Sacramento Camp and Conference Center 
The information on this page was last updated 4/4/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Refresh your soul
Hectic. Chaotic. Constantly connected, never off duty. Our busy lives offer almost zero downtime, and all of this noise eventually affects the most important part of us: Our souls.
Time to unplug.
Nestled in the Sacramento Mountains, and surrounded by the scenic ridgelines of the Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Camp & Conference Center welcomes you to a true soul refreshing experience.
At Sacramento, you can unplug from life's constant pace and reconnect with God. With temperate summers and beautiful, white winters, this is an ideal place to renew your spirit any time of year.
From the moment you arrive, see the mountains rising around you, and smell the Ponderosa Pines, you will understand why we say:
Come to the mountain, let God refresh your soul!
Contact information
Mailing address:
Sacramento Camp and Conference Center
106 Assembly Circle
P.O. Box 8
Sacramento, NM 88347
Website: sacramentocamp.org/home
Phone: (575) 687-3414
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 746027807
CEO/President: Jeffrey Eigenmann
Chairman: Paul Campbell
Board size: 10
Founder:
Ruling year: 2014
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2020
Purpose
Sacramento is a Christian Camp and Conference Center and has been in operation since 1931. We are in the Sacramento Mountains, surrounded by Lincoln National Forest, and are located about 30 miles southeast of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. We have affordable lodging and meal rates, which include the use of all indoor and outdoor facilities, equipment, staff support, and we can accommodate up to 400 people at one time.
Mission statement
n the spirit of Christian hospitality, Sacramento welcomes all who come to our mountaintop setting. We seek to encourage spiritual enrichment by offering each group and individual Christian acceptance, caring service, and opportunities for life transformation.
Come to the Mountain, and Let God Refresh Your Soul!
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men." Colossians 3:23
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Camps/Conference Centers
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 512 of 1118 | 18 of 36 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 434 of 1119 | 15 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 131 of 1119 | 7 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1034 of 1118 | 34 of 36 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 36% | 40% | 62% | 71% | 78% | 62% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 64% | 60% | 38% | 29% | 22% | 38% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 91% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 67% | 63% | 51% | 61% | 48% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 75% | 61% | 58% | 46% | 55% | 43% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 33% | 37% | 49% | 39% | 52% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 11% | 32% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.28 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.86 | 8.11 | 4.43 | 7.79 | 7.78 | 3.69 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.51 | 1.39 | 0.78 | 1.34 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 5.08 | 139.55 | 210.77 | 68.33 | 94.72 | 46.99 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.90 | 8.58 | 15.33 | 8.85 | 10.21 | 11.49 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 17% | 5% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 214% | 579% | 561% | 570% | 556% | 343% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $506,537 | $1,326,665 | $98,740 | $264,054 | $938,673 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $47,736 | $244,849 | $246,204 | $142,535 | $323,992 |
| Short-term investments | $774,621 | $660,705 | $806,189 | $717,965 | $580,176 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,328,894 | $2,232,219 | $1,151,133 | $1,124,554 | $1,842,841 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $9,445,706 | $7,648,073 | $7,811,889 | $7,626,777 | $4,954,297 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $9,445,706 | $7,648,073 | $7,811,889 | $7,626,777 | $4,954,297 |
| Total assets | $10,774,600 | $9,880,292 | $8,963,022 | $8,751,331 | $6,797,138 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $9,523 | $10,591 | $16,846 | $11,873 | $39,218 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $9,523 | $10,591 | $16,846 | $11,873 | $39,218 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $86,338 | $108,560 | $185,458 | $1,464,534 | $303,336 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $86,338 | $108,560 | $185,458 | $1,464,534 | $303,336 |
| Total liabilities | $95,861 | $119,151 | $202,304 | $1,476,407 | $342,554 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $9,720,706 | $9,100,436 | $7,954,529 | $6,556,959 | $5,874,408 |
| With donor restrictions | $958,033 | $660,705 | $806,189 | $717,965 | $580,176 |
| Net assets | $10,678,739 | $9,761,141 | $8,760,718 | $7,274,924 | $6,454,584 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $1,100,201 | $1,687,754 | $2,162,151 | $1,663,560 | $2,445,037 |
| Program service revenue | $1,527,021 | $1,217,535 | $772,728 | $330,084 | $1,399,323 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $135,621 | ($165,668) | $89,123 | $134,763 | $120,536 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $1,662,642 | $1,051,867 | $861,851 | $464,847 | $1,519,859 |
| Total revenue | $2,762,843 | $2,739,621 | $3,024,002 | $2,128,407 | $3,964,896 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $1,693,478 | $1,593,242 | $1,405,875 | $1,176,039 | $1,709,993 |
| Management and general | $97,911 | $94,271 | $85,060 | $81,494 | $112,606 |
| Fundraising | $53,856 | $51,685 | $47,273 | $50,534 | $61,067 |
| Total expenses | $1,845,245 | $1,739,198 | $1,538,208 | $1,308,067 | $1,883,666 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $917,598 | $1,000,423 | $1,485,794 | $820,340 | $2,081,230 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $917,598 | $1,000,423 | $1,485,794 | $820,340 | $2,081,230 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jeff Eigenmann | Executive Di | $69,093 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023
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History
Sacramento Camp and Conference Center has a rich history. In 1931, The New Mexico Conference of The United Methodist Church accepted 229 acres of land in the Sacramento Mountains to serve as an "assembly" location for youth...and Sacramento Methodist Assembly was born. Located 30 miles southeast of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Sacramento is nestled in the beautiful Lincoln National Forest. The land is a part of the homestead claim of Andre McDonald, filed July 1890, and purchased by Roy Calkins in 1928.
There was so much water underneath the surface of the campus area that it was not suitable for farming. Mr. Calkins sold the Assembly part of the holding to the Chamber of Commerce of the cities of Southeastern New Mexico, who in turn offered the land to the New Mexico Conference. Lots were sold for $25 to various churches within The New Mexico Conference, and buildings were constructed. The idea of churches building cabins and owning them was in time abandoned and all the churches were requested to turn their property over to the assembly. In the beginning, gasoline lanterns were used for lighting. Then in 1935, an electric generator, which had been used in the Carlsbad Caverns was installed. It required a man on duty constantly each night to keep it running, and the lights would go out at frequent intervals. In 1949, a road was built up the canyon and on top of the mountain in preparation for a water storage tank. During the winter of 1950, the first restrooms were built. From 1952 to 1954, the water tank was finally erected and water line was laid to service the camp with fresh water.
In May, 1951, fire broke out in Hay Canyon and burned over 50,000 acres, but sparing the camp. Fire also broke out in 1956, started by a lightning storm 5 miles west of the camp, but stopping on the hill behind the chapel. Another, more recent and more devastating fire was that of April, 1974. As a result of mans' carelessness several miles west of Sacramento, high winds brought flames to the west side of camp where they jumped to the east side and continued their destructive path toward Weed, NM, again sparing the camp. The most recent fire was that of Spring 2000, where once again, the camp was spared from fire, but suffered destruction afterward from mud slides as a result of the loss of vegetation and above average summer rains.
On average, Sacramento now welcomes to the mountain about 9,000 people per year and 60,000 meals are served annually. Over the years Sacramento Camp and Conference Center has experienced years of prosperity as well as years of decline, but has always served as a place of fun, faith, and fellowship for all who choose to visit its mountaintop setting.