Camp Odayin: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-2014358)

Sara Meslow’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sara Meslow	$131,238	$127,590	$125,205	$120,120	$115,210	$112,000
Matt Olson	$103,716	$100,852	$98,680	$92,020	$89,040	$86,400
Alison Boerner	$101,686	—	—	—	—	—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers fun, safe camp experiences and community for children with heart disease and their families.

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3 programs · $681K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Camp Odayin Residential Camp

Provides residential camping experiences for hundreds of children, grades 1-11, from all over the country. In an atmosphere designed to enhance self-concept, gain independence, and develop life skills, children with heart disease have the opportunity to come alive emotionally and physically.

$490Kprogram expense

02

Camp Odayin Family Camp

Provides a weekend camp experience offering support, education, and networking for children with heart disease and their families. Family camps take place each fall and are located in amery, wi, and camp lake, wi (near lake geneva, wi). During 2025, there were 360 attendees at family camp.

$113Kprogram expense

03

Parent Retreats

The parent retreat program seeks to improve the quality of life of caregivers by providing emotional support, resources, and an opportunity for self-care. Moms retreats are held in the spring each year with locations in lake geneva, wi, and white bear lake, MN. Dad's day is held in late summer each year in prior lake, MN.

$78Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Rooted PhilanthropicFY2025$40K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $46K · 2020–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,861

Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,400

Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,257

Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,726

Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,218

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,810

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$125K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$805K

Managementcol C$156K

Fundraisingcol D$226K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$83K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K

Investment incomeLn 3$125K

Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$18K

SavingsLn 2$633K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K

Other assetsLn 15$23K

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$83K

Net assetsLn 32$1.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 6380

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$472K	$651K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$943K	$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$44K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$111K	$83K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$1.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$11K	$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$243K	$129K	$39K	$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$269K	$143K	$43K	$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$4K	$1K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$20K	$10K	$3K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$38K	$20K	$6K	$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$18K	$4K	$11K	$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K	$265	$750	$285
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$3K		$650
Office expensesLn 13	$35K	$17K	$10K	$8K
Information technologyLn 14	$55K	$18K	$18K	$19K
OccupancyLn 16	$31K	$16K	$5K	$10K
TravelLn 17	$13K	$9K	$1K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$6K	$565	$5K	$565
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$1K	$500	$750
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$11K	$3K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$410K	$407K	$2K	$748
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$1K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$805K	$156K	$226K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.7M	$1.2M	$496K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.1M	$1.1M	$24K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$899K	$1.1M	−$205K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.1M	$1.0M	$25K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$891K	$753K	$138K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$731K	$669K	$62K	$1.5M	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,683,180 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,021,442$1,528,949

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,050$29,725

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,961$125,016

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,421−$510

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,118,874$1,683,180

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,257$11,261

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $543,662$577,094

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $536,687$598,581

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,094,606$1,186,936

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,268$496,244

Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,683,180 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,176 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$285,395

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,243,554

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,916

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,528,949

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,725$29,725

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,016$125,016

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,686−$2,686

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,901 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,330$1,683,180

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,186,936 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,261$11,261

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,801 · Management $38,884 · Fundraising $75,335$243,020

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,796 · Management $43,108 · Fundraising $83,523$269,427

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,726 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $2,180$7,031

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,363 · Management $3,128 · Fundraising $6,061$19,552

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,174 · Management $6,090 · Fundraising $11,800$38,064

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,709 · Management $10,503 · Fundraising $3,988$18,200

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,077$7,077

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $265 · Management $750 · Fundraising $285$1,300

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,600 · Fundraising $650$3,250

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,437 · Management $10,117 · Fundraising $7,574$35,128

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,765 · Management $17,763 · Fundraising $19,252$54,780

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,371 · Management $4,942 · Fundraising $9,575$30,888

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,771 · Management $1,253 · Fundraising $2,506$12,530

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $565 · Management $4,504 · Fundraising $565$5,634

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,250 · Management $500 · Fundraising $750$2,500

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,226 · Management $2,584 · Fundraising $1,403$15,213

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $406,730 · Management $2,453 · Fundraising $748$409,931

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,028 · Management $1,122$2,150

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $804,838 · Management $155,903 · Fundraising $226,195$1,186,936

Part X · Balance sheet $2,012,768 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,303$18,082

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,607$633,195

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,990$191,391

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,661$9,006

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,133$23,640

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,501$43,801

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $942,732$1,070,240

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,926$23,413

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,535,853$2,012,768

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,111$35,878

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,300$23,400

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,926$23,413

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,337$82,691

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,067$1,696,620

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $106,449$233,457

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,424,516$1,930,077

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,535,853$2,012,768

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,930,077 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,683,180

XI-2 Total expenses$1,186,936

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$496,244

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,424,516

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,317

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,930,077

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

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