American Camping Association Inc
American Camping Association Inc is a public charity based in Martinsville, Indiana, formed in 1960. Its stated purpose is to advance children’s, youth, and adult welfare and education through camp, and to promote the quality of camp and youth-development programs through practices and standards.
American Camping Association Inc at a glance
In short: American Camping Association Inc gave $960K across 32 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), top state California. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $960,000
- +118.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 32
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,000
- +146.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,500
- Total assets
- $63,668,985
- +3.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (4 of 32, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to American Camping Association Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 5000 State Road 67 North, Martinsville, IN 46151-7902
Phone: (765) 342-8456
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from American Camping Association Inc
Who American Camping Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($93K). Together the top 10 received $493K.
Grant Size Distribution
123 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 119 grants of 123 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed across recipient states, led by California at 23%, New York at 12%, New Hampshire at 8%, Maine at 7%, and New Jersey at 6%. The listed grants also include recipients in Indiana, Texas, Oregon, and Alaska.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 32 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is American Camping Association Inc open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 32 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $31K. How we count
Medians: $23K first-time, $26K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $191K (2023) to $960K (2025). In 2025 it made 32 grants totaling $960K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Councilor in Training Program | $93,000 |
| Fiver Children's Foundation New York, NY | Camp School Partnership | $62,500 |
| Guided Discoveries San Clemente, CA | Camp School Partnership | $62,500 |
| Mt Tremper Outdoor Ministries Ctr Tuftonboro, NH | Camp School Partnership | $52,500 |
| Acta Non Verba Oakland, CA | Councilor in Training Program | $40,500 |
| Butler University Indianapolis, IN | Councilor in Training Program | $40,500 |
| Piers Park Sailing Center East Boston, ME | Councilor in Training Program | $40,500 |
| Princeton Blairstown Center Princeton, NJ | Camp School Partnership | $40,000 |
| Maven Youth San Antonio, TX | Councilor in Training Program | $35,500 |
| Barbara C Harris Center Greefield, NH | Councilor in Training Program | $25,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $63,668,985 | $16,504,617 | $15,993,848 | $960,000 | 32 | $3,272,651 |
| 2024 | $61,321,805 | $58,454,496 | $13,110,540 | $438,775 | 36 | $1,278,205 |
| 2023 | $14,811,383 | $10,778,325 | $10,890,135 | $190,881 | 11 | $252,495 |
| 2022 | $13,862,407 | $12,658,788 | $9,609,906 | $353,247 | 22 | $553,723 |
| 2021 | $11,963,370 | $10,286,086 | $7,306,805 | $255,351 | 22 | $292,683 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to further children, youth, and adult welfare and education through the camp experience and to ensure the quality of camp and youth-development programs by providing leading practices and standards. Its filing describes professional education through conferences and local and regional events, online courses, webinars and certificates, as well as research and services for camps and camp professionals.
The association’s grant programs include support for character-development projects at eligible nonprofit day and overnight camps, and one- to two-year Camp-School Partnership grants to nonprofit camps building capacity to sustain programs with school, district, or other community-based partners. Its website also describes a disaster-preparedness initiative for camps and other special projects.
The 2025 grant list includes support for both Camp School Partnership and Councilor in Training Program purposes. Grantees’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco says it provides youth-development programs, particularly for young people from disadvantaged circumstances; Fiver Children’s Foundation describes itself as a youth-development organization serving children from under-resourced communities; and Guided Discoveries says it provides marine and physical science education and ocean and mountain adventure programs. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the association reported 32 grants totaling $960,000. Awards ranged from $5,000 to $93,000, with a median of $25,500. Its largest listed grants included $93,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco for a Councilor in Training Program; $62,500 each to Fiver Children’s Foundation and Guided Discoveries for Camp School Partnership; and $52,500 to Mt Tremper Outdoor Ministries for Camp School Partnership.
Other notable awards included $40,500 each to Acta Non Verba and Butler University for Councilor in Training Program purposes, and $40,000 to Princeton Blairstown Center for Camp School Partnership. The 2025 filing also lists grants for Councilor in Training Program purposes to Piers Park Sailing Center, Maven Youth, Barbara C Harris Center, B’nai B’rith Camp, and Camp Fire Alaska Council.
The Character at Camp Grant Program offers planning grants of up to $50,000 for one year, implementation grants of up to $300,000 for three years or up to $200,000 for two years, and network implementation grants of up to $300,000 for three years. The website states that the next Character at Camp cycle will open in 2026. The association’s filing also describes camper scholarships: camps select recipients and submit applications, after which scholarship funds are remitted to the camps. This is a payment mechanism for camper scholarships, rather than an outside grant opportunity for individual applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrew Shlensky as Treasurer; Elizabeth Kelder as Member-at-Large; Lizabeth Fogel and Steve Baskin as Board Chair; Patrick D’Amelio as Vice Chair; and Aaron Dworkin, Adam Boyd, Alex Mircheff, Anthony Stein, and Brian Levy as board members. The filing marks several appointments as partial-year or new partial-year roles.
American Camping Association Inc is led by Henry DeHart Jr., Interim President & Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 7 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Henry DeHart Jr.
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer → Interim President & Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
39 hrs/week
$140K (2021) → $184K (2025)
Thomas Rosenberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2021
39 hrs/week
$244K (2021) → $272K (2025)
Lizabeth Fogel
Board Chair
Board Chair-Elect → Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Baskin
Board Chair
Board Chair-Elect → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Pearson
Senior Director of Innovation & Learning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Thomas Schenk
Director of Information Technology
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Christa Cassidy M
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
39 hrs/week
$120K (2021) → $181K (2025)
Kelley Freridge
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$118K (2021) → $126K (2025)
Marna Redding
Chief Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Aaron Dworkin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Stein
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dayna Hardin
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Bagley
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sosnow
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ju'Riese Colon
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
LeeKeshia Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Brody
Board Member
Chair → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Mathews
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Clair
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rafael Alvarado
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Horner Fish
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Le Menestrel
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Shlensky
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Kelder
Member-At-Large
Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick D'Amelio
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheely Mauck
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Boyd
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Mircheff
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Levy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Miller
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Pierce
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Beatrice Welters (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Meg Clark (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sterling Nell Leija (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Laurie Browne (2023–2024) — Senior Director of Research & Education
- Former: Bill Roden (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carl Metzger (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Meena Julapalli (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Anne Derber (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Brian Crater (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jody Oates (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Kay Park (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Rogers (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Roberto Gil Jr. (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Shlensky (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Jones (2021) — Chief Programs Officer
- Former: Brodrick Clark (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Ralls (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $272K, to Thomas Rosenberg (President/Chief Executive Officer (Partial Year)). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Camping Association Inc
How much does American Camping Association Inc give each year?
American Camping Association Inc gave $960K across 32 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $439K across 36 grants.
What is American Camping Association Inc's typical grant size?
American Camping Association Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,500, and its average grant was $30,000, across 32 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Camping Association Inc that year got $25K on average.
Where does American Camping Association Inc give grants?
American Camping Association Inc's top state is California, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (12%) and New Hampshire (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does American Camping Association Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 32 grants with a stated purpose on American Camping Association Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Councilor in Training Program" (21 grants) and "Camp School Partnership" (10 grants).
Who are American Camping Association Inc's largest grantees?
American Camping Association Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($93,000), Fiver Children's Foundation ($62,500) and Guided Discoveries ($62,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Camping Association Inc?
American Camping Association Inc reported $63.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.5M.
What does American Camping Association Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to further children, youth, and adult welfare and education through the camp experience and to ensure the quality of camp and youth-development programs by providing leading practices and standards. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Camping Association Inc?
American Camping Association Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is American Camping Association Inc's EIN?
American Camping Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0962419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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