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American Camping Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Martinsville, IN501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 35-1811277Revenue $529K in FY2025

On file with the IRSacacamps.org5000 State Road 67 N, 46151-7903 · Martinsville, INTax-exempt since Jan 1991Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The mission of the American Camping Foundation, INC. Is to raise funds for the support of the American Camping association, INC.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
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
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $259K a year · 66% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 25.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$529K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$529K
FY2025▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$373K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$529K
Expenses
$157K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$156K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$157K
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1991.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $118K Management & general 25% · $39K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Shlensky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Stein
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Weir
Board Member (new Partial Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lizabeth Fogel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Brody
Board Member (partial Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sterling Nell Leija
Board Member (partial Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Baskin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Raises funds to support the American Camping Association.

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3 programs · $118K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support of the american camping association, inc.

$72Kprogram expense
02

Grants for camper scholarships provide financial assistance to persons not otherwise able to attend a camp experience and facilitate interaction in a camp setting of persons from different social, economic, racial, national, and cultural backgrounds.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Grants for education scholarships provide financial assistance to persons to attend american camping association's national conference educational event.

$2Kprogram expense

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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
The Kenneth L Greif Foundation INCFY2024$70K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
The Edward E & Marie L Matthews FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$78K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $527K · 2020–2024
American Camping Association INCIN · FY2024$71,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$46,245
American Camping Association INCIN · FY2023$87,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,065
American Camping Association INCIN · FY2022$46,575
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,165
Unitemized GrantFY2021$53,598
American Camping Association INCIN · FY2021$30,300
American Camping Association INCIN · FY2020$122,900
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$529K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Gains on assetsLn 7$122K
Total revenueLn 12$529K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$330K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$404K$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$82K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$72K$72K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$46K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$450$450
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$332$332
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$286$286
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$118K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $529K$157K$372K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $321K$139K$182K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $52K$98K−$46K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $678K$108K$570K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $373K$156K$217K$5.5M 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 $528,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $116,508$38,450
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $204,754$490,301
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,262$528,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,865$118,045
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,178$38,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $139,043$157,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,219$371,744
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $528,751 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $367,904$367,904
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $122,397$122,397
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $490,301$528,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,007 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,800$71,800
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $46,245$46,245
IX-11a Management feesManagement $450$450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,115$21,115
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,779$16,779
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $332$332
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $286$286
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,045 · Management $38,962 · Fundraising $0$157,007
Part X · Balance sheet $6,636,726 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $403,937$329,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,402,201$6,307,024
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,806,138$6,636,726
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$82,069
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$82,069
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $648,881$707,995
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,157,257$5,846,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,806,138$6,554,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,806,138$6,636,726
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,554,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$528,751
XI-2 Total expenses$157,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$371,744
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,806,138
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$376,775
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,554,657

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

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