Lutheran Camp Association

Analysis

Lutheran Camp Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcadia, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 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, Lutheran Camp Association reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lutheran Camp Association 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 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dream Center Evansville ($2.5m), Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry ($2.5m) and The New Mexico Baptist Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $552k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $153k, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 77 employees.