Missouri · Nonprofit
CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION
CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION (Missouri) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $866,846 to it, the largest being CARE CAMPS FOUNDATION ($222,000). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $518k
- Funders on record
- 37
- Grants received
- $867k
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What Camp Rainbow Foundation does
Mission
The Camp Rainbow Foundation dba camp braveways provides free, medically-supported camp experiences and programs so children and families affected by childhood cancer or blood-related diseases can experience joy and community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Family camp: family camp is a place for kids with cancer and their families to have fun and enjoy a camp experience. Like our other camps, family camp was created for families dealing with the pediatric diagnosis of a cancer or blood-related disease of their child ages infant - 18 years old. Family camp provides the family with the opportunity to set aside treatments and hospital stays and create special and cherished memories. At family camp, we provide medical care and treatment through our fully staffed health center.
$280,444 spentof which $782 as grants35% of program spendingOncology overnight camp: since 1988, we have hosted a magical camp experience for children dealing with a pediatric cancer or blood-related disease diagnosis. Campers can experience typical camp activities, have fun, and make friends. Typically held in june, this camp was created for children, ages 6-14 years old, diagnosed with a cancer or other blood-related disease and treated by one of the st. Louis children's hospitals. Oncology overnight camp is held at camp sunnyhill in dittmer, mo. Campers enjoy typical camp activities like archery, fishing, swimming, arts & crafts and more! Medical personnel are available around the clock to ensure our campers can receive high quality medical care while enjoying the magic of camp. (continue on schedule o)we also offer a day camp (caretaker and me camp) held during the same week as overnight camp. Just like oncology overnight camp, campers and their caregivers will experience typical camp activities, but return home in the evening.
$236,275 spentof which $661 as grants30% of program spendingSibs camp: since 2018, we have hosted a magical camp experience for the super important brothers and sisters (sibs). Sibs campers can experience typical camp activities, have fun, and make friends. Because cancer affects the whole family, we created this special camp for children and teens, ages 6-16 years old, who have had or are currently dealing with a sibling's diagnosis of cancer or other blood-related disorders. Each summer, our sibs campers take over camp sunnyhill located in dittmer, mo. Laughter, friendships, and traditional camp activities make this a magical week for our sibs.
$231,323 spentof which $647 as grants29% of program spendingAll other programs: teen camp: teens, ages 14-18 years old, diagnosed with a cancer or blood-related disease and treated by one of the st. Louis children's hospitals, have the opportunity to attend our camp braveways teen camp. Every other year instead of a weekend overnight camp we provide a "mystery day" full of activities for teens to enjoy. The in between years teen camp is a unique weekend-long trip experience. Teens get to participate in unique travel adventures as well as gain opportunities to make friends, have fun, and forget their cancer diagnosis. Teens-n-twenty (tnt): our tnt program provides social opportunities for our teen campers to remain connected throughout the year. Half and full day social events are held each quarter for teens ages 14-20 years old. This program is for teens diagnosed with a cancer or blood-related disease and treated by one of the st. Louis children's hospitals and their siblings. Camp-in: camp braveways camp-in was created to bring camp magic to the oncology floor and treatment clinics at the three children's hospitals in st. Louis. Through this program, we bring camp magic to children of all ages who are in treament or inpatient at the 3…
$50,659 spentof which $114 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $798,701.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.5M to $4.1M (+18%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 9% · 2023 0% · 2024 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Heather Bachman
Executive director
Board chair
Scott Sedlak
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $76k → $113k.
8 of 37 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 37 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 26% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
76% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 27% · 2019 36% · 2020 29% · 2021 27% · 2022 29% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 49% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION draws 61% of its grant income from funders outside Missouri, across 11 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $333k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION's funding base is broadening — from 9 funders to 10 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,010 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION?
- CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION (Missouri) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $866,846 to it, the largest being CARE CAMPS FOUNDATION ($222,000). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 37 organizations giving $866,846 in grants to CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION?
- CARE CAMPS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $222,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAMP RAINBOW FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 37 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing