University Camps

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1988EIN 95-4178455Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSunicamp.org2131 John Wooden Center, 90095-0001 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since May 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Unicamp student volunteers harness the healing power of the wilderness to provide a unique outdoor camping experience for at-risk children. Through relationship-building, leadership and character development, and just plain fun, unicamp delivers challenging new experiences that foster personal growth, transform lives, and help campers and students reach their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 262 volunteers and 23 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $115K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$179K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$976K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$801K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$851K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$976K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$532K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$835K
FY2023$851K
FY2024$943K
FY2025$976K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$811K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 1993.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $773K Management & general 12% · $118K Fundraising 9% · $85K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$102,568Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Liou$102,568$97,585$90,497$88,300$86,863$81,154
Alex Nguyen——$4,696———
Anna Van——$3,434———
Michael Keily——$2,905———
Adam Landeros——$2,775———
Antonio Guereca——$2,646———
Maxine Dalton———$2,520——
Maximillian Rigby-Hall——$1,155$2,475——

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

Provides educational and recreational programs for low-income children in Los Angeles.

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1 program · $773K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

University camps provided a resident summer camp experience for underserved children in the los angeles area. 547 children attended during the fiscal year ending 09/30/2025. We also provided a leadership training program for ucla student volunteers to serve as counselors.

$773Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$976K
Ln 25
Programscol B$773K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$809K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$367K
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$999K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$344K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6262
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$713K$999K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K$344K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$179K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$82K$21K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$271K$190K$47K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$935
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$37K$11K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$22K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$18K$1K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$143K$143K$234$168
TravelLn 17$48K$48K$51
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$62K$6K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$128K$2K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$12K$322$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$976K$773K$118K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$976K$212K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$943K$198K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $851K$851K−$481$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$835K$293K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $801K$607K$195K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $328K$532K−$204K$811K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,188,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $841,738$809,305
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $260,038$344,996
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,156$28,138
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,983$5,614
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,140,915$1,188,053
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 $462,126$482,097
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $480,957$494,290
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $943,083$976,387
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $197,832$211,666
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,188,053 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$38,237
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$771,068
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,082
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$809,305
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $344,996$344,996
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,138$28,138
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,614$5,614
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $344,996 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,752$1,188,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $976,387 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,964 · Management $20,719 · Fundraising $14,666$117,349
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,359 · Management $47,343 · Fundraising $33,512$271,214
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,578 · Management $1,321 · Fundraising $935$6,834
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,021 · Management $10,684 · Fundraising $7,563$55,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,061 · Management $5,487 · Fundraising $3,884$31,432
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,034$16,034
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,508$1,508
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,469$4,469
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,471 · Management $1,088 · Fundraising $8,864$28,423
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,674 · Management $234 · Fundraising $168$143,076
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,275 · Management $51$48,326
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,211$1,211
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,154$26,154
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,116 · Management $6,003 · Fundraising $4,249$72,368
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,119 · Management $1,570 · Fundraising $6,908$136,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,597 · Management $322 · Fundraising $4,205$16,124
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $773,389 · Management $118,044 · Fundraising $84,954$976,387
Part X · Balance sheet $1,925,355 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,351$367,403
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,852$116,842
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $241,585$87,398
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $835$11,188
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $348,000$344,018
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $713,093$998,506
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,677,716$1,925,355
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,202$64,805
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $114,200$114,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $155,402$179,095
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,471,726$1,685,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,588$61,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,522,314$1,746,260
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,677,716$1,925,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,746,260 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,188,053
XI-2 Total expenses$976,387
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$211,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,522,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,280
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,746,260

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