Living Waters Christian Canoe Camp and Retreat Center Inc

Analysis

Living Waters Christian Canoe Camp and Retreat Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Overland Park, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Living Waters Christian Canoe Camp and Retreat Center Inc reported income of $365k and spending of $323k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $315k to $365k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Living Waters Christian Canoe Camp and Retreat Center Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Biblical Unity ($365k), Y W a M Metro Inc ($365k) and Marty Goetz Ministries Inc ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1,461, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.