The Full Cost of One Sponsorship
$2,000 covers everything one local middle school student needs for a week-long educational overnight camp experience: program tuition, transportation, and required essentials.
Where Your Donation Goes: The Real Cost of Sending One Student to Camp
Donors deserve to know exactly what a gift accomplishes. This page breaks down the full cost of one student sponsorship and explains how every public donation to the campaign is used.
$1,500: Camp Tuition
Tuition is the largest single cost. It covers the student's place in the week-long educational overnight camp program, including instruction, lodging, and meals provided by the camp.
$500: Transportation and Essentials
Many families can say yes to tuition help but still cannot cover travel and supplies. This portion funds transportation to and from camp plus the packing-list essentials a student is required to bring.
The 100% Student-Cost Promise
For this campaign, 100% of public donations to the fund go directly to student camp tuition, transportation, and essentials. Guiding Wave Foundation covers administrative costs separately.
What the Match Adds
Donations are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000. A $1,000 gift can become $2,000 in campaign support, enough to fully sponsor one student when matched.
How Progress Is Reported
As sponsorships are funded, Guiding Wave reports match dollars applied, sponsorships completed, and county-level reach on the campaign updates page while protecting student privacy.
Double Your Impact
Sponsor a Student
Help a local student get to camp.
Every public donation to this fund supports student camp tuition, transportation, and essentials. Donations are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000.