Camp Quality
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 Camp Quality:
Camp Quality is a 2-star rated charity with an above-average results reporting score and Low demonstrated impact. It is financially transparent and has overhead costs within Ci’s reasonable range.
Founded in 1988, Camp Quality (CQ) provides camp experiences to children with cancer and blood disorders, and their family members. Camp Quality Canada is a branch of the international Camp Quality family. The charity states that children miss out on learning, exploring, and playing while undergoing cancer treatment. CQ’s guiding belief is that although it cannot control the quantity of life, it can improve the quality of life for kids with cancer. Camp Quality runs overnight camps, community programs (Fun Days), family camps, a leadership program, and Camp-at-Home. CQ does not provide a spending breakdown by program in F2022.
CQ’s summer camps run for one week per year at six locations across Canada. The charity offers four camps in Ontario, one in Alberta, and one in Manitoba. Each camper is matched with a trained adult volunteer. Campers and their companions participate in various activities, including swimming, arts & crafts, canoeing, and archery. CQ works with a medical team to ensure that a registered nurse or doctor is always on site.
Camp Quality’s New Heights program offers in-person camps and virtual meet-ups for teenagers aged 14 to 17 that focus on building leadership skills.
During the pandemic, the charity launched a virtual program, Camp-at-Home, for children aged 4-17. Camp Quality mails out activities to family homes and runs programming through Zoom. In F2022, the charity returned to in-person camps while continuing its virtual programming.
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Results and Impact
Camp Quality surveyed parents and caregivers of campers to measure its results. The charity states that 81% of parents and caregivers said CQ improved their child's self-esteem, 88% said CQ improved their child's independence, and 78% said camp improved their child's social skills.
While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of Camp Quality’s results and impact.
Charity Intelligence has given Camp Quality a Low impact rating based on demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
Camp Quality is a small charity, with $926k in donations and special events revenue in F2022.
Administrative costs are 17% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 15% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 32%. For every dollar donated to the charity, 68 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
Camp Quality has reserve funds of $1.7m which can cover two years and nine months of annual program costs.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Camp Quality for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on July 11, 2023 by Kiara Andrade.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
|
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 17.4% | 31.0% | 23.3% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 14.8% | 24.0% | 35.7% |
| Total overhead spending | 32.2% | 54.9% | 59.0% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 273.2% | 551.7% | 581.8% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 730,251 | 472,089 | 463,842 |
| Government funding | 73,246 | 88,529 | 159,382 |
| Special events | 195,700 | 83,795 | 24,986 |
| Investment income | 25,650 | 30,747 | 28,776 |
| Other income | 1,958 | 804 | 3,953 |
| Total revenues | 1,026,805 | 675,964 | 680,939 |
| Program costs | 624,559 | 312,737 | 295,662 |
| Administrative costs | 174,368 | 199,765 | 151,911 |
| Fundraising costs | 136,644 | 133,167 | 174,678 |
| Total spending | 935,571 | 645,669 | 622,251 |
| Cash flow from operations | 91,234 | 30,295 | 58,688 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 1,706,079 | 1,725,307 | 1,720,274 |
Note: Ci included unrealized gains (losses) on investments in investment income, affecting revenues by $44k in F2022, ($55k) in F2021, and nil in F2020.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
2 |
$40k - $80k |
5 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2021
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