Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center 
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Summary
Located just one hour north of Seattle, Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center offers year-round camp, conference, and retreat rental facilities and also has programs for families and adults. Serving greater Puget Sound since 1956, Warm Beach Camp provides rental facilities and event planning services for church, school, non-profit, and governmental groups throughout the Pacific Northwest and the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
Warm Beach Camp offers year-round equestrian programs such as riding and therapeutic lessons, horse camps and equestrian vaulting. Warm Beach is also home of The Lights of Christmas, a family-friendly holiday festival.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center
20800 Marine Drive
Stanwood, WA 98292
Website: warmbeach.com
Phone: 360-652-7575
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 911710210
CEO/President: Ed McDowell
Chairman: David Goodnight
Board size: 17
Founder:
Ruling year: 1996
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2018
Purpose
Vision: Changing lives and transforming communities, both locally and globally, through Christ-centered hospitality, outreach, and programming.
Core Values: By honoring God first, we seek to align our vision and ministry development with Christ's calling to share the good news of His love and forgiveness. We are a Christ-centered and Bible-based organization, meaning all decisions are grounded in Scripture. Warm Beach Camp is also focused on sustainability, valuing stewardship in the environment, finances, and treatment of employees, volunteers, and guests.
Mission statement
Providing Christ-centered environments, experiences, and resources that draw people to God through camping ministries, conferences, and events.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible is God's written Word, divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit; it is infallible, entirely trustworthy, and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and life.
We believe in one God eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His atoning death for our sins, in His bodily resurrection, and His personal, visible return to earth to reign in righteousness and glory.
We believe in the Holy Spirit and His work of conviction, regeneration, and sanctification, who indwells every believer, equipping them to live a godly life.
We believe in the necessity of new birth, in salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and the importance of life fully committed to the will of God in Christ.
We believe the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be God's redeemed people.
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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 | | 1034 of 1435 | 31 of 37 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 633 of 1435 | 19 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1116 of 1435 | 29 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 941 of 1436 | 25 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% | 8% | 31% | 23% | 4% | 7% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 3% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 30% | 50% | 19% | 25% | 73% | 69% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 3% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 70% | 50% | 81% | 75% | 27% | 31% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 71% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 58% | 88% | 83% | 41% | 65% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 42% | 65% | 60% | 30% | 47% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 42% | 12% | 17% | 59% | 35% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 20% | 4% | 5% | 28% | 11% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 15% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.70 | 3.44 | 5.51 | 6.38 | 7.11 | 7.58 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.56 | 0.85 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.27 | 1.32 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 5.45 | 14.92 | 8.28 | 8.18 | 7.44 | 7.27 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.37 | 13.15 | 7.14 | 7.55 | 8.15 | 7.84 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 12% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 8% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 256% | 373% | 341% | 419% | 505% | 503% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $9,790,339 | $4,973,714 | $4,178,735 | $3,611,742 | $2,436,289 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $333,597 | $440,670 | $311,492 | $273,327 | $264,556 |
| Short-term investments | $567,276 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $10,691,212 | $5,414,384 | $4,490,227 | $3,885,069 | $2,700,845 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $215,716 | $198,536 | $209,122 | $203,684 |
| Fixed assets | $24,049,578 | $23,194,377 | $23,102,544 | $22,677,338 | $16,704,191 |
| Other long-term assets | $2,050,664 | $1,017,522 | $853,790 | $862,368 | $856,409 |
| Total long-term assets | $26,100,242 | $24,427,615 | $24,154,870 | $23,748,828 | $17,764,284 |
| Total assets | $36,791,454 | $29,841,999 | $28,645,097 | $27,633,897 | $20,465,129 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $716,786 | $653,849 | $549,132 | $522,026 | $371,438 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $716,786 | $653,849 | $549,132 | $522,026 | $371,438 |
| Debt | $1,093,602 | $1,138,785 | $1,318,863 | $1,617,149 | $1,728,195 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,018,407 | $736,566 | $539,613 | $488,851 | $430,561 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $2,112,009 | $1,875,351 | $1,858,476 | $2,106,000 | $2,158,756 |
| Total liabilities | $2,828,795 | $2,529,200 | $2,407,608 | $2,628,026 | $2,530,194 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $25,762,966 | $25,245,248 | $24,544,401 | $23,689,029 | $16,934,804 |
| With donor restrictions | $8,199,693 | $2,067,551 | $1,693,088 | $1,316,842 | $1,000,131 |
| Net assets | $33,962,659 | $27,312,799 | $26,237,489 | $25,005,871 | $17,934,935 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $7,937,654 | $1,728,047 | $1,866,217 | $8,804,447 | $3,769,394 |
| Program service revenue | $6,861,824 | $6,255,036 | $4,952,127 | $2,556,495 | $1,396,093 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $244,433 | $95,279 | $64,306 | $59,312 | ($36,254) |
| Other revenue | $693,061 | $990,120 | $654,854 | $597,641 | $335,855 |
| Total other revenue | $7,799,318 | $7,340,435 | $5,671,287 | $3,213,448 | $1,695,694 |
| Total revenue | $15,736,972 | $9,068,482 | $7,537,504 | $12,017,895 | $5,465,088 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $6,662,514 | $5,859,242 | $4,552,587 | $3,612,560 | $2,548,190 |
| Management and general | $1,777,520 | $1,605,513 | $1,279,125 | $1,006,727 | $749,202 |
| Fundraising | $659,182 | $540,924 | $430,709 | $329,771 | $266,794 |
| Total expenses | $9,099,216 | $8,005,679 | $6,262,421 | $4,949,058 | $3,564,186 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $6,637,756 | $1,062,803 | $1,275,083 | $7,068,837 | $1,900,902 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $6,637,756 | $1,062,803 | $1,275,083 | $7,068,837 | $1,900,902 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Edwin R McDowell | Executive Dir. | $164,185 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 6/11/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
Warm Beach Camp was originally developed in 1956 as a ministry of the Pacific Northwest Free Methodist Church. While remaining an integrated auxiliary of the Free Methodist Church, Warm Beach Camp incorporated as a separate, private 501(c-3) non-profit organization in 1995 and still maintains a corporate mission and values reflective of our heritage.
The Warm Beach Story continues to unfold as today's people find their place of rest, renewal, and reconnection at Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center.