Pretty Lake Vacation Camp

Analysis

Pretty Lake Vacation Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Mattawan, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1941, 85 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, Pretty Lake Vacation Camp reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Pretty Lake Vacation Camp sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Forest Community Center ($1.8m), Mount Rainier Futbol Club ($1.8m) and Mary Young Mens Christian Association of Beatrice Ne ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $771k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 74 employees.