Camp Dudley Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO DEVELOP MORAL, PERSONAL, PHYSICAL, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THE SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN, ENABLING BOYS AND GIRLS TO LEAD LIVES CHARACTERIZED BY DEVOTION TO OTHERS.
- Income
- $7.2 million
- Spending
- $7.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 79%
- Employees
- 380
- Volunteers
- 105
- Highest pay
- $266,373, camp director/camp dudley
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $6.8 million spent. CAMP DUDLEY, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS INCLUDING ATHLETICS, THE ARTS, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS A DYNAMIC AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAMP EXPERIENCE. THE CAMP'S MOTTO, "THE OTHER FELLOW FIRST," IS THE GUIDING LIGHT FOR DAILY LIFE, AND IT IS THE AIM OF EACH CAMPER WHO ATTENDS DUDLEY TO GAIN APPRECIATION FOR THE IMPACT THEY CAN MAKE ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS. WHILE DUDLEY'S HERITAGE IS CHRISTIAN, WE WELCOME BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL FAITHS INTO OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS THE DIVERSITY OF DUDLEY'S CAMPER BODY THAT FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENCE. CAMP DUDLEY'S GERMAN AND SPAIN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS HELP FOSTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION WITH BOYS AND GIRLS WHO PARTICIPATE. DUDLEY HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITS ORIGINAL MISSION: TO DEVELOP MORAL, PERSONAL, PHYSICAL, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THE SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN, ENABLING BOYS AND GIRLS TO LEAD LIVES CHARACTERIZED BY DEVOTION TO OTHERS. CAMP DUDLEY, INC. OPERATES TWO CAMPS, CAMP DUDLEY FOR BOYS AND CAMP DUDLEY AT KINIYA FOR GIRLS. THE ORGANIZATION IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT MEETS THREE TIMES PER YEAR. THE CAMP DIRECTORS REPORT TO THE BOARD AND,WITH THEIR STAFFS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THEIR CAMPS. THROUGH THE DUDLEY KINIYA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (DKAA), ALUMNI MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION, ATTEND BOTH PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES/REUNIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND OVERSEAS, AND ASSIST IN ANNUAL AND CAPITAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL GIVING FUND TYPICALLY PROVIDES FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISCOUNTS TO OVER 540 BOYS AND GIRLS ANNUALLY (APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE CAMPER POPULATION), TOTALING OVER $1.8M MILLION AND ASSURING THE DIVERSITY OF THE CAMPER BODY. CAMPERS (BOYS AND GIRLS) COME FROM 37 STATES AND 14 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE TOP 5 STATES THAT CAMPERS GATHER FROM ARE NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS, AND CALIFORNIA. BOTH CAMPS MAINTAIN A LEADER TO CAMPER RATIO OF 1:3. CAMP DUDLEY AND CAMP DUDLEY AT KINIYA SEEK TO INSTALL A SENSE OF DUTY AND HUMOR IN THEIR CAMPERS, AND TO HELP THEM TO LEARN TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND TO GAIN CONFIDENCE. FOUNDED BY SUMNER F. DUDLEY, A YMCA VOLUNTEER, IN 1885, CAMP DUDLEY IS THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING CAMP IN AMERICA. THE CAMP IS A LEADER IN YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, INSPIRING BOYS AND MEN ALIKE TO SEEK SOMETHING HIGHER THAN THEIR OWN SELF-INTEREST. THE CAMP AIMS TO HAVE A POSITIVE, LIFE-LONG EFFECT ON THE BOYS IT SERVES. FOR MORE THAN 135 YEARS, DUDLEY HAS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING BOYS' MORAL, PERSONAL, AND PHYSICAL SKILLS IN THE SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP AND FUN. LOCATED ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN IN WESTPORT, NEW YORK, THE CAMP'S 630+ ACRES ARE SURROUNDED BY THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS. THIS SETTING INVITES BOTH RIGOROUS ACTIVITY AND TIME FOR PEACEFUL REFLECTION. THE CAMP CONTAINS 86 BUILDINGS, OF WHICH 40 ARE CAMPER CABINS, AND IT HAS AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY 4.2 MILLION DOLLARS. CAMP DUDLEY ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 300 BOYS RANGING IN AGES FROM 10 TO 15 YEARS OLD, IN EACH OF ITS 3 AND 1/2 WEEK SESSIONS. DAILY ACTIVITIES AT THE CAMP INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS, ARCHERY, BAND, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, CANOEING, CERAMICS, CHORUS, DRAMA, FISHING, FLAG FOOTBALL, GOLF, HIKING, HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSES, KAYAKING, LACROSSE, LIFESAVING TRAINING, MOUNTAINEERING, MUSIC, PUBLICATIONS, RIFLERY, ROCK CLIMBING, SAILING, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS, TRACK AND FIELD, WATER POLO, FITNESS TRAINING, WRITING, VIDEO, AND VOLLEYBALL. CAMP DUDLEY AT KINIYA WAS FOUNDED IN 1919 BY HELEN VAN BUREN. ALSO A LEADER IN YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAMP DUDLEY AT KINIYA VALUES COOPERATION, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, AND A GRADUATED SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH A DEDICATION TO DELIVERING A SAFE, LOVING, AND QUALITY CAMPING EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS. ALSO ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN, KINIYA IS LOCATED IN COLCHESTER, VERMONT AND HAS MANY LONGSTANDING TRADITIONS SUCH AS KIWI DAY AND BIG/LITTLE SISTERS. THE CAMP CONTAINS 42 BULDINGS ON 141 ACRES OF LAND, WITH AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILLION DOLLARS. KINIYA ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 150 GIRLS, AGES 9-15 IN EACH OF ITS 3 AND 1/2 WEEK SESSIONS. DAILY ACTIVITIES AT CAMP INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS, ARCHERY, CAMPCRAFT, CANOEING, CREW, DANCE, DRAMA, GYMNASTICS, HIKING, KAYAKING, LACROSSE, MUSIC, HIGH AND LOW ROPES COURSE, SAILING, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL, AND WATERSKIING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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