Camp Tuku

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Peoria, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2019Recreation & SportsEIN 84-3595796

At Camp Tuku, our mission is to provide a mindfulness approach to the camp experience for kids; a program designed to integrate the mind, body, and heart, giving kids skills early in life to help them nurture inner resilience. With a focus on developing mindfulness skills, our unique summer camp experience offers a great opportunity for kids to learn and practice simple, fun tools for the development of self-awareness, as well as practices that will enable them to respond more effectively to the inevitable stress of every-day life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 5 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$357K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$362K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$357K
FY2025▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$136K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$357K
Expenses
$362K
FY2025▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$321K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$26K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$11K
FY2022$7K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$32K
FY2025$26K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $291K Management & general 20% · $71K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Director
$46,147Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$7,588Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Weir’s $46K as Operations Director is at the 58th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rachel Weir$46,147$52,325$49,775$47,775$36,549
Paige Niezelski———$9,720$18,378
Dimitra McCabe———$12,775—
Karen M Rider——$11,681$1,041—
Heather Lisey$7,588$4,923$5,676——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches children mindfulness skills for resilience through a summer camp experience.

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1 program service account for $291K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Overnight Residential Camp

In 2025, Camp Tuku proudly served 208 campers across nearly three weeks of residential programming at our flagship location in Mayer, Arizona. To better support first-time campers, we introduced a new Adventure Week designed specifically for children who had not previously experienced overnight camp, offering a thoughtful and accessible…

$291Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Money outPt IX
$362K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$337
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 64
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$41K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$90K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$32K$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$300$300
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$130K$130K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$16K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$362K$291K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $357K$362K−$5K$26K 990 PDF
FY2024 $437K$438K−$401$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$397K$25K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $317K$321K−$4K$7K 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K$11K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $356,795 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,995
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $296,800$296,800
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $296,800$356,795
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $362,118 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,735$53,735
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,754$60,754
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,491$4,491
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,395$1,395
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $40,854$40,854
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $300$300
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,719$129,719
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,530$11,530
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,334$2,334
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,489$8,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,056 · Management $24,312$40,368
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,044 · Management $1,105$2,149
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $290,818 · Management $71,300 · Fundraising $0$362,118
Part X · Balance sheet $66,485 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,978$40,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,850$25,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$337
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,829$66,485
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,821$29,182
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,389$11,007
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,210$40,189
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,619$26,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,829$66,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,795
XI-2 Total expenses$362,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,619
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,296

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