Camp Jewel

Analysis

Camp Jewel is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2021, Camp Jewel reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2021, income grew from $778k to $1.1m (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Jewel sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Boating Center Inc ($1.1m), Oklahoma Alliance of Ymcas Inc ($1.1m) and Inspire Sports Camps Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $358k against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $185k. It reported 12 employees.