Camp Courageous of Iowa

Analysis

Camp Courageous of Iowa is a registered charity in United States, based in Monticello, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 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 Courageous of Iowa reported income of $7.3m and spending of $7.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.8m to $7.3m (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camp Courageous of Iowa 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Overbrook Friedlander Programs ($7.3m), Mujeres Unidas Y Activas ($7.3m) and Bridges Homeward Inc ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $318k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $20.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $19.6m. It reported 78 employees.