Lake Springfield Christian Assembly

Tax-deductible

Chatham, IL501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 37-6005679Revenue $935K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlscacamp.org1674 Lick Creek Ln, 62629-8018 · Chatham, ILTax-exempt since May 1940Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Summer camp for youth in the Springfield area providing Christian education and training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 27 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 $100K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$788
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$935K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$661K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$572K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$935K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$801K
FY2024$935K
Expenses
$661K
FY2024▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$661K
Net assets
$572K
FY2024▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$572K

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 May 1940.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $517K Management & general 22% · $144K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Camp Director
$56,600Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$42,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerma Yotter’s $57K as Camp Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerma Yotter$56,600$56,600$56,600$40,364$38,899
Aaron Van Terry$42,600————
Hannah Akers—$23,317$27,617——
Kennedy Brown———$17,250$24,788

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Christian education and training through summer camps for local youth.

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1 program · $517K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Summer camp, guest retreats, and lsca retreatssummer camp general operating and facilities expenses associated with safely facilitating youth summer camp experiences including: traditional overnight residential camping for ages 6-18, wilderness camping experiences, tent camping experiences, introductory and day time camp…

$517Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $23K · 2021–2024
Lifeline Christian MissionOH · FY2024$9,000
Mission Mexico INCTX · FY2022$7,386
Just 4 Them INCIL · FY2021$6,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$935K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$335K
Investment incomeLn 3$373
Money outPt IX
$661K
Ln 25
Programscol B$517K
Managementcol C$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$572K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$788
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$335K
Investment incomeLn 3$373
Total revenueLn 12$935K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$573K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$788
Net assetsLn 32$572K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$298K$573K
Total assetsLn 16$298K$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$788
Net assetsLn 32$298K$572K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$165K$83K$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$111K$111K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$46K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$156K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$661K$517K$144K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $935K$661K$275K$572K 990 PDF
FY2023 $801K$657K$144K$298K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$551K−$18K$153K 990 PDF
FY2021 $496K$474K$22K$161K 990 PDF
FY2020 $447K$370K$78K$139K 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 $935,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $473,551$600,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $322,548$334,853
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $224$373
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,233−$934
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $800,556$935,127
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$9,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $268,548$279,640
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $383,472$371,889
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $657,020$660,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $143,536$274,598
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $935,127 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$465 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,662
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$596,173
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$600,835
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $334,853$334,853
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $373$373
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$682−$682
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $213$213
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $334,388 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$96$935,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $660,529 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,600 · Management $49,600$99,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,736 · Management $82,735$165,471
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,485 · Management $7,484$14,969
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,146$8,146
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,695$17,695
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,341$111,341
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,023$6,023
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,471$3,471
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,539 · Management $4,166$49,705
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,858$155,858
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,650$19,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $516,544 · Management $143,985 · Fundraising $0$660,529
Part X · Balance sheet $572,918 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $297,532$572,918
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $297,532$572,918
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$788
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $297,532$572,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $297,532$572,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $572,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$935,127
XI-2 Total expenses$660,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$274,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$297,532
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$572,130

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

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