Camp Ramah in Northern California

Analysis

Camp Ramah in Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Foster City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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 Ramah in Northern California reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Camp Ramah in Northern California sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay to Bay Volleyball Inc ($2.4m), Berkshire South Regional Community ($2.4m) and Camp Roger ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $175k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $692k. At year end it held assets of $373k against liabilities of $913k, net assets of -$540k. It reported 125 employees.