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Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City

Traverse City, MI · EIN 38-2009127 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City reported $10.2 million in revenue and $2.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.32 went to program services, $1.68 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 2.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,907 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 327% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.8M

For context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 409 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
98.3%88.0%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.7%10.9%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
2.3%22.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.2%62.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$169,907$297,435
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
6.06%1.26%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
86.88.1
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$11,895 expenses · 0.4% of program spending · grants $11,895

The organization made gifts and grants for charitable and educational purposes to several non-profit organizations

$44,988 expenses · 1.6% of program spending · revenue $19,793

Rotary Camps owns and manages 920 acres of land for recreational use

$2.7M expenses · 97.9% of program spending · grants $2.7M · revenue $9.7M

Discovery center great lakes is a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary of Rotary Camps and files a separate 990. Rotary Camps reported an increase of $9,733,291 in their investment in discovery center great lakes for the year ended june 30, 2025

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 10.00 hrs/week
$154,056$0$15,851$169,907

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $20,000 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$10M$2.8M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$10M$2.8M98.3%$20M$169,907
FY2024 ⓘ$4.3M$457K81.1%$13M$162,593
FY2023 ⓘ$2.4M$1.1M90.8%$9.0M$141,184
FY2022 ⓘ$1.7M$599K76.9%$7.7M$133,834
FY2021 ⓘ$1.4M$479K86.5%$6.7M$124,867
FY2020 ⓘ$2.4M$573K86.9%$5.7M$133,936

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 54
  • Volunteers Part I, line 611

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City reported that 98.3% of its $2.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $169,907, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Rotary Camps & Services of Traverse City a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2009127 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202513569349300536 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202402979349300905 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430469349302093 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330539349300128 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103289349301100 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120229349300902 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2009127: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.