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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CLAIRES ARMY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$602,955
Total expenses
$685,693
Contributions and grants received
$530,487
Grants paid
$444,649
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$34,132
Other revenue
$38,336
Total assets, end of year
$794,796
Total liabilities, end of year
$31,739
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$763,057
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$531,078
Management and general expenses
$56,904
Fundraising expenses
$97,711
Program service expenses (Part III)
$531,078

Program services were 77.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $114,867

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $415,620

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $144,090

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,132 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $143,631

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $114,867

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $105,295

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $38,336 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $38,336

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $444,649 · program services $444,649

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $164,697 · program services $68,495 · management and general $16,365 · fundraising $79,837

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,636 · program services $818 · management and general $327 · fundraising $491

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,530 · program services $6,265 · management and general $2,506 · fundraising $3,759

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,700 · program services $0 · management and general $11,700 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,100 · program services $0 · management and general $16,100 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,496 · program services $0 · management and general $4,496 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $16,210 · program services $0 · management and general $4,242 · fundraising $11,968

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARKING & MILEAGE

    total $5,056 · program services $2,232 · management and general $1,168 · fundraising $1,656

  • 24c · Other expenses: Sales Tax Paid

    total $8,619 · program services $8,619 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $180,953 · end of year $79,523

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $678,351 · end of year $709,273

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,234

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,234

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,883 · end of year $6,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,392 · end of year $31,739

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $776,226 · end of year $843,723

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $69,569 · end of year -$80,666

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CLAIRES ARMY STRIVES TO ACT AS GODS HANDS AND FEET FOR FAMILIES FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER BY SUPPORTING THEIR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES, ALLOWING THEM TO PUT TIME AND FOCUS ON THEIR CHILD.

  • Claire Package Every patient and his/her family facing a childhood cancer diagnosis at Novant Health: Hemby Childrens Hospital and Atrium Health: Levine Childrens Hospital receives a Claire Package. This useful utility tote contains essentials such as towels, a bathmat, plastic utensils, laundry and dishwashing supplies, bottled water, and more. It also contains $200 in gasoline and grocery gift cards to offer immediate financial relief. The Claire Package is delivered within 48 hours of receiving the diagnosis by the patients hospital social worker.

    Expenses $79,544 · Grants $53,615

  • Meal Program Delivery of FREE dinners to childhood cancer patients and their families who are receiving inpatient care at Novant Health: Hemby Childrens Hospital and Atrium Health: Levine Childrens Hospital. These meals are delivered 5 nights per week to: provide an alternative to hospital food; serve enough food for the entire family; and remove the financial and logistical burden of dinners during hospital stays. Claires Army partners with local restaurants and skilled volunteers to maintain and enhance this program for hundreds of families, annually.

    Expenses $111,924 · Grants $90,317

  • Emergency Assistance We direct bill payments on behalf of patient families who are suffering financially due to cancer treatment. These include but are not limited to rent/mortgage, utilities, vehicle repairs, lodging assistance, funeral expenses, and grocery assistance. We receive and distribute these payments via referral from hospital providers who determine eligibility and need on a case-by-case basis for each family.

    Expenses $339,610 · Grants $298,645

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ryan Laderer

    President (Board Chair)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Bock

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luisa Romero

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jen Harman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Flynn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily A Ratliff

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $81,826
    From this org
    $81,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jill Monroe

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah DiFranco

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Griffin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Ponstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Ratliff

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
9 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513299349300011

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