Camp Blessing Texas

Analysis

Camp Blessing Texas is a registered charity in United States, based in Brenham, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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 September 2023, Camp Blessing Texas reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.9m (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Blessing Texas sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys and Girls Clubs of the Columbia Area ($1.9m), Buffalo Sabres Foundation ($1.9m) and Boys & Girls Club of Washington County ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $636k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $994k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 89 employees.