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US nonprofit · EIN 464729005 · Cloquet, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 464729005) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Best Christmas Ever Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.7m
$14k liabilities
Net assets
$1.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
3.5y av
Staff
3
1,000 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Caleb Hayes
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Best Christmas Ever Inc's network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Caleb Hayes ChairChairperson2022
4 yrs
Aaron SiegleDirector2024
2 yrs
Beau NordbyDirector2022
4 yrs
Don LiimatainenPresident2020
6 yrs
Jason IanfollaDirector2024
2 yrs
Jill JohnsonCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Joe PlucinakTreasurer2024
2 yrs
LOU NanneDirector2020
6 yrs
Mike AstrupDirector2024
2 yrs
William FairmanDirector2024
2 yrs
Zach GoodwinVice Chairperson2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Don LiimatainenExecutive Di2019

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Don LiimatainenPresident40$76k$2k
Caleb HayesChairperson2$0
Zach GoodwinVice Chairperson2$0
Jill JohnsonSecretary2$0
Joe PlucinakTreasurer2$0
Lou NanneDirector2$0
Beau NordbyDirector2$0
Jason IanfollaDirector2$0
Aaron SiegleDirector2$0
Mike AstrupDirector2$0
Mark AltDirector2$0
Dillon WhiteDirector2$0
Chad CappDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Best Christmas Ever Inc
EIN
464729005
Address
Po Box 439, Cloquet, MN, 55720-0439
State
Minnesota
Mission
We serve families who have fallen upon tough times, through no fault of their own. Best christmas ever, inc. (bce) partners with local leaders and businesses to bless each bce family with a custom and unique best christmas ever, tailored to the family situation. Bce provides continual support to families following their bce, through our foundational bce family pillars. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99 Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Don Liimatainen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDon Liimatainen
≥6years on the filingsLOU Nanne
≥4years on the filingsCaleb Hayes
≥4years on the filingsBeau Nordby

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.7m
Total liabilities
$14k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1.2m
Employees
3
Volunteers
1,000

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.3m$1.8m$517k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.