Ponderosa Pines Christian Camp Inc

Analysis

Ponderosa Pines Christian Camp Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Running SPGS, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ponderosa Pines Christian Camp Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.4m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ponderosa Pines Christian Camp Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merrimack Valley Library Consortium Inc ($2.4m), Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse ($2.4m) and Partners Against Violence ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $635k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $253k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 68 employees.