Camp Emzee Inc

Analysis

Camp Emzee Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Emzee Inc reported income of $127k and spending of $163k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $127k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Camp Emzee Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fisher Falcon Education Foundation ($127k), Bellflower Baseball Booster Inc ($127k) and Project Focus Inc ($127k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (65% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $333k against liabilities of $400k, net assets of -$66k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.