Lions Camp at Teresita Pines

Analysis

Lions Camp at Teresita Pines is a registered charity in United States, based in Wrightwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Lions Camp at Teresita Pines reported income of $853k and spending of $809k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $922k to $853k (-7.5%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lions Camp at Teresita Pines sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Bernardino County Safety Employees Benefit Assoc Charity ($853k), Warren-Walker Promise Foundation Incorporated ($853k) and South Beach Seafood Festival ($851k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $293k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 16 employees.