Onaway Camp Trust

Analysis

Onaway Camp Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Glenside, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1965, 61 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 September 2023, Onaway Camp Trust reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.4m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Onaway Camp Trust 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 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waukesha County Fair Association ($1.4m), Louisville Seahawks Inc ($1.4m) and Annandale Boys & Girls Club Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $437k. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $238k, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 54 employees.