Wilderness Way Camp School Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Way Camp School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fair Play, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Wilderness Way Camp School Inc reported income of $763k and spending of $669k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $618k to $763k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wilderness Way Camp School Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Learning Center ($762k), Albuquerque Adult Learning Center Alc Inc ($763k) and Recovery Cafe San Jose Inc ($762k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 154% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $288k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $149k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 63 employees.