Appalachian Christian Service Camp

Analysis

Appalachian Christian Service Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Unicoi, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Appalachian Christian Service Camp reported income of $868k and spending of $970k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $868k (-20%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Appalachian Christian Service Camp sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dreambuilders Foundation Inc ($866k), Brevard County Sheriffs Office Charity Inc ($868k) and East New York Urban Youth Corps Inc ($866k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $282k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 38 employees.