Bethany Birches Camp INC

Tax-deductible

Plymouth, VT501(c)(3)EIN 23-7105391Revenue $546K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbethanybirches.com2610 Lynds Hill Rd, 05056-9803 · Plymouth, VTTax-exempt since Mar 1971Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Summer and winter Camp for children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 26 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $38K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$546K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$574K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$546K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$546K
Expenses
$574K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$514K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$574K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024-0.5%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1971.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $408K Management & general 24% · $137K Fundraising 5% · $29K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,911Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brandon Bergey$67,911$77,670$66,868$61,845$69,245

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides summer and winter camp experiences for children.

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1 program · $408K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Bethany birches camp helps over 400 young people develop a relationship with god by providing them with a christ-centered camping experience in a natural and nurturing environment. Growth in family and community relationships is also a desired outcome.

$408Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Money outPt IX
$574K
Ln 25
Programscol B$408K
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$370K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K$370K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$258K$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$23K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$138K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$31K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$4K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$969
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$28K$9K
TravelLn 17$8K$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$957
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$57K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$24K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$75K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$574K$408K$137K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $546K$574K−$28K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $512K$508K$3K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $650K$514K$137K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $533K$433K$100K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $401K$384K$17K$2.2M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $546,264 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,044$206,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $224,660$206,138
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,070$15,176
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $105,906$118,414
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $511,680$546,264
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 $257,424$317,614
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,843$256,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $508,267$574,189
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,413−$27,925
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $546,264 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,369 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $206,138$206,138
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,176$15,176
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $69,912$69,912
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $49,871$49,871
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,314 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $118,414$546,264
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $574,189 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,090 · Management $22,411 · Fundraising $22,411$67,912
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $137,870 · Management $45,957$183,827
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,525 · Management $1,175$4,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,496 · Management $10,499$41,995
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,042 · Management $4,220 · Fundraising $1,918$19,180
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,214$3,214
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,880 · Fundraising $969$4,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,992 · Management $1,331$5,323
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,198 · Management $9,399$37,597
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,055 · Fundraising $4,055$8,110
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,872 · Management $957$3,829
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,151 · Management $19,050$76,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,905 · Management $7,968$31,873
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,277 · Management $10,302$85,579
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $407,512 · Management $137,324 · Fundraising $29,353$574,189
Part X · Balance sheet $2,451,856 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $342,486$369,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,866,419$1,790,218
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $258,444$290,131
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,467,349$2,451,856
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,003$5,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,003$5,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,287,758$2,276,563
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,588$169,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,457,346$2,446,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,467,349$2,451,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,446,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$546,264
XI-2 Total expenses$574,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,457,346
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,730
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,446,151

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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