New England Frontier Camp Corporation

Analysis

New England Frontier Camp Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lovell, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 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, New England Frontier Camp Corporation reported income of $372k and spending of $378k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $202k to $372k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, New England Frontier Camp Corporation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Hunter & Jumper Association ($372k), Snyder Bucks Sports Academy ($372k) and Bonita Valley Girls Amateur Softball Association ($372k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $451k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 26 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.