Life Camp INC FY2022 filing

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Morristown, NJ501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 22-3280596Revenue $986K in FY2022

On file with the IRSgreaternewarklife.org53 Maple Ave, 07960-5219 · Morristown, NJTax-exempt since Jun 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 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
$254K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$986K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$870K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$986K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$891K
FY2022$986K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$870K
FY2022▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +11%
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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 FY2022 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $792K Management & general 6% · $53K Fundraising 3% · $26K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee, Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Secretary, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Chair
$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

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  • 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 · $792K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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6 week summer camp

$792Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$986K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Money outPt IX
$870K
Ln 25
Programscol B$792K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K
Government grantsLn 1e$51K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Total revenueLn 12$986K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$250K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$862K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$254K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$15K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$347K$347K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$33K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$830$2K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$34K$27K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$282K$282K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$23K$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$870K$792K$53K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.1M$845K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.0M$704K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $986,358 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $865,609$887,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,835$98,660
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $891,444$986,358
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $352,628$453,646
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,883$416,326
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $604,511$869,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $286,933$116,386
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $986,358 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,346
VIII-1e Government grants$50,531
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$777,821
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$887,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$98,660
VIII-12 Total revenue$986,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $869,972 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $15,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,798$346,798
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,860$11,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,692 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $1,148$34,988
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,869$11,869
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,165$1,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $830 · Management $2,489$3,319
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,132 · Management $7,512$15,644
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,863$29,863
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,802 · Management $6,700$33,502
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $282,074$282,074
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,692 · Management $7,952 · Fundraising $8,246$38,890
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $791,743 · Management $52,670 · Fundraising $25,559$869,972
Part X · Balance sheet $1,383,801 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $862,044$1,123,594
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $151,600$9,074
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,133
X-15 Other assets$250,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,013,644$1,383,801
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,771
X-25 Other liabilities$250,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$253,771
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,013,644$1,130,030
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,013,644$1,130,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,013,644$1,383,801
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,130,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$986,358
XI-2 Total expenses$869,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,386
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,013,644
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,130,030

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