Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea

What Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea does

Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea is a nonprofit Jewish day camp operated as a department of the Marjorie & Lewis Katz Jewish Community Center (JCC), a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 21-0634476) headquartered at 501 N. Jerome Avenue, Margate City, New Jersey. Founded in 1946 and relocated to its current Margate facility in 1959, the camp serves children ages 2 through grade 9 from Atlantic and Cape May counties. Programming is organized across seven divisions — Shacar (ages 2-4), Gesher and Chaverim (grades K-3), Noar (grades 4-6), Giborim (grades 7-8), Camp Tikvah (special needs inclusion), Leaders In Training (grade 9), and Cool Down Camp (late August) — supplemented by Extended Care (7:30 am-5:30 pm), School Break Camps, and a Grandparent Respite Care program.

Activities include supervised swimming (two on-site pools plus weekly beach trips to Margate beach), sports, arts, dance, music, nature, surf lessons for older campers, Israeli cultural programming delivered through The Jewish Agency for Israel's Summer Shlichim program, and Shabbat observance. The camp employs 11-50 staff including a Camp Director, Aquatics Director, Camp EMT/Nurse, and division heads, plus seasonal counselors. Camp Tikvah provides inclusive programming for children with special needs, funded in part by the Alan L Perskie Special Needs Endowment Fund.

The business model combines four revenue streams: camp tuition fees structured in Member (active JCC Parent & Child or Family) and Guest tiers at $360-$440/week for Cool Down Camp with full-summer 4- and 8-week sessions; JCC membership subscriptions that bundle discounted camp access with fitness, aquatics, and cultural programming; charitable donations through the 80 for 80 Summer CAMPaign (tiered from $180 to $4,000) that fund financial assistance for up to 80 campers annually; and a 3% credit card transaction fee (with ACH/check/cash encouraged). Enrollment flows through a Daxko-powered online portal plus phone and email registration. GTM is community-led, relying on the JCC membership network, word-of-mouth referrals, website presence, and direct outreach rather than paid acquisition. The organization has no proprietary technology beyond standard web and registration infrastructure.

Name

Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea

Legal name

Marjorie & Lewis Katz Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County

Website

https://campbythesea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea is a nonprofit Jewish day camp in Margate, New Jersey, operated by the Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC since 1946. It serves children ages 2 through grade 9 across Atlantic and Cape May counties with age-divided programs, beach trips, and inclusive special-needs programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Margate City

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, Others, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Camp Tuition Fees: Primary revenue stream from tuition for summer camp programs. Camp fees are structured with separate Member rates (for active Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC Parent & Child or Family members) and Guest rates (non-members). Programs are offered in 4-week and 8-week sessions, with per-week and per-day pricing available for certain programs.
2. JCC Membership Fees: JCC family and parent-child memberships bundle discounted camp rates with access to the Fitness & Aquatics Center, free and discounted programs, and family activities and cultural events. Membership enrollment drives camp registration and vice versa.
3. Donations and Fundraising: The 80 for 80 Summer CAMPaign raises funds for financial assistance scholarships to send children to camp. The campaign targets specific donation tiers to sponsor campers for 8 weeks ($4,000), 4 weeks ($2,500), 1 week ($1,000), or provide gap-filling assistance ($360 or $180). Funds raised support financial assistance for up to 80 campers in 2027 and beyond.
4. Credit Card Transaction Fees: A 3% service fee is applied to all credit card transactions. The fee is described as less than the credit card service fees charged to the JCC, providing a cost-recovery mechanism. ACH bank account payments and check/cash payments are encouraged to avoid this fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jewish Community Center Camp by the Sea is a nonprofit youth day camp for children ages 2 through grade 9, offering age-tiered programs (Shacar, Gesher, Chaverim, Noar, Giborim, Camp Tikvah, L.I.T.) with activities spanning swimming, sports, arts, music, weekly beach trips, and Jewish cultural programming. The camp operates as a department of the Marjorie & Lewis Katz JCC, supplementing its core summer offerings with Extended Care, School Break Camps, Cool Down Camp, and a Grandparent Respite Care program, and uses Israeli Shlichim counselors and on-site EMT/nursing staff to deliver its programming.

Product overview

Camp By The Sea is a day camp program operated by the Marjorie & Lewis Katz Jewish Community Center in Margate, New Jersey. The camp offers a comprehensive portfolio of age-specific programs for children ages 2 through high school, including Shacar (ages 2-4), Gesher (K-1), Chaverim (2-3), Noar (4-6), Giborim (7-8), Leaders In Training (grade 9), Camp Tikvah (special needs inclusion), Cool Down Camp, Extended Care, School Break Camps, and Grandparent Respite Care. The programs feature activities including swimming, sports, arts, beach trips, and Jewish cultural education. The camp operates from June through August with various session options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shacar Camp
• Gesher Camp
• Chaverim Camp
• Noar Camp
• Giborim Camp
• Camp Tikvah
• Leaders In Training (L.I.T.)
• Cool Down Camp
• School Break Camps
• Grandparent Respite Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Financial assistance provided annually to families in need through a comprehensive application process reviewed by the Financial Assistance Committee
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sid Jacobson JCC: Long Island JCC operating youth day camps and inclusion programs for children with developmental disabilities. Comparable JCC infrastructure, age-tiered divisions, and inclusive programming model to Camp By The Sea.
• Camp Harlam: URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) overnight camp in Pennsylvania serving Northeast Jewish families. Directly comparable Jewish summer camp mission, age-tiered divisions, and cultural programming philosophy.
• Camp Ramah in the Poconos: Operates as part of the Ramah Camping Movement (Conservative Jewish), offering Jewish summer programming for youth in the same Mid-Atlantic region. Highly comparable Jewish day/overnight camp mission with similar Israeli cultural and Jewish identity focus.
• JCC of Greater Washington: Mid-Atlantic JCC operating multi-site youth summer day programs with age-tiered divisions and Jewish cultural programming. Comparable scale and JCC-anchored delivery model.
• Camp JRF (Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Camp): Jewish summer camp operated by the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation serving children and teens with inclusive programming philosophy. Directly comparable Jewish-identity day/overnight camp mission.
• Commonpoint Queens (Queens Y & Samuel Field Y): Large Jewish community center operating summer day camps across multiple Queens sites with tiered age programming. Comparable JCC-anchored day camp model with membership bundling and Jewish cultural programming.
• Greater Philadelphia JCC Camps: JCC-based day camps in the Philadelphia region operated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Closest comparable JCC-anchored multi-age day camp model with similar membership bundling and Jewish programming.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Greater Philadelphia Camps: Community-based day and overnight camps operated by the regional YMCA. Similar community-anchored, mission-driven camp model, though non-Jewish, broadly serving the same suburban family demographic.

Regional players

• JCC MetroWest NJ: New Jersey JCC operating day camps in the same state, serving a similar suburban Jewish family demographic. Comparable JCC-anchored day camp model, though serving a different (northern NJ) geographic market than Camp By The Sea.
• Cape May County Recreation Department: Public recreation provider offering summer day programs for children within the same Cape May County market that Camp By The Sea serves. Comparable regional summer day camp offering competing for the same family demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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