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Camp Laurelwood INC

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Madison, CT501(c)(3)Since 1937Recreation & Sports EIN 06-0693092Revenue $3.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRScamplaurelwood.org463 Summer Hill Rd, 06443-1804 · Madison, CTTax-exempt since Jul 1957Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Camp Laurelwood is connecticut's only jewish non-profit overnight Camp, and also a shoreline jewish day Camp with the objectives of fostering personal growth, leadership, self-reliance, self-confidence, cooperation, and a sense of involvement and identity within the jewish community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 156 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
2 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 2% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $433K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.7M
FY2020$664K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.8M
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ ×14
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$814K
FY2020$480K
FY2021$531K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$1.4M

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 1957.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.2M Management & general 10% · $268K Fundraising 5% · $117K

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; $114K 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
Louis Lasko
Camp Director
$83,661Pt VII · Sec A
Benjamin J Chaback
Camp Director
$29,923Pt VII · Sec A
Michele Gottfried
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Perri Albert
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marci Levin
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Cooper
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elie Honig
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louis Lasko’s $84K as Camp Director is at the 23rd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ari H Golub—————$113,099
Louis Lasko$83,661$104,823$84,562$55,625——
James Green———$88,466——
James Greene————$64,908—
Benjamin J Chaback$29,923—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides Jewish overnight and day camp experiences fostering personal growth and community identity.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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An overnight, kosher children's summer camp in north madison, CT to provide a fun, safe, and inclusive environment that builds self-esteem and encourages personal growth for children ages 5-15.

$2.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford INCFY2024$159K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$88K
The Harold Grinspoon FoundationFY2024$70K
Network for Good INCFY2024$66K
Jewish Federation of Greater HartfordFY2024$17K
Foundation for Jewish Camp INCFY2024$13K
The Eder Family Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 12 funders$433K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$268K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$374K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5156
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$94K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$61K$59K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$606K$551K$51K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$28K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$53K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$195K$192K$25$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$88K$49K$31K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$110K$90K$12K$8K
InterestLn 20$61K$50K$6K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$260K$213K$28K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$64K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$812K$812K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$268K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$2.6M$1.2M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.5M−$87K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.3M−$358K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.5M−$23K$476K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.6M$57K$531K 990 PDF
FY2020 $664K$1.0M−$339K$480K 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.7M$1.8M−$174K$814K 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 $3,797,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $587,738$2,005,882
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,623,485$1,664,049
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,303$23,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $143,513$103,930
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,382,039$3,797,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $842,827$887,943
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,626,565$1,681,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,469,392$2,569,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$87,353$1,227,707
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,797,464 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,519 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,005,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,005,882
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,664,049$1,664,049
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,603$23,603
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $101,411$101,411
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,664,049 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $127,533$3,797,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,569,757 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,781 · Management $58,994 · Fundraising $58,994$178,769
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $551,039 · Management $50,820 · Fundraising $3,757$605,616
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,938 · Management $5,015 · Fundraising $2,866$35,819
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,837 · Management $9,483 · Fundraising $5,419$67,739
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,174$52,174
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,837$4,837
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $192,155 · Management $25 · Fundraising $3,261$195,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,538$20,538
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,172 · Management $31,319 · Fundraising $7,823$88,314
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,397 · Management $12,126 · Fundraising $7,717$110,240
IX-20 InterestPrograms $50,272 · Management $6,448 · Fundraising $4,103$60,823
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $213,015 · Management $28,422 · Fundraising $18,087$259,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,821 · Management $8,561 · Fundraising $5,448$77,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $812,093$812,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,184,058 · Management $268,224 · Fundraising $117,475$2,569,757
Part X · Balance sheet $3,236,371 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,668$118,270
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,245$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,038$2,568
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,386,170$2,709,170
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $29,694$32,477
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $356,470$373,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,952,285$3,236,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $311,701$207,358
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $90,175$85,555
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,858,369$1,863,568
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$277,554$998,917
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $371,470$373,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,916$1,372,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,952,285$3,236,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,372,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,797,464
XI-2 Total expenses$2,569,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,227,707
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,916
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$51,180
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,372,803

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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