Camp Amplify
Impacting the lives of at risk youth through camps filled with faith, family, food and fun.
Mission
Impacting the lives of children in underserved communities through camps filled with faith, family, food, and fun.
Ruling year
2017
Executive Director
Chris Tarver
Main address
1038 Denali Way
Winder, GA 30680-2788 USA
EIN
82-1810014
NTEE code
Recreational and Sporting Camps (Day, Overnight, etc.) (N20)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Since we began the "war on poverty" our poverty rate has largely gone unchanged. In fact the numbers of families at or under the poverty live has increased. We want to make a difference by investing time, energy, and partnering with those who are working with these children. We want to bolster the good things already going well in under served communities. We firmly believe that when we change their environment God gets a chance to change their hearts. We love them unconditionally and teach them basic financial principles as well as leadership principles. Our hearts are that they go back and make a difference in their community. For us it is not just a week of camp but we continue to invest in the partner who brought the camper and the camper.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Summer Camp
We host under-served kids at a week long, overnight summer camp of high adventure. We do ropes, water slides, mud runs, and paint ball. All activities are geared to be life skill building activities. In addition we use image driven lessons to grow them as leaders in their community.
Where we work
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Georgia (United States)
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Tennessee (United States)
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We are adding new partners in 2024 also, both from Tennessee and Georgia. Our partners are; Boys and Girls Clubs, Homeless Shelters, Foster Family Groups, and Womens Shelters.
Number of new organizations signing on as collaborators
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We partner with Boys and Girls Clubs in Georgia and Tennessee, Homeless Shelters, Womens Shelters and Foster Family Groups.
Number of camps offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These are week long overnight, summer camps for children ages 8-12. In 2024 we brought on 2 new partners. In 2025 we are working toward having a permanent location and being able to serve 1000 child.
Number of nonprofit leaders coached
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We focus on growing leaders at our camp. This includes the counselors, staff and campers.
Number of grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Summer Camp
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We want to raise up leaders in these under served communities!
We believe that if we pour into children ages 8-12, and grow them as leaders it gives the other children something different to look at and aspire to. How will a young lady know how to pick a quality husband one day if she never sees quality men? How will a Godly young man find a quality wife if he never (or rarely) sees one?
In the 4 years of camps we have seen a remarkable growth in campers but also even in the partners we serve. The impact of summer camps are well documented and we are enjoying the same results.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We believe that by using week long, overnight camps we get the kids out of their environment which opens them up to see something different. Usually around the end or day 2 and especially on day 3 we see the walls come down and they begin to open up. Allowing themselves to be filled with hope and belief in themselves.
Also, we intentionally put High Quality young people in front of the kids so they can see and begin to identify with them.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We hosted 20 children at our first camp in 2018. We have now had four years of camps with 122 campers through those years, even during Covid. In 2020 we did a Virtual Camp that was viewed by some 400 campers at their locations.
For the first time, in 2022 we are planning for 100 campers and are expanding to two weeks in two different locations.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We hosted 20 campers last year for our first camp.
Since then we have had 122 campers, through C-19, and even had a virtual camp option in 2020.
We are planning for 100 campers in 2022.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Camp Amplify
Board of directorsas of 3/5/2025
Greg Garvin
Treasurer
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? no -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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