Warm Beach Christian Camps & Conference Center

Analysis

Warm Beach Christian Camps & Conference Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Stanwood, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Warm Beach Christian Camps & Conference Center reported income of $9.1m and spending of $8.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $9.1m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Warm Beach Christian Camps & Conference Center sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club Inc ($9.0m), California State Parks Foundation ($9.1m) and York County Agricultural Society ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $29.8m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $27.3m. It reported 189 employees.