Camp Joy

Analysis

Camp Joy is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 years ago. 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 Joy reported income of $95k and spending of $68k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $95k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Camp Joy sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Switzerland County 4-H Club ($95k), Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc ($96k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $332k.