Camps in Common

Analysis

Camps in Common is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Camps in Common reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $821k to $1.3m (+64%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Camps in Common sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge of Promise ($1.3m), Pinocchio Child Care Center Inc ($1.3m) and Deaf Blind Service Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $607k. At year end it held assets of $809k against liabilities of $539k, net assets of $269k. It reported 51 employees.