New Life Camp 
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Summary
Investing in the Lives of Children for Eternity
Located in the heart of the Triangle on 72 acres of wooded oasis, New Life Camp has been cultivating adventure, excitement and belonging by providing summer camp as well as facilities that foster a year-round hub of activity for churches, homeschoolers and sports leagues for more than 70 years.
Contact information
Mailing address:
New Life Camp
9927 Falls of Neuse Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614
Website: newlifecamp.com
Phone: 919-847-0764
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 561314780
CEO/President: Dr. Jeff Beckett
Chairman: Bill Peterson
Board size: 11
Founder: Bob & Debbie Johnson
Ruling year: 1982
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2021
Purpose
New Life Camp exists to love, accept and introduce children and their families to Jesus Christ and equip them to live lives that glorify God. We strive to be a location where children and their families are accepted and exposed to the love of Jesus while experiencing adventure, exhilaration, and equipping.
Our staff, programs and facilities have one goal - to provide a unique and fun environment that engages children and their families with the love of Jesus and teaches them how to follow Him with their whole hearts and lives.
Mission statement
We focus on a "making disciples" model rather than just making converts. New Life Camp exists to love, accept and introduce children and their families to Jesus Christ and equip them to live lives that glorify God.
Statement of faith
We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the completely inspired (God-breathed) Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings.(Matt. 5:18; John 16:12-13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21)
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ as fully God and fully man, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin; as God the Son, co-equal and co-existent with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.
(Matt 1:1-2:13; John 1:1-11; 14-16; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:15)
We believe in man's fallen condition, through nature and practice, he stands guilty before God and is righteously judged fit only for an external hell.
(Gen. 3:1-113; Matt. 25:46; Rom. 3:10 & 23; 5:12-21; I Cor. 15:21-22; I Thess. 1:7-10; Rev. 20:12-15)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice and that His shed blood is the only, the all-satisfying, and eternally secure ground of justification to all who believe Him. The Lord Jesus was also raised from the dead on the third day in the same body in which He was crucified, and He has qualified the saints for service here, a like resurrection, and a place in His divine presence for eternity.
(Matt. 28; Luke 24: 39-43; Rom 3:21-28; 5:10-11; I Cor. 15: 3-4; I Tim. 2:5-6; Heb. 9:11-22; I Pet. 1:18-20; I John 2:2; 5:10-13)
We believe that repentance, forgiveness and becoming a new creature are several of the many experiences of the Christian who is kept by God's power, being secure in Christ forever and that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of salvation.
(John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1, 38-39; I Cor. 5:17; I John 5:11-13)
We believe that God the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts sinners and who regenerates and baptizes them at the moment of their salvation into the body of Christ. We also believe that the Holy Spirit indwells and seals all who believe until Christ returns and fills and empowers for service those who are yielded to Him.
(John 16:8-11; Rom. 8-9; 1 Cor. 6:19-20; 12:12-14; Gal. 5:16; Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18; Titus 3:5)
We believe in the visible, personal, and imminent return of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for His church.
(John 14:3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the justified and of the unjustified, the everlasting felicity of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
(John 11:23-27; Rom. 8:11; 2 Cor. 5:1; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:12-15)
We believe that God hears and answers the prayer of faith, in accord with His own will, for the sick and afflicted.
(John 15:7, 1 John 5:14-15)
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Camps/Conference Centers
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 666 of 1435 | 18 of 37 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 79 of 1435 | 4 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 642 of 1435 | 13 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1351 of 1436 | 37 of 37 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 3% | 14% | 12% | 4% | 4% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 30% | 57% | 27% | 32% | 55% | 58% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 70% | 43% | 73% | 68% | 45% | 42% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 78% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 53% | 93% | 82% | 57% | 74% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 46% | 82% | 70% | 44% | 60% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 47% | 7% | 18% | 43% | 26% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 20% | 2% | 5% | 17% | 10% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 15% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 19% | 16% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.70 | 14.48 | 6.92 | 3.46 | 2.46 | 3.60 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.56 | 3.17 | 1.74 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 1.04 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 5.45 | 12.68 | 19.37 | 35.30 | 318.62 | 5484.87 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.37 | 3.48 | 6.55 | 14.79 | 21.11 | 11.57 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 256% | 440% | 373% | 434% | 434% | 347% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $765,792 | $1,382,103 | $2,587,806 | $3,194,585 | $1,797,913 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $61,431 | $40,822 | $47,302 | $68,869 | $45,004 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,024 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $827,223 | $1,422,925 | $2,635,108 | $3,267,478 | $1,842,917 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $10,943,333 | $8,207,962 | $5,942,885 | $4,780,454 | $4,796,978 |
| Other long-term assets | $210,806 | $219,963 | $538,071 | $1,462 | $1,462 |
| Total long-term assets | $11,154,139 | $8,427,925 | $6,480,956 | $4,781,916 | $4,798,440 |
| Total assets | $11,981,362 | $9,850,850 | $9,116,064 | $8,049,394 | $6,641,357 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $32,981 | $58,518 | $74,640 | $10,255 | $336 |
| Other current liabilities | $32,275 | $14,930 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $65,256 | $73,448 | $74,640 | $10,255 | $336 |
| Debt | $370,988 | $548,316 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $18,501 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $370,988 | $548,316 | $18,501 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $436,244 | $621,764 | $93,141 | $10,255 | $336 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $11,517,807 | $8,555,275 | $9,022,923 | $5,442,915 | $5,053,276 |
| With donor restrictions | $27,311 | $673,811 | $0 | $2,596,224 | $1,587,745 |
| Net assets | $11,545,118 | $9,229,086 | $9,022,923 | $8,039,139 | $6,641,021 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $2,837,877 | $709,110 | $812,250 | $1,771,667 | $1,503,079 |
| Program service revenue | $1,979,077 | $1,834,277 | $1,603,615 | $1,372,140 | $1,024,590 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $49 | $26,150 | $11,719 | $26,345 | $9,671 |
| Other revenue | $125,330 | $81,834 | $110,547 | $78,147 | $38,035 |
| Total other revenue | $2,104,456 | $1,942,261 | $1,725,881 | $1,476,632 | $1,072,296 |
| Total revenue | $4,942,333 | $2,651,371 | $2,538,131 | $3,248,299 | $2,575,375 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $2,269,771 | $2,178,218 | $1,778,035 | $1,437,246 | $1,543,117 |
| Management and general | $261,954 | $194,674 | $204,671 | $349,419 | $308,805 |
| Fundraising | $94,576 | $99,472 | $94,502 | $64,560 | $59,765 |
| Total expenses | $2,626,301 | $2,472,364 | $2,077,208 | $1,851,225 | $1,911,687 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,316,032 | $179,007 | $460,923 | $1,397,074 | $663,688 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,316,032 | $179,007 | $460,923 | $1,397,074 | $663,688 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jeff Beckett | Executive Director (prior) | $92,629 |
| David Trower | Member | $2,174 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
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History
For a timeline, visit: https://newlifecamp.com/about-us/our-history/
Program accomplishments
118,000+ total kids impacted since 1950
4,192 Total campers served in 2021