About Campership Fund
The Campership Fund concentrates its giving almost exclusively on providing camperships—financial aid to cover overnight summer camp tuition—for established residential camps. Nearly all dollars are channeled to a small set of repeat grantees through multiple grants, indicating a programmatic focus on widening access to camp experiences rather than supporting capital or general operations. The foundation appears to prioritize direct tuition assistance for campers with financial need across similar types of camps.
Focus Areas
Tuition assistance (camperships) for residential/overnight summer campsAccess and scholarships for youth participation in traditional summer camp programsSupport for faith-based and adventure/outdoor youth camps (as inferred from grantee names)
Who They Fund
children and youth from low-income familiescampers from financially needy householdsfamilies with limited ability to pay camp fees
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a small number of large grants to a few repeat grantees focused on tuition support rather than one-off or widely distributed grantmaking.
About Campership Fund
The Campership Fund directs almost all of its grantmaking to camperships, with awards paid directly to camps to cover tuition for campers who demonstrate financial need. Its recent grants show a narrow programmatic pattern: the largest payments repeatedly go to established residential camps rather than to capital projects or broad operating support. Cedars Camps in Lebanon, Missouri received $442,216 in 2025 and $457,742 in 2024 for camp tuition for campers from financially needy families, while Camps Newfound Owatonna in Harrison, Maine received $387,809 in 2025 for the same purpose. Similar support appears across other residential camps, including Adventure Unlimited in Buena Vista, Colorado and Camps Leelanau Kohahna in Maple City, Michigan. The fund also supports Christian Science camp attendance through its named campership programs, including campership grants for children, adults, and families. Recent grant descriptions repeatedly emphasize tuition assistance and financial need, showing a consistent preference for underwriting access to camp participation rather than funding camps more broadly. The grant list includes both U.S. and Canadian recipients, but the underlying structure remains the same: direct fee relief tied to camp enrollment.
What Campership Fund Funds
A central theme in The Campership Fund’s giving is tuition assistance for residential summer camps. Cedars Camps in Lebanon, Missouri received $398,173 in 2023 for camp tuition for campers of financially needy families, and the same purpose returned in 2024 and 2025. The fund also backs long-running camp access at Camps Newfound Owatonna in Harrison, Maine, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for camp tuition based on financial need. Another recurring area is support for Adventure Unlimited in Buena Vista, Colorado, where grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 served the same tuition-assistance purpose. The portfolio also reaches specialized camp settings such as CherishAbility in Portland, Oregon and Discovery Bound in Greenwood Village, Colorado, both funded for camper tuition based on financial needs.
How Campership Fund Gives
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $31,078, a median of $74,197, and a p75 of $232,636, which shows a wide spread from smaller tuition awards to large camp-wide allocations. The pattern is highly recurring: the same camps appear across multiple years, often with repeated grants for the same tuition-assistance purpose. The foundation funds individuals through camperships, but the recent grant list shows awards routed directly to camps. Program materials say awards are based on demonstrated financial need and are paid to the camp of choice. Unsolicited applications are accepted through the campership programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$2M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$1.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $31K and $233K, with a median of $74K.
25th Percentile
$31K
Median
$74K
75th Percentile
$233K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Campership Fund Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Campership Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 28 | $4.6M | 90.3% |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | $61K |
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