Summary
Organization name
Camp Quest North
Tax id (EIN)
20-0475974
Categories
Arts & Culture, Science, Tech & Business, Children & Family
LGBTQ+ Serving
LGBTQ+ Serving
Address
P.O. Box 241981Apple Valley, MN 55124
$5,515 raised by 44 donors
74% complete
$7,500 Goal
Camp Quest North is an overnight secular summer camp aimed towards critical thinking, skepticism, and open discussion. While campers partake in traditional camp activities, such as field games, swimming, archery, crafts, and campfires, what sets Camp Quest North apart from traditional summer camps is our focus on humanist values and ethics. Our unique programming encourages rational inquiry, free speech, active citizenship, and respect. Our campers are ages 8-17, and we offer a Counselor-in-Training Program for 16 and 17 year olds. All camp counselors are trained volunteers. All lodging assignments are gender inclusive, meaning they are based on age alone, not gender. Camp Quest North is held during the last half of July at facilities west of the Twin Cities and in early August in Iowa near Des Moines.
A full price registration for camp in 2023 was $735, and while this is an increase for us from previous years it is still about 20% under what other residential camps charge for a week-long stay. This fee is less than what it costs us to have a camper in our program, and we rely on donors to help make up the difference. But even with our below-market rate there are many families that want to give their child the transformative Camp Quest experience yet still cannot afford the entire fee. This past summer we awarded over $10,000 in financial aid to families in need, which supported more than 20 campers across both of our camps. Many families are able to pay some portion, but some cannot and we strive not to turn away any campers due to ability to pay. Please help support our reality-based, confidence-building, and environmentally conscious camp program with a donation today!
Camp Quest fulfills its mission by following these principles:
Organization name
Camp Quest North
Tax id (EIN)
20-0475974
Categories
Arts & Culture, Science, Tech & Business, Children & Family
LGBTQ+ Serving
LGBTQ+ Serving
Address
P.O. Box 241981