Cho-Yeh Camp and Conference Center 
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Summary
Camp Cho-Yeh is a premier Christian Camp and Retreat Center in Livingston, Texas, about an hour north of Houston.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Cho-Yeh Camp and Conference Center
2200 S. Washington Ave
Livingston, TX 77351
Website: cho-yeh.org
Phone: 936-328-3200
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 741381324
CEO/President: Garret Larsen
Chairman: Ken Dunek
Board size: 9
Founder:
Ruling year: 2002
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2013
Purpose
Camp Cho-Yeh is passionate about our vision of building the next generation of Christian leaders through cultivating faith, nurturing community, and forging character. Our residential summer camp program hosts boys and girls age 6-16 for 1- or 2-week experiences.
Mission statement
Cho-Yeh is a premier Christian summer camp and retreat center near Houston, Texas. Our mission is simple: to be a place where Jesus Christ transforms lives through meaningful relationships and outdoor adventures.
Statement of faith
We believe in the scripture of the Old and New Testaments as the infallible word of God, written under the full inspiration of the Holy Spirit and is the principal revelation of God's character and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and life.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: God the Father, His only Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, and the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer.
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is both fully God and fully human, and yet without sin.
We believe in the unique nature of humanity created by God in His image distinct from all other living creatures, and in the historic fall of man into sin, thereby bringing all humanity under God's condemnation.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, taking upon himself the judgment we deserved, so that all who believe in Him are justified by faith in Christ alone through his shed blood.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into Heaven, in His present life as High Priest, Advocate, and sole Mediator between humanity and God the Father.
We believe in the everlasting salvation of lost and sinful people, and that salvation is the gift of God to humanity, received only by personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is wholly an act of God's free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human effort.
We believe Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly, and bodily-to judge the living and the dead, and to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Camps/Conference Centers
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 386 of 1091 | 17 of 36 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 143 of 1094 | 6 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 451 of 1094 | 24 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 770 of 1091 | 25 of 36 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 4% | 2% | 2% | 37% | 13% | 14% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 45% | 60% | 60% | 8% | 14% | 11% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 55% | 40% | 40% | 92% | 86% | 89% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 81% | 82% | 85% | 89% | 88% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 89% | 43% | 81% | 96% | 84% | 84% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 68% | 34% | 67% | 82% | 76% | 74% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 11% | 57% | 19% | 4% | 16% | 16% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 33% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 7% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 17% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 10% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.34 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.63 | 3.34 | 10.30 | 8.33 | 6.92 | 6.65 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.43 | 0.71 | 2.34 | 3.38 | 2.56 | 2.25 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 6.88 | 33.77 | 20.82 | 7.35 | 6.71 | 11.71 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.79 | 16.44 | 4.87 | 3.07 | 3.99 | 4.88 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 11% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 1% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 7% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 228% | 405% | 387% | 227% | 243% | 264% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $3,434,788 | $1,644,584 | $1,679,962 | $2,144,115 | $2,105,629 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $4,678,440 | $67,490 | $235,194 | $159,377 | $108,769 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,858 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $8,113,228 | $1,712,074 | $1,915,156 | $2,303,492 | $2,241,256 |
| Long-term investments | $442,496 | $297,307 | $2,027 | $26,858 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $18,582,004 | $15,632,567 | $14,036,348 | $13,604,638 | $12,656,521 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $19,024,500 | $15,929,874 | $14,038,375 | $13,631,496 | $12,656,521 |
| Total assets | $27,137,728 | $17,641,948 | $15,953,531 | $15,934,988 | $14,897,777 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $240,235 | $82,250 | $260,476 | $343,039 | $191,436 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $240,235 | $82,250 | $260,476 | $343,039 | $191,436 |
| Debt | $2,991,525 | $1,500,793 | $682,193 | $780,959 | $1,062,273 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $608,636 | $518,607 | $342,793 | $440,252 | $358,621 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $3,600,161 | $2,019,400 | $1,024,986 | $1,221,211 | $1,420,894 |
| Total liabilities | $3,840,396 | $2,101,650 | $1,285,462 | $1,564,250 | $1,612,330 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $18,248,991 | $15,207,992 | $13,655,518 | $13,358,187 | $12,547,963 |
| With donor restrictions | $5,048,341 | $332,306 | $1,012,551 | $1,012,551 | $737,484 |
| Net assets | $23,297,332 | $15,540,298 | $14,668,069 | $14,370,738 | $13,285,447 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $8,094,707 | $2,957,807 | $548,331 | $992,636 | $676,264 |
| Program service revenue | $5,100,545 | $1,823,377 | $5,668,792 | $5,642,787 | $5,172,672 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $45,824 | $90,986 | $15,205 | $10,801 | $9,232 |
| Other revenue | $263,952 | $55,032 | $534,031 | $340,949 | $177,375 |
| Total other revenue | $5,410,321 | $1,969,395 | $6,218,028 | $5,994,537 | $5,359,279 |
| Total revenue | $13,505,028 | $4,927,202 | $6,766,359 | $6,987,173 | $6,035,543 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $4,635,393 | $3,277,150 | $5,523,894 | $5,275,404 | $4,453,902 |
| Management and general | $952,543 | $671,194 | $743,362 | $493,245 | $494,031 |
| Fundraising | $160,058 | $65,578 | $201,772 | $133,233 | $93,561 |
| Total expenses | $5,747,994 | $4,013,922 | $6,469,028 | $5,901,882 | $5,041,494 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $7,757,034 | $913,280 | $297,331 | $1,085,291 | $994,049 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $7,757,034 | $913,280 | $297,331 | $1,085,291 | $994,049 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Garret Larsen | President & | $268,408 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2021
Response from ministry
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History
Established in 1947, Camp Cho-Yeh is a premier Christian Camp and Retreat Center in Livingston, Texas, about an hour north of Houston. The word "Cho-Yeh" comes from the local Alabama-Coushatta language and means "land of tall pines." For decades, Camp Cho-Yeh has been a place where both youth and adults have grown in their faith and character, while dedicated to being safe, having fun, and helping people grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Program accomplishments
Camp Cho-Yeh is accredited by the American Camp Association, a member of the Christian Camp and Conference Association, and is a member of the Better Business Bureau.
Needs
Camp Cho-Yeh is passionate about being a place where Jesus Christ transform the lives each summer. As we partner with generous donors to build the next generation of Christian leaders, we are grateful that finances won't stand in the way of campers experiencing a week of growing in confidence, independence, and faith!