Michawana Youth Camp

Analysis

Michawana Youth Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Hastings, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1948, 78 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, Michawana Youth Camp reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Michawana Youth Camp sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clay County Soccer Club Inc ($1.4m), Socal Water Polo Foundation Inc ($1.4m) and Lone Tree Bible Ranch Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $414k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 92 employees.