Camp Kidwell

Analysis

Camp Kidwell is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomingdale, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Camp Kidwell reported income of $411k and spending of $483k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $345k to $411k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Kidwell sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joes Place Ministries ($411k), Active City Inc ($411k) and Smith Park of New York Inc ($410k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.7% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $312k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 56 employees.