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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAMPS FOR KIDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$515,733
Total expenses
$532,544
Contributions and grants received
$537,910
Grants paid
$415,248
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,618
Other revenue
-$27,795
Total assets, end of year
$276,669
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,134
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$273,535
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$457,965
Management and general expenses
$65,360
Fundraising expenses
$9,219
Program service expenses (Part III)
$457,965

Program services were 86.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $157,962

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $379,948

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $36,374

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,618 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $5,618

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $43,930

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $157,962

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $72,202

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$28,272 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$28,272

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $430

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $8

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $422 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $422

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit card rebate

    total $44 · related or exempt $44 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: Interest reversal from credit card fraud

    total $11 · related or exempt $11 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $55

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $415,248 · program services $415,248

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,756 · program services $35,440 · management and general $35,440 · fundraising $7,876

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,120 · program services $2,754 · management and general $2,754 · fundraising $612

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,523 · program services $0 · management and general $15,523 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,494 · program services $3,015 · management and general $4,479 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,009 · program services $0 · management and general $1,009 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,020 · management and general $4,020

  • 17 · Travel

    total $948 · program services $948

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,053 · program services $560 · management and general $493

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,642 · program services $0 · management and general $1,642 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Prior period adjustment

    total $731 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $731

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $60,636 · end of year $20,095

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $212,947 · end of year $255,422

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,161 · end of year $1,152

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $40,907

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $40,907

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,395 · end of year $3,134

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $270,349 · end of year $273,535

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Camps For Kids' mission is to ensure that no Kansas City-area child is turned away from summer camp because of low income or physical, medical or developmental disability.

  • Summer camp is more than just a place for fun and games - it's a life-changing experience where kids forge deep friendships, explore new talents, and gain confidence in themselves and their community. For children facing poverty or dealing with physical, developmental, or medical challenges, camp can be especially meaningful, offering a rare space where they feel understood and supported. Unfortunately, these are often the children who struggle the most to access such opportunities. That's where Camps for Kids steps in, breaking down barriers so every child can experience the magic of summer camp. Camps For Kids partners with area camps which focus on children with medical challenges (cancer, spina bifida, congenital heart defects, end-stage renal disease, and others), on the autism spectrum, with physical and developmental disabilities, foster care children, and those who come from low-income families. Many of these camps are offered at little to no cost to campers, and those which aren't use Camps For Kids' funding to provide scholarships for underprivileged children. The goal of the Camps For Kids' program is to help camps have the funds to assure that children will not be denied the summer camp experience because of low income or medical, physical or developmental disabilities. A central part of the Camps For Kids program is the offer of matching funds. This provides a unique opportunity for camps to effectively double their fundraising efforts, leveraging both their donor's gifts and staff/volunteer time. The objective is to raise matching funds to add to camp-dedicated donations Camps For Kids assists its camp partners to raise between April 1 and July 31 each year. The offer of matching funds has the added benefit of providing an incentive for donors, which our network camps report is vital to their individual fundraising efforts. The appeal of having their donations effectively doubled encourages many donors to donate. In 2024, Camps For Kids matched qualifying donations to the camps 100%. But Camps For Kids is more than a fundraising organization. It actively promotes its partner camps through social media and community outreach, processes donations on their behalf, and fosters collaboration among camps. By creating a network where camps can share resources, tackle challenges, and exchange solutions, Camps for Kids strengthens the entire camp community. Since its founding in 1981, multiple generations of children from low-income families and/or those who have medical, physical, or developmental disabilities have reaped the benefits of summer camp at little to no cost to their families with the support of Camps For Kids. In 2024 alone, nearly 2000 underprivileged children and/or those with disabilities and medical challenges alone, attended a summer camp in the Camps For Kids network. No child was denied admission to a camp in our network because of inability to pay. We hear again and again from the campers and their families about the impact these camps have. Perhaps a former camper turned adult volunteer at Camp Quality, a specialty camp for children with cancer and rare-blood disorders, explains it best: "For one week every year at Camp Quality, I feel completely normal. Everyone around me is my family and I can be anyone I want and feel accepted. . . I wouldn't be who I am today {without camp}. These people have changed my life." Camp changes lives. Camps For Kids helps make that life-changing experience available to more Kansas City-area children.

    Expenses $457,965 · Grants $415,248

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jenny Brown

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $57,625
    From this org
    $57,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Regina Weir

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $21,384
    From this org
    $21,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary Blair

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Becky Schwartz

    First Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steven Streen

    Second Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alyse Zadalis

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Megan Clemens

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amy Abrams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samantha Andreoli

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sophie Brost

    Director - June 2024 - Oct 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacey Deere

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Darryl Mattox

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Miglionico

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brad Pearson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keefe Pearson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Ryan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Spector

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Torres

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543119349303959

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