Camp Rehoboth Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510331962
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA
Phone
3022275620
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Lesbian, Gay Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,793,174
Expenses
$1,745,037
Assets
$4,417,127
Liabilities
$2,194,338

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WESLEY COMBS (PRESIDENT)
  • LESLIE LEDOGAR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY LEISEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY LEISEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $146,119 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 rehoboth is an lgbtq+ community center determined to create a more positive (camp) environment that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities in southern Delaware and beyond. We seek to promote cooperation, understanding among all people, and well-being, as we continue our work to build a safer community with room for all.

What it reported doing in 2024

Outreach, education and creative artscamp rehoboth provided education and outreach to the larger community, promoting positive images of lgbtq+ people, functioning as a networking and information resource, supporting local nonprofits that work toward the betterment of the community, and fostering the economic growth of the area. Camp partnered and collaborated with more than 40 organizations in 2024 and had over 150 event sponsors. Camp published over 52,000 copies of letters from camp rehoboth and distributed it at over 100 community locations. The 72 to 120-page magazine served as a valuable resource for residents and people visiting the area. Camp fostered the development of nonprofit groups that support camp's mission and helped them by donating advertising space in letters. The magazine had an average of 68.9k online reads in 2024, which was an increase from 66.8k online reads in the previous year. Created in 2009, the camp rehoboth outreach program (crop) provided over 100 volunteers in 2024 to participate in community service at the food bank of Delaware, toys for tots, southern Delaware therapeutic riding, cape henlopen state park, rehoboth beach boardwalk, and brandywine spca.the camp chorus, consisting of 102 members, had three performances with over 2,700 people in attendance. The chorus and its ensemble served as camp's ambassador to the community and presented outreach performances for the community. Every month during the year, camp's community center featured rotating art exhibits. Over 198 artists were featured including the winners of the "Delaware division of the arts 2024 individual artist award." the art exhibits were attended by over 1,000 people. Camp presented theatrical productions and concerts in our atrium, which were seen by over 750 audience members. The four-day april women's fest celebrated its 23nd year with sporting events, dances, local and national comedy acts and concerts, and keynote speakers. The event had over 4,500 attendees and culminated with the broadwalk on the boardwalk raising funds and awareness with the Delaware breast cancer coalition.with over 2,000 in attendance, sunfestival, camp's largest fundraiser of the year on labor day weekend, hosted over 2,000 attendees at sold out events including a comedy show, dance, and auction. In october, 100 vendors and non-profit organizations participated in a day long outdoor event held in the block of baltimore avenue in front of camp's office. Over 4,000 people attended the camp block party and strolled the block viewing crafts, and information booths while watching performances from local musical acts and entertainers. Camp staff and board members continued to conduct sensitivity training to rehoboth beach police cadets, Delaware natural resources & environmental control officers, and state park personnel.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.9%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 71.8%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.53; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.5; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.9% of revenue deployed · 71.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $146K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.