Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
21 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.
Robert Shaw’s $140K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert G Shaw | — | $161,166 | $147,000 | $177,000 | $138,675 | $125,850 |
| Robert Shaw | $139,554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Desirae August | $138,500 | $126,101 | $110,250 | $108,542 | — | — |
| Kathryn Shreve | — | $110,250 | $120,250 | $113,333 | — | — |
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.
See Camp Kudzu INC executive salaries →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
Empowers children and teens with T1D through education, recreation, and self-management support.
Questions for Camp Kudzu INC
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The 2020-2021 fiscal year represented a return to extensive in person programming by camp kudzu. Over the past twelve months, we navigated COVID-19 via a host of new protocols supported by the consensus advice of our medical advisory team.
Camp kudzu hosted three family weekend camps, one in the fall and two spring programs and served 47 famililes through these programs. These weekend programs provided education, support and community for families with newly diagnosed children or children too young to attend summer camp, as well as families who need ongoing support since…
When a child is diagnosed with diabetes, families must learn how to manage the condition on a daily basis. Education starts almost immediately with information to absorb and skills to be practiced.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.1M | $1.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $9K | $5K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.0M | $2.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $555K | $587K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.5M | $1.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $145K | $101K | $22K | $22K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $339K | $238K | $9K | $92K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $7K | $4K | $805 | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $19K | $10K | $105 | $9K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $36K | $26K | $2K | $8K |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $68K | $25K | $43K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $54K | $34K | $9K | $11K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $38K | $12K | $2K | $23K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $353K | $330K | $12K | $12K |
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $6K | $376 | $884 |
| InterestLn 20 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $6K | $4K | $1K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $33K | $27K | $5K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $629K | $598K | $13K | $17K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $16K | $16K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $134K | $212K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $101K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2025 | $2.2M | $2.6M | −$437K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 31, 2024 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $112K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 20, 2023 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $8K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 30, 2022 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $318K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2021 | $1.4M | $1.5M | −$119K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,094,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,094,496 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,776,503 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,384,518 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,797,672 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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