Goochland Christmas Mother Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER ASSOCIATION IS TO PROVIDE A CHRISTMAS FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CHRISTMAS. IT TAKES MANY VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ENABLE QUALIFIED GOOCHLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE FOOD, CLOTHING, TOYS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WE ASSIST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER AND THOSE WITH A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY.
- Income
- $81,887
- Spending
- $76,835
- Reserves
- 26.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $75,740 spent. THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 1963 AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SERVING THOSE IN NEED THROUGH AN ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT CULMINATES ON DELIVERY DAY WHEN APPROVED RECIPIENTS RECEIVE THEIR PACKAGES. A COUNTY RESIDENT IS CHOSEN EACH YEAR TO SERVE AS THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER, THE PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER ASSOCIATION. THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER LEADS THE FUND RAISING EFFORT AND RAISES THE VISIBILITY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM DURING THE CAMPAIGN SEASON THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH. FOR HALF A CENTURY THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER EFFORT HAS MADE CHRISTMAS MEANINGFUL AND HAPPY FOR MANY COUNTY FAMILIES AND RECIPIENTS OF ALL AGES. EACH YEAR COUNTY RESIDENTS APPLY TO THE PROGRAM AND ARE QUALIFIED BASED ON RESIDENCY AND NEED. APPLICANT FAMILIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. EACH APPROVED HOUSEHOLD ALSO RECEIVES A PACKAGE OF FOOD ITEMS AND HOUSEHOLD STAPLES AS WELL AS A GIFT CARD TO BUY PERISHABLE FOODS FROM A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND A GIFT CARD FOR FAMILY PURCHASES AT A LOCAL RETAILER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THIS COMBINATION OF PURCHASED AND DONATED ITEMS TO EACH QUALIFIED RECIPIENT BASED ON FUNDS AVAILABLE EACH YEAR. IN 2025 GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER ASSISTED 232 FAMILIES IN NEED. MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME TO TAKING APPLICATIONS, DISTRIBUTION SITE SETUP, PICKUP/DELIVERY OF GIFTS TO RECIPIENTS, AND TO LEAD SPONSORSHIP EFFORTS THROUGH ADOPTION. THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER PROVIDES RESOURCES TO ENABLE QUALIFIED GOOCHLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE FOOD, CLOTHING, TOYS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WE ASSIST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS AGE 60 AND OLDER AND THOSE WITH A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1995.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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