, THROUGH OUR FOUNDATIONAL BCE FAMILY PILLARS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE BENEVOLENT ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED.
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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE FACING HARDSHIPS OF ILLNESS, DEATH, OR FINANCIAL COMPLICATIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 364 FAMILIES.
Expenses $1,662,378 · Grants $1,508,204
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Don LiimatainenDON LIIMATAINEN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $76,220
- From this org
- $74,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,220
- Hours/week
- 40
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Caleb HayesCALEB HAYES
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Zach GoodwinZACH GOODWIN
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jill JohnsonJILL JOHNSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joe PlucinakJOE PLUCINAK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lou NanneLOU NANNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Beau NordbyBEAU NORDBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jason IanfollaJASON IANFOLLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aaron SiegleAARON SIEGLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
William FairmanWILLIAM FAIRMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mike AstrupMIKE ASTRUP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 January 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530159349302168
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