Camp For All

What Camp For All does

Camp For All Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1998 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, operating a 206-acre barrier-free camp in Burton (Washington County), Texas. The organization serves children and adults with challenging illnesses, disabilities, or special needs through year-round overnight camps, family camps, day camps, and the award-winning Camp For All 2U hospital outreach program. Its core technology is the intentional barrier-free facility design — featuring 8-foot wide sidewalks, pool lifts, ramps, low beds with wide cabin spacing, accessible showers, and adaptive equipment for horseback riding — combined with universal/adaptive programming in which every activity is designed to be accomplished in multiple ways so that all participants can engage regardless of mobility, emotional, or learning challenges.

The business model is a partner-channel nonprofit model: more than 65 nonprofit organizations (hospitals such as MD Anderson Children's Cancer Center, McLane Children's, Shriners Children's Texas, UTHealth Houston; disease-specific foundations including MDA, Easter Seals, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Periwinkle Foundation; and special-needs schools) bring campers to the facility, supply medical staff and in-cabin counselors, and contribute half the cost of each camper's stay. Camp For All raises approximately $3.5 million annually in donations (including the Energizer recurring-giving program, stock and property gifts, and donor-advised funds) to cover the other half, with most campers attending at no cost. Additional revenue comes from facility rentals, some partner camp fees, and signature fundraising events (Blueprint Bash, Rolling Out The Red Carpet gala, Over The Edge).

The organization is accredited by the American Camp Association (compliance with 200+ standards) and holds a Texas Youth Camp license. A second barrier-free campus, Camp For All Chappell Hill, is under development on ~380 acres donated by the Charles Jago Elder Foundation for a summer 2027 opening, supported by the $61.3M Blazing New Trails Capital Campaign (95% funded). Leadership includes President & CEO Pat Prior Sorrells (since 2007, formerly Executive Director of The Periwinkle Foundation), COO Brian Frazier (joined June 2025), Camp Director Allen McBride (since 2022), Development Director Mary Beth Mosley (since 2019), and Finance Director Vanessa Garza (since 2023).

Name

Camp For All

Legal name

Camp For All Foundation

Website

https://campforall.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Camp For All Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a 206-acre barrier-free camp in Burton, Texas, serving children and adults with illnesses, disabilities, or special needs through year-round adaptive overnight, family, and day camps in partnership with 65+ nonprofit organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Needs Residential Camp Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Campgrounds (Tent & Mixed-Use) (THAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Barrier-free camping
• Special needs camp
• Adaptive recreation programs
• Nonprofit camp facility
• Accessible outdoor programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Burton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Camp For All relies on charitable donations. The organization raises $3.5 million annually to provide half the cost for each camper to attend. Donors can give one-time or recurring donations (Energizer program at $5, $10, or $25 monthly/quarterly). The organization also accepts stock donations, property gifts, and donor advised fund contributions.
2. Partner Camp Fees: While most campers attend for free due to fundraising coverage, some partner organizations that cannot raise additional funds charge a fee. Camp For All still covers half the cost for each camper in these cases.
3. Camp Budget Fees: For organizations starting a camp, recommended budgets are $125 per person per night (includes three meals and all activities) or $105 per person per night for camps longer than four nights.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Camp For All operates a year-round barrier-free residential camp on 206 acres in Burton, Texas, providing overnight, family, and day camp experiences for children and adults with challenging illnesses, disabilities, or special needs. Programming is delivered through partnerships with more than 65 nonprofit organizations that handle camper recruitment, supply medical staff and in-cabin counselors, and co-fund each camper's stay. The organization also runs the Camp For All 2U hospital outreach program and rents accessible camp facilities to outside groups.

Product overview

Camp For All operates as a barrier-free camp offering with a unified platform of programs designed for children and adults with challenging illnesses, disabilities, or special needs. The core offering consists of overnight camp programs, family camps, and day camps conducted year-round at their 206-acre Burton, Texas facility. Supporting programs include Camp For All 2U (hospital outreach), a comprehensive suite of adaptive camp activities (aquatics, archery, equestrian, ropes courses, nature, arts, sports), and signature fundraising events. Auxiliary programs include Emerging Leaders (young professional group) and Camp Friends Board (volunteer ambassadors). All offerings share the common thread of universal accessibility and adaptive programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camp For All 2U: An outreach program where Camp activities are brought into hospitals. Won the Eleanor P. Eells Award in 2017 for program excellence and excellence in research in practice.

Products and services

• Overnight Camp Programs
• Family Camp Programs
• Day Camps
• Camp For All 2U
• Adaptive Facility Rentals
• Emerging Leaders Program
• Signature Events
• Camp For All Chappell Hill

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 200,000 campers served since 1998
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Louisiana Hemophilia FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Bayou Bruisers camp for children with hematology disorders to Camp For All annually.
• UTHealth HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Camp PHever for children with phenylketonuria (PKU) at Camp For All, providing clinical team and dietitians.
• The Periwinkle FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Periwinkle for children with cancer and their siblings, and Camp YOLO for teens with life-threatening illnesses.
• McLane Children's Hospital, Baylor Scott & WhitecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Dreamcatcher camp for children with cancer to Camp For All. Has been partner since the beginning.
• MD Anderson Children's Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Star Trails for children with cancer and blood disorders to Camp For All.
• Shriners Children's TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Camp Love Without Limits for patients with burns, cleft lip and palate, orthopedic, and neurological diagnosis. Provides medical team at camp.
• The Joy SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp for Joy for children with language and learning differences to Camp For All.
• Easter Seals Greater HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings MOST camp for teens and young adults with cerebral palsy, and Easter Seals Veterans Family Camp to Camp For All.
• Muscular Dystrophy AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings MDA Summer Camp for children and teens with neuromuscular disease to Camp For All.
• Crohn's and Colitis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Camp Oasis for children with gastrointestinal diseases at Camp For All.
• Allies in HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Hope for children impacted by compromised immune systems (HIV/AIDS) to Camp For All.
• Spina Bifida Association of HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp That Love Built for children and adults with spina bifida to Camp For All.
• Epilepsy Foundation of TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Spike 'n' Wave camp for children with epilepsy to Camp For All.
• American Academy of DermatologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Camp Discovery Texas for children with skin disorders at Camp For All.
• The Parish SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Social for children with social and learning differences, and Gryphon's Nest for adolescents with academic and social challenges.
• Parent Project Muscular DystrophycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Duchenne Family Retreat for families affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
• Bo's PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Healing Hearts for bereaved families to Camp For All.
• Texas A&M University - Center on Disability and DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings LIFE camp for children and adults with any disability to Camp For All.
• Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp CLIFF for families affected by cancer to Camp For All.
• Texas Neurofibromatosis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Texas NF Family Camp for families affected by neurofibromatosis.
• Lupus Foundation of America - Texas Gulf Coast ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Lupus Kids camp for children and adults with lupus to Camp For All.
• The Westview SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings S.M.I.L.E. camp for children with autism to Camp For All.
• Kidney Kamp FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Shining Stars camp for children and teens with kidney disease at Camp For All.
• TIRR FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings Camp Xtreme for children and young adults with physical disabilities to Camp For All.
• Sickle Cell Association of Austin Marc Thomas FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Cell-A-Bration camp for children with sickle cell disease and Cell-A-Bration Next Level for teenagers.
• Be An Angel Fund Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes families that have a child with special needs at Camp For All.
• Bridgeprep AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool for children with learning differences bringing youth camps to Camp For All.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SeriousFun Children's Network: Global network of camps and programs for children with serious illnesses and disabilities. Founded by Paul Newman; most direct peer in mission and operating model — serves overlapping camper populations (cancer, hematology, etc.) and partners with hospitals/specialty foundations to deliver barrier-free camp experiences.
• Camp Twin Lakes: Georgia-based nonprofit operating fully accessible, barrier-free camp facilities serving children and young adults with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other life challenges. Operates a year-round camp-host model where partner organizations (similar to Camp For All's 65+ partners) bring campers — highly comparable operating model.
• Victory Junction: North Carolina camp founded by Kyle Petty for children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses. Provides barrier-free, adaptive camp programming supported by a network of partner hospitals and disease-specific foundations — directly comparable mission and operating approach to Camp For All.
• Camp Korey: Washington state-based nonprofit serving children with serious and life-altering medical conditions through year-round adaptive camp experiences. Operates with a similar partner-driven model serving similar medically complex camper populations.
• Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: Connecticut-based founding SeriousFun Children's Network camp founded by Paul Newman, serving children with serious illnesses and their families. Provides barrier-free camp experiences and hospital outreach programming (including Camp UKID) — closely comparable mission and camper profile to Camp For All.
• Double H Ranch: New York-based year-round barrier-free camp serving children with serious illnesses and their families. Operates a similar partner-hospital-driven model where medical teams accompany campers; one of the most direct peers in mission, model, and adaptive programming.
• Flying Horse Farms: Ohio-based SeriousFun-affiliated camp providing healing, barrier-free camp experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families. Comparable in operating model, partner structure (hospital partnerships), and ACA accreditation to Camp For All.
• Camp Boggy Creek: Florida-based SeriousFun Children's Network camp founded by Paul Newman, serving children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions. Highly comparable model: year-round adaptive programming, partner-driven camper recruitment, hospital partnerships, and ACA accreditation.

Broad incumbents

• Easter Seals Central Illinois (Timber Pointe Outdoor Center): Operates Timber Pointe Outdoor Center, a barrier-free camp in Illinois serving children and adults with disabilities. Part of the broader Easter Seals national network; comparable in serving overlapping populations with Camp For All (Camp Director Allen McBride previously worked here) but with national-incumbent scale.

Others

• American Camp Association: National accreditation body that accredits Camp For All against 200+ standards and awarded it the Eleanor P. Eells Award in 2017. Not a competitor but a key industry infrastructure partner that defines sector standards and is relevant for understanding the regulatory/quality landscape Camp For All operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CampForAll
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camp-for-all
• Instagraminstagram.com/campforallfoundation
• TikToktiktok.com/@campforall

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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