Clearwater Camp Foundation

Analysis

Clearwater Camp Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Minocqua, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending October 2023, Clearwater Camp Foundation reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.8m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 650%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Clearwater Camp Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Intl ($2.8m), Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club ($2.8m) and Maryland State Youth Soccer Association Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $329k. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 51 employees.