Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center

Analysis

Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Rock, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 2023, Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center reported income of $4.4m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.4m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fransalian Missionaries Inc ($4.4m), Bible Baptist Mission Inc ($4.4m) and Word for the World Baptist Ministries Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $983k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $602k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 53 employees.