A seven-week, residential summer Camp in new hampshire for girls ages 9-17, which provides the time, space, and guidance to develop the physical and spiritual strengths necessary to meet the challenges of today's world with honesty, sensitivity, and courage.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 55 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $487K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$11.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$9.8M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1965.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 9% · $161K Fundraising 10% · $171K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Camp Director
$139,963Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barrie Pendergast’s $140K as Camp Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barrie Pendergast$139,963$133,366$123,053$117,878$111,044$101,823

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers a summer camp for girls to build strength, honesty, sensitivity, and courage.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conduct a seven-week, residential summer camp for girls age 9-17. 102 campers attended the summer 2025 session to develop the physical and spiritual strengths necessary to meet the challenges of today's world with honesty, sensitivity, and courage.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $700K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$177,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$152,325
Unitemized GrantFY2022$139,515
Unitemized GrantFY2021$116,440
Unitemized GrantFY2020$114,250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$944K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$638K
Investment incomeLn 3$305K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$638K
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$944K
Investment incomeLn 3$305K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$107
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$293K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K$293K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.6M$11.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$10.4M$11.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$177K$177K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$122K$11K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$476K$335K$33K$108K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$34K$4K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Investment management feesLn 11f$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$192K$181K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$105K$98K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$17K$9K$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$206K$206K
InsuranceLn 23$68K$62K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$151K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$161K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$196K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.5M−$75K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$118K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.4M$742K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.2M$984K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$858K$1.2M$8.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,916,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,974$638,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $813,000$943,613
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $238,951$305,089
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$588$29,832
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,432,337$1,916,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $152,325$177,450
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $612,395$697,986
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $742,411$845,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,507,131$1,720,665
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$74,794$196,088
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,916,753 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,048 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$157,231
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$480,988
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$638,219
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $943,613$943,613
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $305,196$305,196
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,000$5,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$107−$107
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,784$22,784
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $948,613 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $329,921$1,916,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,720,665 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $177,450$177,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,646 · Management $11,120 · Fundraising $36,752$169,518
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $335,495 · Management $32,641 · Fundraising $107,887$476,023
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,514$3,514
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,859 · Management $3,501 · Fundraising $11,571$48,931
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,745$62,745
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $30,075$30,075
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $181,391 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $6,447$192,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,112 · Management $4,579 · Fundraising $2,250$104,941
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,548 · Management $4,274 · Fundraising $4,274$17,096
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,151 · Management $1,051$4,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $206,436$206,436
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $61,552 · Management $6,839$68,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,631 · Fundraising $2,116$152,747
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,168$6,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,387,953 · Management $161,415 · Fundraising $171,297$1,720,665
Part X · Balance sheet $11,193,200 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,431$2,804
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,568$290,457
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $284,785$143,980
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,031$28,833
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,141$11,141
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,850$2,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,504,295$3,475,251
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,417,790$7,237,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,560,891$11,193,200
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,350$22,887
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,418$134,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,915,534$6,238,120
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,490,939$4,820,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,406,473$11,058,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,560,891$11,193,200
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,058,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,916,753
XI-2 Total expenses$1,720,665
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,406,473
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$456,343
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,058,904

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