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Amici Children's Camp Charity
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Low
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
68%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 68 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Amici Children's Camp Charity:
Amici Children’s Camp Charity is a 2-star charity with a Low demonstrated impact. The charity has an A+ Results Reporting grade, which is above average. Its overhead spending is 32%, within Ci’s reasonable range, and its reserve funds can cover 3 years and 4 months of program costs. This is outside Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1966, Amici Children’s Camp Charity (Amici) provides financial assistance to allow kids from low-income families to go to summer camps. A study by the Toronto District School Board found that 48% of children in lower-income families did not participate in extracurricular activities, compared to 7% of children in households earning $100k or more.
The charity runs one program, the Campership program, where it sponsors campers to attend one of its partner camps. In F2024, the charity reported that it helped 311 campers at 48 partner camps for a total of 657 weeks. Amici reported that 46 campers stayed longer than expected and there was a 78% camper return rate in F2024. Of the 311 campers, there were 30 leadership campers in F2024.
Based on total costs, Amici spent an average of $5,336 per camper in F2024, down from $5,453 in F2023.
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Results and Impact
In F2024, Amici surveyed campers to measure their camp experience. The charity reported that 88% felt happy while at camp, 91% had more desire to spend time outdoors, and 94% felt connected to the natural environment.
Charity Intelligence rates Amici Children’s Camp Charity as Low impact per dollar.
This may not be a complete representation of Amici’s results and impact.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
Amici Children’s Camp Charity’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice. This means that it separates program, administrative, and fundraising costs.
In F2024, Amici received $1.3m in donations, including $500k from the Camp Awakening Legacy Fund, and received $380k in special event fundraising. Amici recorded $237k investment income.
In F2024, Amici spent $753k on its programs and reported $459k in donated camp fees used in programs. The charity spent $132k on administration, which is 6% of revenue. The charity spent $316k on fundraising, which is 26% of donations. For every dollar donated, 68 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Charity Intelligence’s reasonable range for overhead, which is between 65 and 95 cents.
Amici recorded a surplus of $761k and has net funding reserves of $2.5m in F2024. The reserves can cover 330% or 3 years and 4 months of its annual program costs. This exceeds Charity Intelligence’s reasonable limit of 300%.
Profile updated by Leah Holmes on June 3, 2025. This charity report is an update that has been sent to the charity for review. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending September
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 6.1% | 13.8% | 12.0% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 25.8% | 23.7% | 26.6% |
| Total overhead spending | 31.8% | 37.5% | 38.6% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 330.1% | 264.1% | 286.1% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,343,939 | 683,348 | 564,506 |
| Goods in kind | 459,354 | 390,990 | 359,244 |
| Government funding | 0 | 0 | 6,545 |
| Special events | 380,272 | 310,052 | 307,233 |
| Investment income | 237,172 | 123,909 | (68,330) |
| Total revenues | 2,420,737 | 1,508,299 | 1,169,198 |
| Program costs | 752,662 | 649,767 | 578,776 |
| Donated goods exp | 459,354 | 390,990 | 359,244 |
| Administrative costs | 132,005 | 191,088 | 147,941 |
| Fundraising costs | 315,506 | 234,962 | 232,263 |
| Total spending | 1,659,527 | 1,466,807 | 1,318,224 |
| Cash flow from operations | 761,210 | 41,492 | (149,026) |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 2,484,605 | 1,716,184 | 1,655,942 |
Note: Ci included investment income in revenues, affecting total revenues by $237k in 2024, $124k in 2023, and ($68k) in 2022. Ci treated donated camp fees as donated goods in kind, backing out this amount from donations in F2022. Ci backed out the donated camp fees from program spending in F2024, F2023 and F2022. Ci removed the $500k from the Camp Awakening Legacy fund from the fundraising ratio, as there was no fundraising cost associated with it.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Amici Children's Camp Charity added the following comment to the 2025 profile:
A note about Amici’s impact:
Amici Children’s Camp Charity delivers an exceptional return on investment for donors, transforming lives through the power of summer camp. At a time when the cost of overnight camps across Ontario is increasingly out of reach for many families, Amici ensures that children from low-income households have access to these life-changing experiences, not just once, but year-after-year.
Amici partners with 48 overnight summer camps, accredited by the Ontario Camps Association, which generously subsidize 50% of each camper’s fees. This unique collaboration means that every donor dollar spent on campers’ fees is matched, effectively doubling the impact, allowing Amici to stretch resources further and support more children with the highest quality camp experiences.
But the true measure of Amici’s impact goes beyond cost-effectiveness. Overnight summer camp provides children with much more than just fun and adventure. For the young people Amici supports, camp becomes a foundational environment for building confidence, cultivating leadership skills and developing emotional resilience. These are not short-term benefits, they are lifelong assets that shape who they become as adults.
What sets Amici apart is our commitment to long-term engagement. When a child joins our program, they are welcomed into a multi-year journey. Each summer, they return to a consistent and supportive environment. By combining financial efficiency with deep, sustained impact, camp becomes a stable touchpoint in the lives of Amici campers; where trusted mentors, friendships and unplugged outdoor experiences nurture their growth and sense of belonging.
Charity Contact
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