Camptown Inc

Analysis

Camptown Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Camptown Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $856k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $388k to $1.6m (+301%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Camptown Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Babylon Teen Center Inc ($1.6m), Farmington Youth Hockey Assoc ($1.6m) and Camp Chavatzeleth Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $420k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 36 employees.