Camp Starfish Inc

Analysis

Camp Starfish Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashby, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Camp Starfish Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.4m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Starfish Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Wide Scholastic Esports Foundation Inc ($1.8m), Missionsafe a New Beginning Inc ($1.8m) and Living in Christ Ministries ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $485k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 108 employees.