Camp Lael

Analysis

Camp Lael is a registered charity in United States, based in Lapeer, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Camp Lael reported income of $493k and spending of $255k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $225k to $493k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Camp Lael sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include White Dove Ministries ($492k), Jeta Grove Foundation Inc ($493k) and Bibles for China Inc ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $198k. It reported 14 employees.