Rock River Christian Camp

Analysis

Rock River Christian Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Polo, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. 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, Rock River Christian Camp reported income of $539k and spending of $544k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $539k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rock River Christian Camp sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Cape Ice Arena Inc ($539k), East Brunswick Soccer Club ($539k) and Mount Zion Sheltering Arms for the Elderly Inc ($539k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $388k against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $218k. It reported 27 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.