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← CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,415,561
Total expenses
$2,924,673
Contributions and grants received
$3,387,721
Grants paid
$12,430
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$572,668
Other revenue
$455,172
Total assets, end of year
$33,441,663
Total liabilities, end of year
$508,903
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,932,760
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,565,353
Management and general expenses
$209,577
Fundraising expenses
$149,743
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,565,353

Program services were 87.7% 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

    $44,549

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $716,379

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,616,793

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $271,761

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $512,342 · excluded $512,342

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,217,504

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,157,178

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $60,326

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $60,326 · excluded $60,326

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $546,231

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

    $716,379

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $120,581

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $425,650 · excluded $425,650

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $41,234

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $11,712

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $29,522 · excluded $29,522

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,430 · program services $12,430

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $418,276 · program services $334,620 · management and general $41,828 · fundraising $41,828

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $868,021 · program services $697,294 · management and general $82,774 · fundraising $87,953

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,669 · program services $11,153 · management and general $1,062 · fundraising $1,454

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,687 · program services $64,103 · management and general $7,474 · fundraising $8,110

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $88,049 · program services $70,659 · management and general $8,497 · fundraising $8,893

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $275 · program services $275

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,400 · program services $26,400

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $62,175 · management and general $62,175

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $113,722 · program services $113,722

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,669 · program services $26,669

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $100,434 · program services $100,434

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,179 · program services $23,179

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $192,370 · program services $192,370

  • 17 · Travel

    total $59,590 · program services $59,590

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,276 · program services $16,276

  • 20 · Interest

    total $249 · program services $249

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $150,530 · program services $147,520 · management and general $1,505 · fundraising $1,505

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $136,991 · program services $136,991

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMP RECREATIONAL EXPEN

    total $350,421 · program services $350,421

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $88,160 · program services $88,160

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEE

    total $48,742 · program services $48,742

  • 24d · Other expenses: RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE

    total $36,973 · program services $36,973

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,385 · program services $7,123 · management and general $4,262

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $268,617 · end of year $245,604

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,800,018 · end of year $4,830,077

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,488 · end of year $1,511

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,559 · end of year $22,793

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

    $7,874,420

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

    $5,678,828

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,746,345 · end of year $2,195,592

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,085,263 · end of year $11,017,989

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,858,470 · end of year $1,954,450

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,970,756 · end of year $13,173,647

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $86,746 · end of year $333,733

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $96,712 · end of year $175,170

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,600,058 · end of year $32,932,760

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF CAMP GOOD DAYS AND SPECIAL TIMES, INC. IS TO BE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREMIER SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY CANCER AND SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.

  • CAMP GOOD DAYS - VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA. CAMP GOOD DAYS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF CONFIDENCE THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCE IN A SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $735,768

  • FAMILY PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $323,767

  • DOING A WORLD OF GOOD - A RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER FROM THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. DOING A WORLD OF GOOD OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO INTERACT, BOND, AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER THROUGH A VARIETY OF SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $266,196

  • CHILDHOOD USA - A RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE A PARENT OR SIBLING WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS OR WHO IS ACTIVELY UNDERGOING TREATMENT.

    Expenses $238,610

  • ADULT ONCOLOGY - A SERIES OF RESIDENTIAL CAMPING AND NON-CAMPING PROGRAMS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR ADULTS DEALING WITH CANCER. ADULT ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS FOSTER SUPPORT FOR ADULTS DEALING WITH CANCER BY ADDRESSING THE RISKS, FEARS, AND BARRIERS OF EVERYDAY LIFE MOST ADULTS FACE DURING AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THE ADULT ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS STRIVE TO HELP PARTICIPANTS STRENGTHEN AND REBUILD THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $215,135

  • BROTHERS AND SISTERS TOGETHER - A RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST A PARENT OR SIBLING TO CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

    Expenses $164,690

  • TEDDI'S TEAM - A RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO CURRENTLY HAVE CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE HAD CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA IN THE PAST.

    Expenses $164,690

  • JUNIOR GOOD DAYS - A DAY CAMP PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAM OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY CAMP GOOD DAYS AND SPECIAL TIMES, INC. BUT ARE TOO YOUNG TO ATTEND THE OVERNIGHT RESIDENTIAL CAMPS.

    Expenses $163,889

  • TEDDI PROJECT - A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER OR OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT NEED. TEDDI PROJECT INITIATIVES INCLUDE AN ANNUAL TRIP TO FLORIDA, HOLIDAY EVENT, AND BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER TO ENJOY AND REMEMBER SPECIAL TIMES.

    Expenses $153,663 · Grants $12,430

  • FLORIDA FUNFEST - ANNUAL TRIP TO DISNEYWORLD AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER OR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA BUT ARE WELL ENOUGH TO TRAVEL

    Expenses $92,284

  • PARTNERS AGAINST VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE - AN INITIATIVE CONSISTING OF TWO PROGRAMS - PROJECT EXILE AND PROJECT TIPS - WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. PROJECT EXILE IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE OUTREACH EFFORT AIMED AT ELIMINATING ILLEGAL GUNS FROM OUR STREETS. PROJECT TIPS IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, POLITICAL MEMBERS, AND VARIOUS FAITH-BASED, COMMUNITY, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNED TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING TRUST AND ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.

    Expenses $42,080

  • RESEARCH LIBRARY - LIBRARY LOCATED AT THE CAMP GOOD DAYS AND SPECIAL TIMES, INC. HEADQUARTERS.

    Expenses $2,672

  • HOMEWORK HUDDLE - A PROGRAM WHERE GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ON THEIR HOMEWORK AFTER SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS CHARACTER-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.

    Expenses $1,909

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

Listed in Part VII

  • J ROBERT BLEIER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • PATRICIA STEVENS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM MAHONEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ERIC FOSTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID KORONES MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL RIVERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICKY TATAR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH VASILE MD MBA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD WISNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW ANDERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WENDY GLADSTONE-BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY DADEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANK TOWNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAY JAY VANDERSTYNE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEAN V JOSEPH MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRANDON BEARDSLEY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELISABETH CURRAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RONALD TOGO DEBELLIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DR MARK GESTRING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • RICHARD KAPLAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • BILL MCAULIFFE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIZ VEGA

    BOARD MEMBER - THRU OCT 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DONALD DEBLASE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • CHRISTINA AMBROSE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY MESSINA

    BOARD MEMBER - AS OF OCT 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATE TOROK

    BOARD MEMBER - AS OF OCT 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL MERCIER

    BOARD MEMBER - RESIGNED DEC 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GARY MERVIS

    CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $154,200
    From this org
    $100,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,353
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $95,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,288
    Deferred
    $43,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,353
    Filer's total
    $154,200

  • WENDY MERVIS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,576
    From this org
    $101,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,364
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

  • JEFF BARTHOLOMEW

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $59,359
    From this org
    $53,759
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,600
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS OTHER 990'S AND OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION TO ASSIST WITH DETERMINING PROPER BASE COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS. THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE OFFICERS.
PART I, LINE 4B
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 457B NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DURING THE YEAR - GARY MARVIS, CHAIR AND FOUNDER - $30,000. WENDY MARVIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - $20,000

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • TEDDI PROJECTS INC

    501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CAMP GOOD DAYS

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501569349301420

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