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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COZAD CAMPING MINISTRY.

Totals

Total revenue
$694,373
Total expenses
$862,619
Contributions and grants received
$258,271
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$420,102
Investment income
$16,000
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,185,678
Total liabilities, end of year
$382,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,802,948
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$223,925
Management and general expenses
$638,694
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$223,925

Program services were 26.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $258,271

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GUEST GROUPS

    total $337,054 · related or exempt $337,054

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAMS

    total $64,095 · related or exempt $64,095

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $18,953 · related or exempt $18,953

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,000 · excluded $16,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $357,409 · management and general $357,409

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,036 · management and general $27,036

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,144 · management and general $3,144

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $108,990 · management and general $108,990

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $297,188 · program services $223,925 · management and general $73,263

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,372 · management and general $1,372

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,555 · management and general $6,555

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $60,925 · management and general $60,925

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,218 · end of year $8,132

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

    $6,864,930

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,864,930 · end of year $6,864,930

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $745,159 · end of year $312,616

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,109 · end of year $70,869

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $226,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $72,796 · end of year $84,961

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,363,502 · end of year $6,802,948

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE CHRIST.

  • DURING THE SUMMER CAMP SESSION, WE ACCOMODATED ROUGHLY 2,300 GUESTS. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THESE ATTENDEES WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHILE THE REMAINING 40% WERE INDIVIDUALS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12. HALF OF OUR GUESTS PARTICIPATED IN CAMP ACTIVITIES FOR SIX DAYS, WITH THE OTHER HALF STAYING FOR A DURATION OF THREE DAYS. WE RAN SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR TWO-FIFTHS OF OUR SUMMER VISITORS, WHICH COMPRISED OF WORSHIP SERVICES, SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, ENGAGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT BLENDED FAITH AND ENJOYMENT, ALONG WITH COUSELORS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN FOSTERING THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE OTHER THREE-FIFTHS WERE PART OF EXTERNAL CHURCH GROUPS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WHO FACILITATED THEIR OWN PROGRAMS ON PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH OUR STAFF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN RECREATION, CATERING, AND OVERSEEING THE YOUTH.

    Expenses $79,904

  • IN THE NON-SUMMER MONTHS, OUR SERVICES WERE EXTENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 2500 GUESTS, MOST OF WHOM WERE ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCHES, CIVIC GROUPS, SCHOOLS, OR OTHER MINISTRIES. SIMILAR TO OUR SUMMER SUPPORT, WE AIDED THEIR SPIRITUALLY-FOCUSED RETREATS BY OFFERING FOOD SERVICES, HELP WITH EVENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION, AND PROVIDING STAFF FOR VARIOUS ACTIVIES AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS.

    Expenses $73,206

  • OUR THIRD MOST SIGNIFCANT INITIATIVE IS THE HOSTING OF SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. AMONG SUCH EVENTS ARE THE COMECA COOKOUT AND THE EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE, WHERE WE PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING WORSHIP, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CATERING. THESE EVENTS UTILIZE OUR FACILITIES AND OUR DEDICATED STAFF TO CREATE OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $70,815

  • PROVIDING CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ellen Cunningham

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Scott Foster

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Justin Hoehner

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
  • John Lillyman

    G & R CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Michael Meyer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Tammy Paulsen

    DEV CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Dan Lantzer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Ellen Mortensen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Tim Sladek

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202502329349301135

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