Birch Rock Camp

Analysis

Birch Rock Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Waterford, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Birch Rock Camp reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Birch Rock Camp sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chastain Park Conservancy ($1.2m), Utah Sports Commission Foundation ($1.2m) and Georgia Interscholastic Cycling League ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $257k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $724k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 45 employees.