Trail Blazer Camps Inc

Analysis

Trail Blazer Camps Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1937, 89 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Trail Blazer Camps Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.3m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Trail Blazer Camps Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado Inc ($4.3m), Knowledge Quest Inc ($4.3m) and Portland Youthbuilders ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $964k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 426 employees.