Camp High Hopes

Analysis

Camp High Hopes is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux City, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2023, Camp High Hopes reported income of $2.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.9m (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camp High Hopes sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walla Walla Senior Citizens Center Inc ($2.9m), Fun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc ($2.9m) and Waianae Coast Early Childhood Servi Ces ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $386k. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $643k, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 46 employees.