Sherwood Forest Camp Inc

Analysis

Sherwood Forest Camp Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in St Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 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, Sherwood Forest Camp Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.3m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Sherwood Forest Camp Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas ($2.3m), Holistic Life Foundation Inc ($2.3m) and Henrico Police Athletic League ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $7.9m, net assets of $628k. It reported 117 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.