Camp Sylvester

Analysis

Camp Sylvester is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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 June 2023, Camp Sylvester reported income of $481k and spending of $391k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $364k to $481k (+32%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Camp Sylvester sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Rise Above Inc ($481k), Hinsdale Red Dogs Inc ($481k) and Connecticut Section Pga Golf Foundation Inc ($481k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $652k against liabilities of $751k, net assets of -$99k. It reported 2 employees.