South Mountains Christian Youth Camp

Analysis

South Mountains Christian Youth Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Bostic, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 years ago. 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, South Mountains Christian Youth Camp reported income of $479k and spending of $484k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $515k to $479k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, South Mountains Christian Youth Camp sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unique Services Incorporated ($479k), Trustees of Purdue University ($479k) and Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County Inc ($479k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $7,180, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 49 employees.