Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$58,454,496

Total expenses

$13,110,540

Contributions and grants received

$49,178,245

Grants paid

$2,207,160

Program service revenue

$7,821,825

Investment income

$1,278,205

Other revenue

$176,221

Total assets, end of year

$61,321,805

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,230,338

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$58,091,467

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,337,306

Management and general expenses

$1,439,996

Fundraising expenses

$333,238

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,337,306

Program services were 86.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CAMP AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION REFLECTS ACA'S COMMUNITY OF PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO JOIN TOGETHER TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. AS A RESULT OF ACA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN POWERFUL LESSONS IN COMMUNITY, CHARACTER-BUILDING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTHY LIVING . A PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR DISSEMINATING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO CAMP PROFESSIONALS IS THROUGH THE ANNUAL ACA NATIONAL CONFERENCE. MORE THAN 2,100 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA IN FEBRUARY 2024. NUMEROUS LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS ARE OFFERED. IN ADDITION, ONLINE EDUCATION, INCLUDING ASYNCHRONOUS COURSES, WEBINARS, AND CERTIFICATES OF ADDED QUALIFICATION EXTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO NON-TRAVELING LEARNERS. MORE THAN 12,000 LEARNERS PARTICIPATED IN 2023-2024 OFFERINGS. CAMP AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES ACA'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

  Expenses $4,366,087 · Grants $668,684 · Revenue $1,720,307

• MEMBER AND FIELD SERVICES IS THE MEMBER AND CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF ACA. TELEPHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A NATIONAL STAFF OF ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO 23 LOCAL OFFICES, WHICH IN TURN, PROVIDE SERVICES LOCALLY TO THE PUBLIC, CAMPS, AND CAMP PROFESSIONALS. ACA HAS ALMOST 10,900 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.

  Expenses $1,967,465 · Grants $15,050 · Revenue $677,393

• ACCREDITATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROCESS THAT OVER 2,600 CAMPS HAVE CHOSEN TO GO THROUGH. THIS COMMUNICATES TO PARENTS THAT A CAMP HAS VOLUNTARILY UNDERGONE A PEER TO PEER REVIEW OF OVER 250 HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO RESIDENT AND DAY CAMPS. THE AIM OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE CAMP STAFF IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF KEY ASPECTS OF CAMP OPERATION, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO PROGRAM QUALITY AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CAMPERS AND STAFF.

  Expenses $1,910,181 · Revenue $4,955,953

• CAMPER SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS NOT OTHERWISE ABLE TO AFFORD A CAMP EXPERIENCE AND FACILITATE INTERACTION IN A CAMP SETTING OF PERSONS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL, NATIONAL, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. CAMPERS LEARN INTIMACY WITH NATURE, BUILD HEALTHY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND GET TO EXERCISE THEIR MINDS AND BODIES IN WAYS THAT CREATE HEALTHY HABITS. OVER 800 CAMPER SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN FY 2023.

  Expenses $1,528,932 · Grants $1,523,426 · Revenue $109,504

• PUBLIC RELATIONS AND AWARENESS ACTIVELY PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PRINT, BROADCAST, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. A WEBSITE FOR FAMILIES IS MAINTAINED THAT ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT CAMP FROM THE PARENT/GUARDIAN PERSPECTIVE. MANY ACA RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ACACAMPS.ORG. ACA'S FIND A CAMP IS AN ONLINE TOOL AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP FIND THE RIGHT CAMP FOR EVERY CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT. AN ETHICS COMMISSION MANAGES THE INTERFACE WITH THE PUBLIC CONSUMER, PAVING THE WAY TOWARD BETTER CAMPING BY ALLOWING PARENTS A FORUM IN WHICH TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND RECEIVE MEDIATION AND GUIDANCE ON THOSE ISSUES IMPACTING THE CAMP PROFESSIONAL.

  Expenses $862,538

• GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROVIDES INFORMATION TO CAMP PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO THE CAMP EXPERIENCE. ACA PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO ADVOCATE FOR REGULATIONS AND LAWS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD PROTECTION.

  Expenses $279,817

• ACA received a six year grant to support Fostering Character through Camp Experiences, a national approach to improve, expand, and elevate character development in day and overnight camps across the US. Through this project, ACA will implement a competitive grant program through which camps pursue character-related projects, provide training and technical assistance for grant recipients before and during the grant program, and develop systems, tools, and resources to support character development in camps beyond the grant period.

  Expenses $273,129

• PERIODICALS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON TOPICS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL, AFTERSCHOOL, RECREATION, AND CAMP PROGRAMS - MANY OF WHICH ARE ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH ACA - CAN BE FOUND THROUGH ITS PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE BOOKSTORE. PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR, CAMPING MAGAZINE PROVIDES ARTICLES ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, STAFF TRAINING, HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING IDEAS, AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS AND OVER 200 NONMEMBER SUBSCRIBERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SELL OVER 10,000 COPIES OF THE MAY/JUNE CAMPING MAGAZINE ISSUE IN BULK TO OVER 300 CAMPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STAFF TRAINING. ACA'S WEBSITE, WWW.ACACAMPS.ORG, IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR TIMELY NEWS AND CRITICAL REPORTS AND ARE VISITED BY AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 800,000 ANNUALLY.

  Expenses $149,157 · Revenue $209,919

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco

  $43,700

  Councilor in Training Program & Camp/School Partnerships

• Central Illinois EastersealsTimber Pointe Outdoor Center

  $27,000

  Councilor in Training Program

• Trail Blazers

  $25,300

  Councilor in Training Program & Camp/School Partnerships

• YMCA of Greater Seattle

  $25,000

  Councilor in Training Program

• Tampa Metro YMCA

  $18,900

  Councilor in Training Program

• East Side Neighborhood ServiceCamp Bovey

  $15,840

  Councilor in Training Program

• Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute - PARI

  $14,500

  Councilor in Training Program

• YMCA Camp Santa Maria

  $14,300

  Councilor in Training Program

• Primitive Pursuits 4-H Acres Day Camp and Primitive Pursuits - Arnot Fores t

  $13,700

  Councilor in Training Program

• Acta Non Verba

  $12,500

  Councilor in Training Program

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• AMERICAN CAMPING FOUNDATION INC

  501(c)(3) · RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION, INC · IN · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

30 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202433049349302683

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