CHAMP Camp

What CHAMP Camp does

CHAMP Camp Inc. is an Indiana-incorporated nonprofit organization (EIN 35-1855504) that operates a residential summer camp for children and adolescents, ages 6-19, who have tracheostomies or require technological respiratory assistance such as ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, or oxygen dependency. Founded in 1990 and celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2025, the program is positioned as the only summer camp specifically designed for this medically complex pediatric population, with activities that include swimming, canoeing, climbing, zip lining, archery, fishing, paddle boating, pontooning, tower climbing, creative arts, and scavenger hunts. Administrative headquarters are in Carmel, Indiana, while the program itself is delivered annually at Baxter Village within Bradford Woods, Indiana University's 2,500-acre learning and outdoor education center in Martinsville, Indiana — a partnership in place since 2011 that provides accessible facilities, including six air-conditioned, fully accessible cabins accommodating up to 108 people.

The camp is staffed by healthcare professionals acting as counselors — nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians, child life specialists, physical/occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists — at a stated 2.5:1 counselor-to-camper ratio, enabling full participation in outdoor activities alongside medical supervision. CHAMP Camp is provided at no cost to families; the board eliminated the prior $250 camper fee in 2023 to remove financial barriers, and the approximately $3,000 per-camper, per-week cost of operations is funded entirely through charitable donations via channels including Network for Good, an annual Silver Sneaker Benefit Ball gala, a branded Spirit Store, and word-of-mouth referrals from healthcare providers and prior camper families. Ancillary offerings include the Silver Sneaker Award recognition program and the Spirit Store merchandise channel; no technology platform, app, or AI components underpin the service.

Name

CHAMP Camp

Legal name

CHAMP Camp Inc.

Website

https://champcamp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CHAMP Camp is an Indiana nonprofit that runs a free, week-long residential summer camp for children and adolescents with tracheostomies or ventilator/BiPAP/CPAP/oxygen dependency, delivered annually at Bradford Woods with healthcare-professional counselors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Medical Camp Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure Multi-Sport Camps & Skills Academies (THAAAKAM), Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA)

Keywords

• Medically supervised summer camp
• Pediatric respiratory camp
• Tracheostomy youth programs
• Accessible outdoor recreation
• Nonprofit camp services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor-funded operations: CHAMP Camp is a nonprofit organization that relies entirely on donations to cover the full cost of camp operations. In 2023, the board eliminated the $250 camp fee to ensure no family is excluded due to financial barriers. A week of camp costs approximately $3,000 per camper, which is covered by donor generosity.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CHAMP Camp runs a free, week-long residential summer camp at Bradford Woods in Martinsville, Indiana, for children and adolescents (ages 6-19) with tracheostomies and those who require technological respiratory assistance (ventilator, BiPAP, CPAP, or oxygen dependency). Campers fully participate in outdoor activities such as swimming, canoeing, climbing, zip lining, archery, fishing, and creative arts, supervised by healthcare-professional counselors at a 2.5:1 counselor-to-camper ratio. The program is provided at no cost to families and is funded entirely by donor contributions covering approximately $3,000 per camper per week.

Product overview

CHAMP Camp offers a single, unified product: a residential summer camp experience held at Bradford Woods in Martinsville, Indiana. The core offering is the week-long CHAMP Camp Summer Program for children with tracheostomies and respiratory assistance needs. Supporting offerings include the Spirit Store for branded merchandise, the annual Silver Sneaker Benefit Ball fundraising event, and the Silver Sneaker Award recognition program. These supplementary offerings are ancillary to the main camp experience rather than separate modules of a platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHAMP Camp Summer Program A free, week-long residential summer camp experience for children and adolescents (ages 6-19) with tracheostomies and those requiring technological respiratory assistance (ventilator, BiPAP, CPAP, or oxygen dependency), held at Bradford Woods in Martinsville, Indiana. Campers fully participate in outdoor activities including swimming, canoeing, climbing, zip lining, archery, fishing, paddle boating, pontooning, tower climbing, creative arts, and scavenger hunts, with healthcare-professional counselors at a 2.5:1 counselor-to-camper ratio. The program is provided at no cost to families, with operations funded by donor contributions covering approximately $3,000 per camper per week.
• CHAMP Camp Spirit Store An online merchandise store offering CHAMP Camp branded apparel and items with screen-printed logos, available year-round for campers, families, counselors, and supporters.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bradford Woods (Indiana University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Bradford Woods is Indiana University's 2,500-acre learning and outdoor education center in Martinsville, IN. Since 2011, CHAMP Camp has been held at this facility, which offers exceptional programming areas including waterfront activities, climbing tower, accessible zip line, pool, archery range, and creative arts facility. The partnership provides the physical location and facilities for CHAMP Camp operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Victory Junction: A North Carolina-based residential camp serving children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses, staffed by medical professionals and funded primarily through donations. Operates on a comparable cost-free, medically-supervised camp model similar to CHAMP Camp.
• Camp Boggy Creek: A Florida member of SeriousFun Children's Network providing year-round, medically-supported camp experiences for children with serious illnesses at no cost to families. Closely matches CHAMP Camp's donor-funded, medically-staffed, no-cost model.
• Double H Ranch: A New York-based SeriousFun affiliate offering residential camp programs for children with serious illnesses, staffed by medical volunteers at no cost to families. Highly comparable donation-funded specialty camp structure.
• Camp Fantastic: Operated by Special Love, this Virginia-based camp serves children with cancer diagnoses through medically-supervised residential sessions free of charge. Comparable donation-funded, medically-staffed, condition-specific camp model.
• Camp Make-A-Dream: A Montana-based nonprofit operating medically-supervised summer camps and oncology programs for children and young adults with cancer, free of charge. Matches CHAMP Camp's medically-intensive, donation-funded, condition-specific model.
• Flying Horse Farms: An Ohio-based SeriousFun affiliate camp serving children with serious illnesses through residential sessions at no cost to families, with a strong medical-staffing model. Closely comparable donation-funded Midwest-located specialty camp.

Broad incumbents

• SeriousFun Children's Network: The umbrella organization founded by Paul Newman that supports and coordinates a global network of specialty medical camps. Represents the broader peer ecosystem in which CHAMP Camp operates, though it is not formally a member based on the available data.
• Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: A Connecticut-based SeriousFun founding camp serving children with serious illnesses through year-round camp programming at no cost, with deep medical infrastructure. A larger, more established analog in the same specialty-camp category.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/champ.camp.9
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/champ-camp

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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