2024-12-12T17:58:06-07:00 2024-08-31 990EZ 2023-09-01 270795039 CAMP SUNSHINE CAMP 3305757765 PO Box 48 Aurora OH 44202 Carol Denzinger Treasurer 3305757765 2024-11-07 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X https://www.campsunshineofaurora.org X X 117817 X 40621 42050 0 3328 0 0 0 4047 27771 20047 11771 0 0 0 0 97770 2800 0 0 77456 1728 215 20083 102282 -4512 139676 0 135164 139676 135164 0 0 0 0 139676 135164 0 0 139676 135164 X Charitable and Educational. Our mission statement reads "enriching the lives of children with special needs by providing a summer program that supports friendships, life skills, and personal goals." Provide a summer camp experience for 34 children with moderate to severe disabilities ages 4-20. This includes field trips and recreational activities. Children's school goals are reinforced across all settings with 8 typical peers and 18 volunteers who joined to help children practice skills in a natural way. Camp Sunshine was able to add a classroom and expand to include additional children this past summer while utilizing more volunteers. This not only provided more peer support but also helped to control expenses. Camp Sunshine continues to run most organizational components of camp with volunteers. These volunteers do everything from organizing and running fundraising activities, to conducting PR activities, to completing all bookkeeping activities. 2800 89974 89974 Colleen Gelardi President of the Board 1 0 0 0 Cynthia DelSignore Vice President of the Board 0.5 0 0 0 Kathleen Bender Secretary of the Board 1 0 0 0 Carol Denzinger Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Barbara Moner Co-Treasurer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OH Carol Denzinger 11234 Frederick Lane Twinsburg OH 44087 3305757765 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 19156 58884 23431 26967 40621 169059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19156 58884 23431 26967 40621 169059 169059 679 373 223 2125 3328 6728 0 0 0 0 0 0 7984 45133 36216 47338 31817 168488 344275 42050 0.49106 0.50695 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 This income is from our annual golf outing as explained on schedule G Annual Golf Outing 47880 16062 31818 1732 9612 10218 6390 0 1271 0 0 47880 16062 31818 1732 9612 10218 6390 0 1271 29223 2595 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Camp Sunshine accepts donations for camperships which are given to families of children who cannot afford the family portion of camp. This year, camp funded 2 children with a total of $2800. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^advertising;391|In kind donations used as prizes;6445|Insurance;2071|paypal;736|subscriptions;10|financial software;1569|Supplies for camper use;1376|taxes and licenses;141|Cost of activities for camper participation;6186|Staff and Volunteer acknowledgement expenses;1158^Total;20083^ Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31) Camp Sunshine has no full-time staff. Business operations are run by a volunteer board and individuals who work independently and meet periodically throughout the year. Camp Sunshine runs a 4 week intensive program in the summer, emphasizing social, educational (Individual Education Plan) and communication skills practiced during real life experiences, so children have limited time to regress during school break. Virtually all funds collected are used to provide high quality programming for the children who attend camp and provide camperships for needy families. Funds are used to pay staff, but also pay for meaningful camp activities such as field trips, in house music and art. This past summer we started a new program emphasizing vocational skills for our older campers and providing them opportunities to explore job opportunities in the local community. While families pay for their children to attend camp, our goal is that they should pay no more than they might pay for a typical child to attend a similar program, even though we must provide much more intense supervision and adult support to meet the needs of a range of children with disabilities. Over the past 15 years, camp has grown from the original 6 campers, this year serving 34 children with more significant disabilities alongside 8 typical peers and 18 teen volunteers. Camp Sunshine trains typical peers and volunteers who model learning for the children with disabilities but also learn how to interact with other children whose communication and movement may be very different than their own. While spending time together, the children learn that they all play and can enjoy the same things. A valuable lesson for everyone. Camp Sunshine was created for the children. In a world that may seem big and overwhelming, Camp Sunshine is a place where a child with a disability can find consistency, reassurance, fun and meaningful interaction with other children. We are proud to give them that opportunity