Claus Cares
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 881330071
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Newport News, VA, USA
- Phone
- 7575042671
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $8,443
- Expenses
- $8,056
- Assets
- $502
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Scott Sprowl (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Scott Sprowl (Executive Director)
- Victoria Cossitt (Executive Assistant Director)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide resources and support to individuals in need within the community by offering clothing, household goods, and assistance to improve quality of life.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024/2025, Claus Cares provided community-based assistance to low-income families, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and veterans throughout the Virginia Peninsula. The organization operated a donation distribution program, collecting and providing clothing, household goods, and essential items to individuals in need. Services included direct delivery to clients without reliable transportation, with a focus on elderly and mobility-limited individuals. Claus Cares also maintained a non-perishable food pantry / clothing closet and provided supplemental grocery assistance to households experiencing food insecurity. Community donation drives and partnerships supported the collection and distribution of essential goods. In addition, Claus Cares implemented its "Operation Buddy Check" program, which conducts regular wellness check-ins for veterans. This program helps reduce social isolation and ensures participants have access to basic needs, resources, and referrals when necessary. The organization continued to build operational capacity during the fiscal year, including strengthening administrative processes, pursuing funding opportunities, and developing partnerships to expand services. Despite limited staffing, Claus Cares maintained consistent program delivery through volunteer leadership. This year, Claus Cares recieved $3,500 from Peninsula Community Foundation for its Christmas orienteted programs and expenses, as well as $2,500 from Ranhorne Memorial Trust of Grace United Methodist Church
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 95.4%; rating input score 95
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 120% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 95.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 56.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 95.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.