Camps in Common FY2020 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2003Human ServicesEIN 43-1993846Revenue $428K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfeatherrivercamp.comPo Box 11061, 94611-0061 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since May 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and celebrate connections between nature, family, and community, by creating unique opportunities that advance cultural diversity, environmental appreciation, and youth empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $492 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$323K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$428K
Spent
$358K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$284K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$428K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$428K
FY2021$677K
FY2022$920K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$358K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$824K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$284K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$320K
FY2025$413K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $201K Management & general 22% · $80K Fundraising 21% · $77K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,769Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yasmine Safinya’s $78K as Executive Dir. is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Olson$26,731$114,615$102,115$88,793$86,033$75,769
Yasmine Safinya$77,500—————

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

Programs and updates

Connects families and communities with nature at a forest camp.

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1 program · $201K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Brings together our diverse community of oakland families, both children and adults, for wonderful affordable and life changing summer camp experiences where oakland is at its best.

$201Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$428K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$358K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$284K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Total revenueLn 12$428K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$534K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
Net assetsLn 32$284K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 565
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$267K$607K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$323K
Net assetsLn 32$214K$284K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$22K$14K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$71K$28K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$12K$1K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K$373
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$10K$3K$58
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$863$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$845$167
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$17K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$22K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$6K$878
Total functional expensesLn 25$358K$201K$80K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$1.9M$94K$413K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.6M$115K$320K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$41K$205K 990 PDF
FY2022 $920K$1.0M−$87K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $677K$824K−$147K$333K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $428K$358K$70K$284K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $427,870 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,284$303,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $695,846$3,197
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,436$121,543
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $820,566$427,870
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 $403,525$237,853
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $342,328$120,259
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $745,853$358,112
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,713$69,758
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $427,870 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,197$3,197
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $121,543$121,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,740 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$427,870
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $358,112 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,750 · Management $14,500 · Fundraising $36,250$72,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,813 · Management $28,245 · Fundraising $30,000$129,058
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,340 · Management $1,326 · Fundraising $3,959$17,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,621 · Management $1,676 · Fundraising $373$18,670
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,050$5,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,914 · Management $3,348 · Fundraising $58$13,320
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,387 · Management $863 · Fundraising $1,526$5,776
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,941 · Management $2,483$8,424
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,394 · Management $2,304 · Fundraising $1,152$19,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $845 · Management $167$1,012
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,421$8,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,326 · Management $4,652$21,978
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,043 · Management $1,411 · Fundraising $2,569$26,023
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,604 · Management $5,923 · Fundraising $878$10,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,978 · Management $80,369 · Fundraising $76,765$358,112
Part X · Balance sheet $607,158 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,500$533,914
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,001$3,001
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,329$1,474
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,423$5,423
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $66,489$63,346
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $266,742$607,158
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,749−$5,426
X-19 Deferred revenue$123,205
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$75,391
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$130,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,749$323,407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $213,993$283,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,993$283,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $266,742$607,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $283,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$427,870
XI-2 Total expenses$358,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,993
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$283,751

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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