Camp Eagle

Analysis

Camp Eagle is a registered charity in United States, based in Rocksprings, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Camp Eagle reported income of $4.7m and spending of $5.4m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $4.7m (+4.7%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Camp Eagle 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 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Descents ($4.7m), The Notah Begay III Foundation Inc ($4.7m) and Amarillo Tri-State Exposition ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.2% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $381k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.4m against liabilities of $498k, net assets of $14.9m. It reported 234 employees.