Camp Kudzu Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
582449646
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2021
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042501811
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,470,307
Expenses
$2,369,486
Assets
$3,396,844
Liabilities
$1,902,322

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT SHAW (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT SHAW (CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $168,114 total reported compensation
  • DESIRAE AUGUST (VP OF DEVELOPEMENT): $142,989 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Camp kudzu's mission is to educate, empower and inspire children and teens living with t1d. Through its camp and other educational programs, camp kudzu changes young people's lives. Without the lessons learned and practiced at camp kudzu, many children lack access to diabetes self-management support and would have increased risk for serious medical complications and/or shortened life spans. Camp kudzu is a non-profit organization which began providing medical self-management education, recreation and peer-networking programs in the year 2000. It was formed in 1999 in atlanta, Georgia by parents, doctors, health professionals and community leaders who joined forces to establish programs to support the developmental and medical needs of children with type 1 diabetes in a fun environment marked by clinical oversight and direction.

What it reported doing in 2024

When a child is diagnosed with diabetes, families must learn how to manage the condition on a daily basis. Education starts almost immediately with information to absorb and skills to be practiced. The learning process introduces parents and children to an array of medical words and terms that describe diabetes and how to manage day to day; insulins, ketones, shots, pokes, tests, sugars, highs and lows, reactions, control. These words become a part of everyday language in the household and the entire family's schedule is formed around diabetes management. Camp kudzu recognizes the life-changing impact type 1 diabetes has on the entire family, we saw 105 families totaling 421 people in attendance of the 3 family camp programs. Camp kudzu's family camp is a fun-filled, educational and networking weekend for the entire family; children of all ages with diabetes, their parents and siblings. This is a program for families with children too young to attend summer camp and for those who have been recently diagnosed. Family camp is a time to learn more about diabetes, have fun and make friends with families who are experiencing the same challenges of living with diabetes.parents tell us that the parent education sessions are their favorite part of the weekend. We bring in diabetes experts (endocrinologists, diabetes educators, dietitians, and mental health professionals) to talk with our parents about common stressors for families of type 1, including but not limited to burnout, nutrition, updates in the world of diabetes, and other hot topics. Parents have the unique opportunity to ask the experts anything and everything they always wanted to know, but never had the chance to ask. Lastly, our weekend programs wrap up with a "vendor fair" where our supporting partners set up a tabling opportunity for parents to ask about different devices, learn about new offerings for type 1 diabetes, and even get to test their knowledge.while parents are receiving life-saving education to better understand and manage their child's diabetes, their children with type 1 diabetes and siblings are engaging in activities to help foster lifelong connections of support. All of these activities are under the supervision of camp kudzu volunteers, many of whom also have type 1 diabetes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 71%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.1%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.56; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.1%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 71% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $168K · 25 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.