Program areas at Christmas in the City
Christmas in the City Event - The organization transports over 4000 children and 1600 parents from the homeless shelters to the largest convention center in Boston for a day long holiday celebration. The program includes a full course dinner, a giant stage with non-stop entertainment, interactive exhibits from museums, professional entertainers and a full amazement park with rides, petting a petting zoo, pony rides, sleigh rides, firetrucks and more. Each child receives a new backpack filled with hats, mittens, stuffed animals, books and toys. Each child also relieves a wrapped present selected from their individual wish list. Over 2500 volunteers are utilized to create these life long holiday memories.
Other Programs including: General Program and Career Fair. As part of the family in transition program, Christmas in the City held their inaugural yearly job fair. Over 25 companies and 150 applicants participated, with at least 3 participants receiving jobs.
Family Events - Families are supported financially, emotionally, and with a variety of professional services to help them successfully transition from homelessness to independent living. 20 families are supported and monitored over the course of the year. A subset of this program is the provision of free physical therapy and training for inner high school students.
Who funds Christmas in the City
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Christmas in the City
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Craig L Miller | Chief Operating Officer | $0 | 2019-05-09 |
| Jake Kennedy | Founder and President | $0 | 2017-12-31 |
| Lou Miller | Secretary | $0 | 2017-12-31 |
| Patricia Kennedy | Founder and Treasurer | $0 | 2017-12-31 |
| John Kennedy | Treasurer | | 2014-12-10 |
Financials for Christmas in the City
| Revenues | FYE 12/2017 | FYE 12/2016 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $610,292 | $624,040 | -2.2% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $338 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $610,630 | $624,040 | -2.1% |
Organizations like Christmas in the City
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Horse Rescue Relief and Retirement Fund | 501(c)(3) | Cumming, GA | $227,748 |
| Spay Neuter Imperative Project California | 501(c)(3) | Indio, CA | $732,487 |
| Pets of the Homeless | 501(c)(3) | Carson City, NV | $1,867,499 |
| Labs4rescue | 501(c)(3) | Killingworth, CT | $228,169 |
| Haven of Portage County | 501(c)(3) | Ravenna, OH | $346,228 |
| Northlands Rescue Mission | 501(c)(3) | Grand Forks, ND | $1,702,306 |
| Reach of Washington County | 501(c)(3) | Hagerstown, MD | $595,745 |
| HRC Ministries | 501(c)(3) | Spokane, WA | $769,357 |
| Women Achieving Their Vision Through Excellence | 501(c)(3) | Owasso, OK | $210,712 |
| Bright Blessings | 501(c)(3) | Matthews, NC | $697,472 |
Data update history
October 29, 2019
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Santa Claus Anonymous September 21, 2019
Used new vendors
Identified 5 new vendors, including , , , , and
May 18, 2019
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman service organizations
Issues
AnimalsWildlifeHuman servicesHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsNo full-time employeesTerminated
General information
- Address
- 35 Lake Shore Rd
- Salem, NH 03079
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- County
- Rockingham County, NH
- Website URL
- christmasinthecity.org/Â
- Phone
- (781) 910-5877
IRS details
- EIN
- 04-3188900
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1994
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P85: Homeless Persons Centers and Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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