Life Camps Incorporated

Analysis

Life Camps Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2021, Life Camps Incorporated reported income of $4.7m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $2.5m to $4.7m (+92%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Life Camps Incorporated sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Justice Institute ($4.7m), Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California ($4.8m) and Life Span ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $132k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 54 employees.