Camp Jonah

Analysis

Camp Jonah is a registered charity in United States, based in Trout Lake, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2023, Camp Jonah reported income of $1.1m and spending of $712k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $481k to $1.1m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Camp Jonah sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leroy Jenkins Evangelistic Assocation Inc ($1.1m), Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House Inc ($1.1m) and O a K R I D G E Ministries Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $107k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 22 employees.