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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2024 Expires: March 2026

Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(806) 488-2268
37201 Fm 1721
Happy, TX, 79042
https://cetacanyon.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"A special place where God is Experienced and Lives are Changed."

Year, State Incorporated:
1954, TX

Ceta Canyon Summer Camp and Retreat Center is located in Randal County, in a branch of the Palo Duro Canyon. We have served this area since the establishment of Ceta Canyon in 1918. 
Ceta Canyon is open year-round, with quality lodging facilities, meeting rooms, program facilities and a dining facility for over 450 guests. The Ministry and Outreach of Ceta Canyon serves guests throughout the Texas Panhandle and beyond, from 2nd Grade up to Seniors on an annual basis. 
We offer a wide variety of program areas and facilities including our Outdoor Learning Center, Giant Double Water Slide, Jumping Pillow, Schaeffer Challenge Course, Sumner Pond, Archery, Swimming Pool, and Hiking Trails. Ceta Canyon is God’s Oasis and the perfect place for Leadership Groups, Church Retreats, Church Youth Camps, Outdoor Education-School Groups, Universities/Colleges, Families and Reunions. We are thankful for our many community partners for their important financial annual support,  which provides subsidy and scholarships, so thousands of campers can be positively impacted by our Camping Ministry!  We touch the lives of nearly 8,000 youth and adults throughout the Panhandle on an Annual Basis!

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center's program expenses were:

Programs $1,872,160
Total Program Expenses $1,872,160

Chief Executive
Joe Alarcon, CEO

Board Size
14

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
BBC Registrations $1,288,914
Contributions $605,749
In-Kind Contributions $46,527
Concessions $37,772
Miscellaneous $35,961
Investment Income` $-14,512
Total Income $2,000,411

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $2,000,411
Total expenses: $2,032,516
  Program expenses $1,872,160
  Fundraising expenses $38,235
  Administrative expenses $122,121
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-32,105
Beginning Net Assets $3,600,356
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,568,251
Total Liabilities $249,891
Total Assets $3,818,142

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