Camp Chippewa Foundation

Analysis

Camp Chippewa Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Maple Grove, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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 (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 Chippewa Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $952k to $1.1m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Chippewa Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children Inc ($1.1m), Hartford Performs ($1.1m) and Elite Community Outreach ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $327k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $389k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 38 employees.