Financial Model · Five-Year Plan
A sustainable engine, and the partnership that could let it scale.
The model already runs. A proposed five-year partnership with Southeast Christian Church would provide the catalyst that moves Kamp Love from founder-led to executive-led.
How The Money Moves
Programming pays for Kamps. Partners fund the body.
Event registration covers the direct cost of Kamps. Student leaders raise monthly partners for their universities. Corporate fundraising funds the staff and systems that serve every campus.
The Split
Every dollar, on purpose.
40%
Programming.
Funds the camping trip, retreat, and year-round rhythm on that campus.
40%
Leadership development.
Funds training, coaching, and discipleship material for student leaders.
10%
HQ.
Funds staff, systems, finance, storytelling, and national infrastructure.
10%
Kamp planting.
Seeds the next university and keeps the body multiplying.
The Catalyst
A proposed Southeast Christian Church partnership.
The proposal seeks $1M per year for five years, following $20K in 2025-26, to create a $5M runway for national scale.
2026-27 without partner
Universities reached, 32 Kamps held, limited staff expansion.
2026-27 with partner
Universities reached, 60 Kamps held, executive and ministry teams funded.
The Five-Year Model
The full P&L.
Figures from the Southeast Christian Church partnership proposal and five-year plan. The full profit-and-loss, year by year.
| Line | 24-25 Form 990 | 25-26 Forecast | 26-27 w/o Partner | 26-27 with Partner | 27-28 | 28-29 | 29-30 | 30-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating metrics | ||||||||
| Universities reached | 10 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 |
| Kamps held | 15 | 27 | 32 | 60 | 120 | 150 | 200 | 200 |
| Kampers participating | 3,300 | 4,175 | 5,000 | 9,400 | 18,800 | 23,500 | 31,400 | 31,400 |
| Leaders discipled | 1,100 | 1,229 | 1,440 | 2,710 | 5,420 | 6,780 | 9,040 | 9,040 |
| Individual donors | – | 273 | 300 | 450 | 900 | 1,000 | 1,300 | 2,000 |
| Church partnerships | – | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 75 | 100 |
| Direct Kamp programming | ||||||||
| Tickets & university fundraising | 426,529 | 544,248 | 590,200 | 1,047,500 | 2,095,000 | 2,612,600 | 3,497,600 | 3,497,600 |
| Kamp facility rental & supplies | (346,711) | (517,583) | (512,800) | (852,800) | (1,705,500) | (2,126,300) | (2,847,800) | (2,847,800) |
| University support of corporate¹ | – | – | (32,888) | (55,600) | (111,200) | (139,000) | (185,600) | (185,600) |
| University contribution to Kamp planting² | – | – | (12,888) | (18,000) | (36,000) | (45,000) | (60,000) | (60,000) |
| Net programming activity | 79,818 | 26,664 | 31,624 | 121,100 | 242,300 | 302,300 | 404,200 | 404,200 |
| Corporate operations: fundraising | ||||||||
| Individual donors & Kampfire³ | 221,377 | 239,584 | 300,000 | 540,000 | 1,080,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,560,000 | 2,400,000 |
| University fundraising contribution³ | – | – | 45,776 | 73,600 | 147,200 | 184,000 | 245,600 | 245,600 |
| Church partnerships⁴ | – | 15,900 | 35,000 | 38,500 | 87,500 | 157,500 | 262,500 | 350,000 |
| Proposed Southeast partnership | – | 20,000 | – | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Total corporate fundraising | 221,377 | 275,484 | 380,776 | 1,652,100 | 2,314,700 | 2,541,500 | 3,068,100 | 3,995,600 |
| Corporate operations: expenditures | ||||||||
| Executive Director | – | – | – | 200,000 | 206,000 | 212,000 | 218,000 | 225,000 |
| Founder & Chief Vision Officer | 32,000 | 27,000 | 65,000 | 117,000 | 120,500 | 124,100 | 127,800 | 131,600 |
| Executive Leadership Team⁵ | 33,333 | 4,500 | – | 333,000 | 343,000 | 353,000 | 364,000 | 375,000 |
| Ministry & Discipleship Team⁶ | 89,324 | 50,165 | 71,000 | 403,000 | 415,000 | 427,000 | 440,000 | 453,000 |
| Administrative support | 3,012 | 22,409 | 24,000 | 65,000 | 67,000 | 69,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 |
| Bookkeeping, audit, taxes | 25,243 | 23,600 | 30,800 | 39,000 | 41,000 | 43,000 | 45,000 | 47,000 |
| Development staff | – | – | – | 48,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 50,000 | 52,000 |
| Marketing & communications⁷ | – | – | – | 80,000 | 84,000 | 88,200 | 92,600 | 97,200 |
| Interns (10/yr)⁸ | – | – | – | – | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Training & leadership development | 10,000 | 12,500 | 15,000 | 27,000 | 54,000 | 108,000 | 135,000 | 168,800 |
| Kamp & relationship travel | 58,638 | 64,990 | 65,000 | 139,000 | 278,000 | 348,000 | 464,000 | 464,000 |
| Donation platform fees⁹ | – | 33,577 | 42,514 | 72,335 | 72,000 | 82,500 | 108,000 | 150,000 |
| Technology, integrity & productivity | 21,389 | 21,589 | 30,000 | 82,000 | 86,100 | 90,400 | 94,900 | 99,700 |
| Occupancy & office | 31,038 | 33,431 | 40,680 | 50,900 | 56,000 | 62,000 | 68,000 | 75,000 |
| Total corporate expenditures | 303,977 | 293,761 | 383,994 | 1,656,235 | 1,971,600 | 2,156,200 | 2,378,300 | 2,511,300 |
| Bottom line | ||||||||
| Net corporate operations | (82,600) | (18,278) | (3,218) | (4,135) | 343,100 | 385,300 | 689,800 | 1,484,300 |
| Next-gen ministry innovation (potential) | – | – | – | – | (250,000) | (500,000) | (500,000) | (500,000) |
| Kamp Love net income for future use | (2,782) | 8,387 | 28,406 | 116,965 | 335,400 | 187,600 | 594,000 | 1,388,500 |
¹ 10% of university fundraising + $4/ticket. ² 10% of university fundraising. ³ Kampfire = student-led monthly partners. ⁴ Annual gift $2,000-$5,000 per church partner. ⁵ Directors of Development, Finance, Operations. ⁶ Director of Kamp, Kamp Songs, and 6 Student Directors. ⁷ Consultant, not staff. ⁸ 10 interns/yr, $1,000/mo for 10 months. ⁹ About 5% of online donations. Net income for future use = net programming activity + net corporate operations minus next-gen innovation spend.
Growth Trajectory
From 14 funded campuses to 100 universities.
From Seeded To Self-Sustaining
The engine funds itself as it scales.
The partner seeds the executive team. The executive team builds the revenue engine. The revenue engine funds the next Kamps.
