Mount Hermon Association 
The information on this page was last updated 3/15/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Mount Hermon is one of the most beautiful places on earth! Three of our camps are nestled among California's towering redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains just 6 miles from the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay. Mount Hermon offers an exciting, year-round program of Christ-centered camps, conferences and concerts for every member of the family.
Mount Hermon operates four self-contained camp and conference facilities: Ponderosa Lodge, Redwood Camp, Kidder Creek and the Conference Center. During the summer months, Ponderosa Lodge offers various camp programs focused for junior high and high school students. Redwood Camp, during the summer, offers a full schedule of camps for elementary school-aged kids. Kidder Creek is located in Northern California and is the base camp to our white water rafting and adventure camps, as well as our horse programs and classic camps as well.
The Conference Center functions as a Christian family resort, providing a unique experience of family camping, with combined programs for every member of the family.
Throughout the rest of the year, each of these four facilities operates a schedule equally divided between Mount Hermon-sponsored camps/conferences, and programs provided by guest groups consistent with our ministry, doctrinal statement and objectives. Last year, more than 50,000 people attended Mount Hermon.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Mount Hermon Association
PO Box 413
Mount Hermon, CA 95041
Website: mounthermon.org
Phone: 831-335-4466
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 946000955
CEO/President: Mike Romberger
Chairman: Rick Alvord
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1930
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1980
Purpose
Founded in 1906 as the first Christian Camp west of the Mississippi our founders had a vision to share Jesus with a broken and hurting world. This original vision is alive and well at Mount Hermon today and is expressed in our Core Values.
Mission statement
To proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior, teach the authoritative Word of God, and serve His church in our nation and throughout the world.
Statement of faith
We believe in the verbal and complete inspiration by God of the original writings of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
We believe in God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true Man.
We believe the Holy Spirit is God, at work in the world to execute all divine activity and, especially, to reveal Jesus Christ and to glorify Him.
We believe man was created in the image of God and is loved by Him, but through sinful inheritance and choice, is alienated, separated from God and under His righteous judgment.
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a substitutionary and complete sacrifice, and that all who repent and believe in Him are justified, wholly apart from human merit and works, on the ground of His shed blood and resurrection.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in the second, visible and personal coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to establish His worldwide Kingdom on the earth.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the eternal blessedness of the saved and the everlasting separation from God of the unsaved.
We believe all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God and members of the body of Christ, the one true Church, whose life is visibly expressed wherever even two or three are gathered together in Christ's name.
We believe the Christian life is not a reformation, but a transformation, in which Christ Himself relives His life through the believer's whole being. Such a life will be pre-eminently characterized by love, truth and purity.
We believe the Church is commissioned to evangelize the world by proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord, and by living as His servants among men.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Camps/Conference Centers
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1054 of 1106 | 34 of 36 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1062 of 1107 | 33 of 37 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 725 of 1107 | 28 of 37 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 997 of 1106 | 34 of 36 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 11% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 13% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 36% | 69% | 29% | 27% | 23% | 39% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 8% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 64% | 31% | 71% | 73% | 77% | 61% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 77% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 80% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 89% | 83% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 67% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 70% | 63% | 74% | 74% | 78% | 53% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 11% | 17% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 33% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 17% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.28 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.59 | 6.84 | 9.23 | 10.00 | 7.75 | 14.63 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.48 | 1.37 | 3.31 | 3.90 | 3.08 | 4.13 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 6.51 | 4.77 | 2.58 | 2.28 | 3.05 | 3.01 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.90 | 6.94 | 2.22 | 1.72 | 2.62 | 1.94 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 15% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 11% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 221% | 426% | 239% | 216% | 209% | 300% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Cash | $2,653,516 | $3,167,797 | $2,517,163 | $2,522,621 | $1,081,643 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,595,108 | $1,665,836 | $1,486,752 | $1,808,726 | $1,256,806 |
| Short-term investments | $4,367,430 | $1,111,124 | $1,154,148 | $2,091,622 | $391,061 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $8,616,054 | $5,944,757 | $5,158,063 | $6,422,969 | $2,729,510 |
| Long-term investments | $8,607,278 | $7,119,428 | $6,500,658 | $6,929,852 | $6,530,784 |
| Fixed assets | $41,177,881 | $41,113,777 | $39,097,611 | $35,498,166 | $26,824,897 |
| Other long-term assets | $569,460 | $690,961 | $831,358 | $931,842 | $3,841,711 |
| Total long-term assets | $50,354,619 | $48,924,166 | $46,429,627 | $43,359,860 | $37,197,392 |
| Total assets | $58,970,673 | $54,868,923 | $51,587,690 | $49,782,829 | $39,926,902 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $568,050 | $1,010,248 | $1,045,749 | $956,167 | $378,399 |
| Other current liabilities | $1,239,161 | $1,293,872 | $1,219,592 | $1,146,871 | $528,107 |
| Total current liabilities | $1,807,211 | $2,304,120 | $2,265,341 | $2,103,038 | $906,506 |
| Debt | $5,048,460 | $5,500,023 | $5,773,103 | $6,265,703 | $4,479,634 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,950,204 | $105,384 | $153,480 | $161,171 | $759,900 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $6,998,664 | $5,605,407 | $5,926,583 | $6,426,874 | $5,239,534 |
| Total liabilities | $8,805,875 | $7,909,527 | $8,191,924 | $8,529,912 | $6,146,040 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Without donor restrictions | $42,651,314 | $40,021,865 | $37,918,743 | $33,336,946 | $23,161,253 |
| With donor restrictions | $7,513,484 | $6,937,531 | $5,477,023 | $7,915,971 | $10,619,609 |
| Net assets | $50,164,798 | $46,959,396 | $43,395,766 | $41,252,917 | $33,780,862 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Total contributions | $9,799,074 | $6,448,518 | $6,152,807 | $4,788,833 | $6,565,050 |
| Program service revenue | $2,757,311 | $14,850,872 | $14,796,652 | $15,153,627 | $9,485,442 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $839,726 |
| Other revenue | $1,643,704 | $566,048 | $1,490,079 | $1,247,342 | $20,470 |
| Total other revenue | $4,401,015 | $15,416,920 | $16,286,731 | $16,400,969 | $10,345,638 |
| Total revenue | $14,200,089 | $21,865,438 | $22,439,538 | $21,189,802 | $16,910,688 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Program services | $9,017,018 | $16,253,888 | $16,669,533 | $16,562,305 | $8,959,880 |
| Management and general | $1,645,599 | $2,119,925 | $2,175,020 | $2,216,653 | $1,459,434 |
| Fundraising | $1,106,089 | $1,285,642 | $1,280,963 | $976,692 | $844,888 |
| Total expenses | $11,768,706 | $19,659,455 | $20,125,516 | $19,755,650 | $11,264,202 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2004 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,431,383 | $2,205,983 | $2,314,022 | $1,434,152 | $5,646,486 |
| Other changes in net assets | $774,019 | $1,357,647 | ($171,173) | ($511,282) | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $3,205,402 | $3,563,630 | $2,142,849 | $922,870 | $5,646,486 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 3/15/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
Program accomplishments
Mount Hermon now operates camp centers in the Santa Cruz Mountains and near the California/Oregon border where we serve over 85,000 guests each year.