Great Lakes Burn Camp

Analysis

Great Lakes Burn Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Great Lakes Burn Camp reported income of $457k and spending of $453k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $517k to $457k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Great Lakes Burn Camp sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New River United Soccer Association ($456k), Paisano Baptist Assembly ($457k) and Traverse City Figure Skating Club ($456k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $3,882, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 11 employees.