Camp Roger

Analysis

Camp Roger is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1943, 83 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 (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 Roger reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.4m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Camp Roger sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Falcons Hockey Association ($2.4m), Bay to Bay Volleyball Inc ($2.4m) and Governors Island Alliance Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $906k. It paid $19k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $707k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 132 employees.