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Your donations make an impact for Christ
Our camps offer children and teens unforgettable experiences where we cultivate refreshing enjoyment of life in Christ, seek to build up one another’s faith, and spread the gospel. To sustain our mission, we rely on the generosity of donors. Your support, whether through one-time gifts or ongoing sponsorships, helps us nurture young people and serve campers with excellence as we seek to sustain and develop the campsites, resources, and staff God has given us to steward.
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A 
long-term vision for lasting ministry
The Wilds Next 50 is a long-term development plan focused on preparing camp for many years to come. Encompassing major facility updates, additional camper capacity, and strategic ministry investments, these projects will help us continue seeing the lives of young people changed to the glory of God for the next several generations.
A few ways to help
Full-time Staff Housing Phase 1
Year-round camping ministry depends on our committed full-time staff to carry out our God-given mission. Creating a new duplex housing area will help provide stability for our staff, allowing The Wilds to continue thriving over the next 50 years.
Goal:
for 4 staff homes
Modernizing Girls’ Cabins
Our original girls’ cabins were built in 1933! While we’ve given them a lot of TLC since The Wilds of New England started in 2008, we believe that modernizing each one by adding a bathroom will significantly improve the camp experience for our female campers and counselors. This project will also pave the way for added camper capacity in the future.
Goal:
Full-time Staff Housing
While CampsAbroad avoids owning property, we’ve found that basing new hires at The Wilds flagship campsite in North Carolina greatly enhances the quality of their training, allowing them to get up to speed more quickly. Living on the campsite also reduces their expenses, allowing them to raise support more quickly.
Goal:
Other ways to
support The Wilds
The Wilds Sustainers
Are you an individual, church, or organization that believes in the mission of The Wilds? Would you consider committing to regularly pray for and financially support The Wilds? Be a part of the incredible work God is doing through this ministry!
Needs Corner
Are you interested in giving toward very tangible, hands-on needs? This is a collection of current and specific items that, while not essential, would greatly enhance camper experiences.
Summer Partner Program
Every summer The Wilds hires over 350 enthusiastic college-age staff members to serve either at The Wilds of North Carolina or The Wilds of New England during the summer camp season. Our goal for the Summer Partner Program is for each summer staffer to raise at least $750. By partnering with a staff member with your tax-deductible donation, you not only help support a staff member, but you also help us keep our camper fees as low as possible.
Camper Scholarships
As we serve over 12,000 summer campers domestically each summer, many of these are from unsaved, unchurched backgrounds. Donations given to this fund will be used in their entirety to specifically supply scholarships for these campers who will then be followed up by a local church.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is a charitable donation in the form of gifts of cash, equity, or property that can be given during a donor’s lifetime or as part of their estate planning. This type of giving not only helps keep The Wilds mission operating for years to come, but can also provide financial flexibility and potential tax benefits to the donor.
Living Memorials
This category of giving is for gifts made either “in memory of” loved ones or “in honor of” individuals, couples, groups, or businesses. Often friends of the ministry request that memorial gifts be made to The Wilds in lieu of flowers at a funeral. We call them “Living Memorials” because they are invested to purchase or construct things that will be used to minister in the lives of campers for several years.
Staff Education Fund
This fund is for gifts designated for college tuition assistance for Wilds staff.
Support a specific ministry
The Wilds of North Carolina
Our original founding location for The Wilds is a sprawling 1,000-acre campsite tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains. With a variety of year-round camping experiences, The Wilds of North Carolina serves over 10,000 campers each year.
The Wilds of New England
Founded in 2009, The Wilds of New England is a picturesque campsite of rolling hills, rugged stone walls, and classic New England architecture that welcomes over 1,000 campers throughout the summer and fall.
CampsAbroad
The missions arm of The Wilds exists to empower national pastors and missionaries to reach their teens for Christ. CampsAbroad has actively assisted over 125 camps in 70 countries, many of which continue annually.
Have questions
about donating?
Donate by mail
The Wilds Christian Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 509
Taylors, SC 29687-0009
Donate by phone
Call our donations department
at (864) 331-3267.
Tax information
The Wilds is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions to The Wilds are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Our federal tax ID number is 57-6036401
See what’s happening at The Wilds!
From our annual golf tournaments to special fundraising dinners, there’s always something happening at The Wilds! Our events are a great way to connect with the community, support our mission, and have a lot of fun along the way. Want to get involved? Check out our upcoming fundraising events and see how you can make a difference.