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Camp Courageous of Iowa

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Because we're more alike than we are different

Camp Courageous of Iowa was founded in 1972 for the sole purpose of establishing a camp for the disabled. Today the camp is open year-round, has over 150 acres of land with 14 buildings, and annually serves nearly 5,000 campers, ranging in age from 1 to 105. Individuals with disabilities, as well as their families, should experience year-round recreational and respite care activities in a camp setting. Camp Courageous of Iowa provides this needed service to all. The camp provides opportunities for social and personal growth within a supportive environment. Campers learn to try a variety of creative and challenging activities and experience success. Campers develop enhanced self-esteem which carries over to work, home, or school environments.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.75Overall score
out of 100

88.51Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,598,123

Total expenses · USD$6,518,726

Program expenses

$5,938,559.39 recorded amount

91.1%

Fundraising expenses

$78,224.71 recorded amount

1.2%

Administrative expenses

$488,904.45 recorded amount

7.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles Becker
Recorded compensation: $216,085.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Camp Courageous of Iowa
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Camp Courageous of Iowa was founded in 1972 for the sole purpose of establishing a camp for the disabled. Today the camp is open year-round, has over 150 acres of land with 14 buildings, and annually serves nearly 5,000 campers, ranging in age from 1 to 105. Individuals with disabilities, as well as their families, should experience year-round recreational and respite care activities in a camp setting. Camp Courageous of Iowa provides this needed service to all. The camp provides opportunities for social and personal growth within a supportive environment. Campers learn to try a variety of creative and challenging activities and experience success. Campers develop enhanced self-esteem which carries over to work, home, or school environments.
`ein` EIN	23-7210932
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6518726.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.075
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.012
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9109999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Becker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	216085.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0331
`motto` Tagline	Because we're more alike than we are different
`name` Charity name	Camp Courageous of Iowa
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9598123.0
`score` Overall score	88.75
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5938559.386
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	78224.712
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	488904.44999999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7210932
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.