Who Owns Your Camp
and why it matters
Ramah is a nonprofit, community-supported day camp.
No investors. No shareholders.
No ownership changes that ripple down to your camper.
The Question Most Families
Never Ask
Most parents choose a summer camp based on activities, staff, and facilities. Fewer ask a simpler question: who actually owns this camp, and what do they answer to?
It’s worth asking. Camp ownership has changed hands more in the last two years than at almost any point in the industry’s history — camps bought, sold, and consolidated by outside investors. When that happens, the people deciding what your camper’s summer looks like are no longer necessarily camp educators. They’re often financial stakeholders, weighing programming against margin.
Ramah has never faced that question, because the answer has never changed.
What “Nonprofit” Actually
Means Here
We’re not owned by anyone — we’re supported by the community we serve.
Every dollar of tuition and every philanthropic gift goes back into camp: staff, programming, facilities, and financial aid for families who need it.
There’s no parent company deciding whether this is the summer programming gets trimmed to hit a return target.
Our board is made up of local families, alumni, and community leaders — not investors evaluating an asset.
We answer to the community we’ve served for over 25 years, not to a private equity fund or portfolio strategy.
Stability You Can Plan Around
A camp’s ownership structure isn’t just a values statement — it’s a practical signal about what your family can count on.
| Nonprofit/Community-Owned Camps Like Ramah Day Camp | Investor-Owned Camps | |
|---|---|---|
| Decisions driven by | Camper experience and mission | Return on investment |
| Long-term stability | Rooted in community, generational | Subject to sale, resale, or roll-up |
| Programming changes | Made by educators | Can be made by owners far from camp |
| Where tuition goes | Back into camp | Investor returns and camp operations |
| Accountability | To families and community | To shareholders |
What Families say
see it for yourself
Come tour Ramah, meet the leadership team, and ask us anything — including how we’re funded, who’s on our board, and where your tuition dollars go. We’re an open book, because we don’t have anything to hide behind.