MinistryWatch 1000 Database: 20 Largest Christian Camps and Conference Centers

The largest camp on the list also boasts a perfect Donor Confidence Score.

With summer upon us, the mid-June list features the 20 largest Christian camps and conference centers in the MinistryWatch 1000 database, ranked by total revenue.

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The database includes 38 camps and conference centers with combined revenue exceeding $373 million. The largest is Echoing Hills in Ohio, a camp serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its revenue was about $43 million, up from $39 million last year.

The smallest ministry on this year’s list is Kids Across America, a Christian sports camp in Branson, Missouri, founded by the Kanakuk Kamps group. Its total revenue was about $6.6 million.

To learn more about these ministries, click on the ministry’s name to read its complete MinistryWatch profile.

Only one ministry on the list, noted by an asterisk, does not file a Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service: Mount Hermon Association in California. Its revenue figure was taken from the numbers reported on its member profile with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

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Although this list is not intended as a recommendation for giving, it includes each ministry’s Transparency Grade, Financial Efficiency Rating, and Donor Confidence Score. Learn more about how MinistryWatch rates ministries here.

Several ministries on the list have especially high Donor Confidence Scores. Echoing Hills has a score of 100. Others score in the high 90s, including JH Ranch, T Bar M Camps, Camp of the Woods, New Life Ranch, Geneva Camp, and Grace Adventures.