Sardis Lake Christian Camp

Analysis

Sardis Lake Christian Camp is a registered charity in United States, based in Batesville, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 2024, Sardis Lake Christian Camp reported income of $399k and spending of $222k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2024, income grew from $95k to $399k (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sardis Lake Christian Camp sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Self-Sufficiency ($399k), National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Inc ($399k) and Starfish Orphan Ministry Inc ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $913k against liabilities of $2,084, net assets of $910k. It reported 9 employees.