2024 FUNDRAISING GOALS
We would like to raise enough funds to send 10 kids to camps in 2024 ($35,000)
Financials
Since 2011, we have sent 100 kids to 83 different camps
We want to make sure that our community can see how we operate – and know where the money goes. Based on the average cost of camp, travel, lodging, and food we raise a maximum of $3,500 per camper. Some camps cost more, some cost less, and some donate us a spot for a camper. We roll any extra dollars raised right into the next camper and we fund families on a first-come, first serve basis.
We only spend a maximum of 15% of fundraised money on promotion and operating costs – the rest goes to getting kids to camp. The board is completely voluntary; none of us receive monetary compensation for our time and effort.
Financial reports
In 2023 we raised 22022.69 we sent 4 kids to camp and spent $14250.18 on camps, our operating cost for 2022-2023 was $6500 leaving a balance of $1500.69 for FY24 (.80 cents of every dollar raised went to sending a kid to camp)
In 2022 we sent 6 kids to camp and spent $18818.25 on camps, our operating cost for 2020-2022 was $6000.00 leaving a balance of $1818.00 for FY23
In 2020 and 2021, we raised $25,818. Due to COVID-19, we did not send any kids to camp in summers 2020/2021.
June 2019-May 2020 We raised $6950 Due to covid-19 we did not send any kids to camp and spent $3000.00 on operating costs. We rolled $3950.00 into the above numbers.
June 2018-May 2019 We raised $7837 and spent $6715 on camps (94 cents of every dollar raised went to sending a kid to camp).
Average cost for camp was $949.00 per camper.
June 2017-May 2018 we raised $21,000 and spent $17,100 on camps sending thirteen kids to camp with an average cost of $1140.00 per kid per camp.
The hope is for summer of 2022 to be able to resume sending kids to camps and to send as many kids as we can to camps in 2022.
To achieve that goal we need to raise $50,000
IRS link to our 990N filings EIN 45-1279116