Camp Cavell Conservancy

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Lexington, MI501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 46-2336793Revenue $557K in FY2024

On file with the IRScampcavellconservancy.org3335 Lakeshore Rd, 48450-9373 · Lexington, MITax-exempt since Aug 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Camp Cavell Conservancy has committed itself to providing stewardship of the property while continuing to provide Camp experiences for childern and adults in the lexington, port huron, metropolitan detroit and other communities throughout michigan.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 46 volunteers and 52 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$940K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$557K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$629K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$557K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$894K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$773K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$629K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$442K
FY2021$654K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$795K
FY2024$629K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M

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 Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $541K Management & general 13% · $83K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$43,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Jex’s $43K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Teresa Jex$43,077$5,000
Laurie Jill Laidlaw—$23,090

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

Preserves land and offers camp experiences for children and adults.

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1 program · $541K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Camp cavell conservancy has committed itself to providing stewardship of the property while continuing to provide camp experiences for children and adults in the lexington, port huron, metropolitan detroit and other communities throughout michigan.

$541Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$629K
Ln 25
Programscol B$541K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$940K
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$118K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$940K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 646
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$140K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$908K$940K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$215K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$57K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$538$538
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$6K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$20K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$467
OccupancyLn 16$39K$36K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$36K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K$541K$83K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $557K$629K−$72K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $773K$795K−$21K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $673K$821K−$148K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $894K$654K$241K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$442K−$160K$1.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $557,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $102,461$118,267
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $555,781$428,666
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $483$1,285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $114,608$8,863
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $773,333$557,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,498$318,958
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $466,239$310,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $794,737$629,441
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,404−$72,360
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $557,081 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,267
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $428,666$428,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,285$1,285
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,863$8,863
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $438,814 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$557,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $629,441 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $43,077$43,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $215,322$215,322
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,264 · Management $3,295$60,559
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,445$11,445
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,950$3,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $538$538
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,039 · Fundraising $5,115$11,154
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,623 · Management $3,868$23,491
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,624 · Management $467$4,091
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,299 · Management $3,088$39,387
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,914$4,914
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,758$9,758
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,178 · Management $3,417$39,595
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $137,900$137,900
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,260$24,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $541,423 · Management $82,903 · Fundraising $5,115$629,441
Part X · Balance sheet $2,039,252 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,964$17,029
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,771$27,989
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,135$13,135
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,033,415$1,981,099
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,186,285$2,039,252
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,695$26,869
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$193,386
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$8,496$3,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $907,589$940,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,278,696$1,099,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,278,696$1,099,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,186,285$2,039,252
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,099,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$557,081
XI-2 Total expenses$629,441
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$72,360
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,278,696
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$107,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,099,205

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

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