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For more than a century, the American Camp Association (ACA) has helped camps provide transformative experiences for generation after generation of young people. As a nonprofit, ACA provides research, education, accreditation, and training to promote a safe and healthy camp experience for all.

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ACA empowers camps to create quality experiences that build a world of belonging and growth. ACA:

is the voice for all camps across the United States by promoting the educational and developmental benefits of a camp experience
represents camp in Washington, D.C., and state houses around the country
educates camps in key aspects of camp operation, particularly in areas related to program quality, health, and safety of campers and staff
provides funds development resources to help camps with fundraising
supports parents in making decisions for their children by sharing our proprietary research, resources, and by accrediting camps

ACA can do all of this through both the support of ACA member camps and through the generosity of people, foundations, and organizations across the country who value the power of camp. Please join in this important work with a gift to ACA. We are stronger together.

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Disaster Assistance Campership Fund

Camp is a place to create belonging and growth. These experiences are becoming increasingly crucial in our evolving climate that has brought unprecedented weather events across the country. With growing threats of displacement from wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more, families across the country need camps - their summer homes - now more than ever.

That is why ACA is creating the Disaster Assistance Campership Fund. Through your generous support, families will be able to return to their trusted camps, even in the midst of being displaced by these natural disasters. The Disaster Assistance Campership Fund is creating the stability needed to ensure that camps throughout ACA are given the financial support they need to help their children always come back home to camp.

Camps will apply for these funds. When applications are open, it will be announced here. Anticipation is Summer 2026.

Endowment Support

The American Camping Foundation (ACF) is charged with the growth, preservation, and distribution of assets to benefit and support ACA. Include ACA in your estate with a planned gift to ACF.

More Giving Options

Mail a check, donate stock, give from an IRA or Donor Advised Fund (DAF). There are many ways you can help camps transform the lives of children, teens, and families including:

Donor Bill of Rights

For more information about how you can help ACA achieve our mission and vision, contact Marna Redding, [email protected] or 765-349-3529.

The American Camp Association is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions to the ACA are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.