The Santa Run

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831236881
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Bismarck, ND, USA
Phone
7014007266
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$84,158
Expenses
$73,380
Assets
$72,176

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID REICH (President)
  • ROSS ESPESETH (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID REICH (President)
  • ROSS ESPESETH (Vice President)
  • JEAN BEYER (Sec/Treas)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The santa run is organized on behalf of radd (runners against destructive decisions) by the santa run, a 501(c)(3) charity, as an event to raise awareness of addiction issues in our community. Radd is a running group formed with the specific goal of helping people recovering from addictions, provide education and assistance to individuals in recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol through healthy lifesytle alternatives such as running.

What it reported doing in 2023

Organized a "santa run" whereby participants are dressed in santa suits and comlete a 5k race to raise awareness of addiction in the community. The santa run sends a positive message of hope to those dealing with addiction.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.8%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.8%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.98; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.8% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $67K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.