Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya

Analysis

Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelby, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1964, 62 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya reported income of $697k and spending of $692k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $530k to $697k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya 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 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Baldy Foundation Inc ($697k), Mormonism Research Ministry ($697k) and Seton Center Inc ($697k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 9 employees.