Life Camp operates a six-week summer Camp experince for inner-city children from greater newark, NJ , providing an enriching experience in a rural setting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 12 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $466K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$200K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$891K
FY2022$986K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $953K Management & general 7% · $80K Fundraising 7% · $80K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director; Trustee
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
President; Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair; Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Cree’s $70K as Executive Director; Trustee is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Cree$70,000————
Kathy Cree—$70,000$60,000$60,000$60,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides inner-city children a rural summer camp experience.

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1 program · $953K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conduct of 6 week summer camp

$953Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$88K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$953K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Other incomeLn 4–11$88K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$200K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$200K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$65K$2K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$462K$427K$12K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$64K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$18K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$9K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
TravelLn 17$147K$147K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$32K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$208K$173K$16K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$953K$80K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.1M$845K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.0M$704K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $986K$870K$116K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $891K$605K$287K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $582K$203K$378K$727K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,958,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,554,613$1,607,696
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,409$184,600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,342$78,123
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$87,974
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,743,364$1,958,393
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 $546,567$601,446
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $27,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $465,678$511,512
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,039,245$1,112,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $704,119$845,435
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,958,393 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$72,985
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,534,711
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,607,696
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $184,600$184,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $78,123$78,123
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $87,974$87,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $166,097$1,958,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,112,958 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,650 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $3,483$70,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $427,102 · Management $12,331 · Fundraising $23,016$462,449
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,723 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $3,434$68,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,669$11,669
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,533 · Fundraising $29,152$46,685
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,801 · Management $3,756 · Fundraising $1,951$11,508
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,329 · Management $6,478$15,807
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,994$28,994
IX-17 TravelPrograms $147,348$147,348
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,972 · Management $7,993$39,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $172,942 · Management $16,472 · Fundraising $18,910$208,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,212$1,212
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $953,073 · Management $79,939 · Fundraising $79,946$1,112,958
Part X · Balance sheet $2,879,584 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$68,604
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,774,735$2,176,407
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,500$421,250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,914$13,323
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $225,000$200,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,059,149$2,879,584
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $225,000$200,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,000$200,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,834,149$2,679,584
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,834,149$2,679,584
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,059,149$2,879,584
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,679,584 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,958,393
XI-2 Total expenses$1,112,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$845,435
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,834,149
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,679,584

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