Iowa · Nonprofit
CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC
CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC (Iowa) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,102 to it, the largest being TOMSON FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($11,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $126k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $27k
- Net assets
- $370k
What Christmas Cheer Fund Inc does
Mission
Financial assistance to needy families at christmas to make the holiday season more special.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Financial assistance to needy families at christmas -families or individuals received assistance in the formof gift cards to make the holiday season more special.
$91,105 spentof which $84,385 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $91,105.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $374k to $451k (+21%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $500.
From the IRS filings of CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 76%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
72% of CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC's grant income comes from Iowa funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 274 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 274 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC?
- CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC (Iowa) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,102 to it, the largest being TOMSON FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($11,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $27,102 in grants to CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC?
- TOMSON FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $11,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing