Camp Compass Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251857959
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Phone
6102955567
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,076
Expenses
$60,444
Assets
$47,015
Liabilities
$789

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN ANNONI (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN ANNONI (PRESIDENT): $16,900 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Camp compass is a unified, collaborative effort dedicated to introducing urban, middle, and high school students to a wide range of outdoor activities. Central to this mission is not only direct engagement with youth, but also partnering with community organizations, local businesses, and mentors who share a commitment to expanding access and opportunity. By working together and strengthening the efforts of like-minded groups, camp compass amplifies its impact and extends its reach. Programs are designed to provide inner-city youth with an understanding of conservation, sportsmen's philosophies and the values associated with outdoor recreation. A team of volunteer mentors guide participants in enrichment activities such as hunting, fishing, archery, tutoring, and cultivating social skills. Through a structured environment, participant youths build self-esteem, learn essential life skills and are empowered to make positive choices for their future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Camp compass is a unified, collaborative effort dedicated to introducing urban, middle, and high school students to a wide range of outdoor activities. Central to this mission is not only direct engagement with youth, but also partnering with community organizations, local businesses, and mentors who share a commitment to expanding access and opportunity. By working together and strengthening the efforts of like-minded groups, camp compass amplifies its impact and extends its reach. During program sessions, students are introducted to outdoor experiences while also building meaningful connections community leaders and role models. As a result, participants develop a deeper understanding of conservation, sportsmen philosophies, and the values associated with outdoor recreation. Camp compass is a nonprofit program designed to serve urban, disadvantaged youth. Its team of dedicated volunteer mentors -- alongside partner organizations -- works to make a lasting difference for inner city youths by offering hunting, fishing, archery, tutoring, social guidance, and other outdoor enrichment activities. Through a structured environment, participants build self-esteem, learn essential life skills, and are empowered to make positive choices for their future.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -63%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 28%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.4% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 77.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $17K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.