Lost Coast Camp

Analysis

Lost Coast Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Petrolia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Lost Coast Camp reported income of $116k and spending of $118k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $116k (+18%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lost Coast Camp sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Measured by Character ($116k), Love Haiti Inc ($116k) and Sienna Stallions Youth Football Inc ($116k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $28k. At year end it held assets of $5,410 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5,410. It reported 22 employees.