Camp Living Waters

Analysis

Camp Living Waters is a registered charity in United States, based in Luther, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 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 Living Waters reported income of $287k and spending of $343k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $340k to $287k (-16%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Camp Living Waters sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Challenge Golf Association ($287k), Centro Evangelistico Exaltando a Cristo ($287k) and Gotell Ministries Inc ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $577k. It reported 14 employees.