Camp Canaan

Analysis

Camp Canaan is a registered charity in United States, based in Rock Hill, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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 2022, Camp Canaan reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.4m to $1.9m (+36%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Canaan sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hershey Soccer Club ($1.9m), Prior Lake Athletics for Youth ($1.9m) and Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $575k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1,625, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 70 employees.