Camp Blue Skies Foundation

Analysis

Camp Blue Skies Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 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 Blue Skies Foundation reported income of $1.6m and spending of $581k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $907k to $1.6m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camp Blue Skies Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chrysalis Developmental Homes Inc ($1.6m), New Dream Family Center ($1.6m) and Baby Bundles ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $4.5m.