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Santa Claus Anonymous Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 52-6042946 Website

Sca's mission is to "give a child a christmas". With the generous support of the community, sca has maintained the central goal of providing anonymous assistance to aid families in the purchase of toys, clothing or books for holiday presents. Sca organizes events in order to raise awareness of the organization to the community and to raise money, as well as organize a large solicitation mailing. All of these activiteis are for the sole purpose of bringing christmas to over 10,000 children every year.

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc at a glance

In short: Santa Claus Anonymous Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$23,500
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$7,833
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$254,451
+12.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Santa Claus Anonymous Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Polish National Alliance: $10KPolish National Alliance$10KEMPOWER4LIFE: $8KEMPOWER4LIFE$8KGateway Maryland: $6KGateway Maryland$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Polish National Alliance ($10K). Together the top 3 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BaltimoreKingsville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Polish National Alliance Baltimore, MDTo assist in the santa claus anonymous mission to assist needy familys at christmas time.$10,000
EMPOWER4LIFE Kingsville, MDTo assist in the santa claus anonymous mission to assist needy familys at christmas time.$7,500
Gateway Maryland Baltimore, MDTo assist in the santa claus anonymous mission to assist needy familys at christmas time.$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$254,451$184,528$186,935$23,5003$949
2024$227,171$205,334$209,427——$40
2023$231,264$191,557$220,295——$154
2022$260,002$207,872$192,086——$1,244
2021$245,217$232,972$175,160——$178
2020$186,404$138,230$149,950——$140
2019$225,128$191,473$177,626——$211

About Santa Claus Anonymous Inc

Based on IRS filings

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $254K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $949.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc is led by James Russell, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Russell

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Jensen

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Hamlet

    Board Chair

    President → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Blumberg

    Secretary

    Chairman → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Snead

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Booker

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Levey

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne Kestler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellie Blumberg

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ellie Wang (2019–2024) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Santa Claus Anonymous Inc

How much does Santa Claus Anonymous Inc give each year?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Santa Claus Anonymous Inc's typical grant size?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Santa Claus Anonymous Inc give grants?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (2 grants).

Does Santa Claus Anonymous Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Santa Claus Anonymous Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Santa Claus Anonymous Inc?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc reported $254K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $185K.

What is Santa Claus Anonymous Inc?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $254K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Santa Claus Anonymous Inc's EIN?

Santa Claus Anonymous Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6042946. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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