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