Camp Blue Spruce

Analysis

Camp Blue Spruce is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Camp Blue Spruce reported income of $186k and spending of $282k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2023, income fell from $280k to $186k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Camp Blue Spruce sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization for Computational Neurosciences ($186k), Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery and Healing NFP ($186k) and Elderton District Volunteer Fire Company ($186k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $99k against liabilities of $1,784, net assets of $97k.