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Camp pricing and break-even calculator
Try different prices and group sizes. See how many bookings could cover your costs.
More happy campers.A little planning. A better season.
01 / YOUR SESSION
Start with the essentials.
Camp contextOptional name, camp type, activities, and seasons
02 / YOUR COSTS
What does camp cost to run?
03 / PAYMENT FEES
Include the cost of collecting.
Taxes, discounts & installmentsFine-tune what you collect and keep
Grants, sponsorship & other revenueFixed or per-participant amounts, with restrictions
Enter amounts net of their own taxes and collection costs. Grants are held constant; per-participant revenue scales with enrollment. Do not include refundable deposits.
Notes & source datesKeep the reasoning behind your numbers
You decide what to keep.Drafts stay in memory until you save or export. Saving uses this browser profile only.
A LITTLE CLARITY GOES A LONG WAY
Price with purpose.
Plan with confidence.
For camp founders, directors, and nonprofit program managers planning day camps, overnight stays, family programs, and specialist camps.
Make the session specific.
Choose one session or package, its capacity, and a realistic enrollment assumption. Daily and nightly prices convert to the full enrollment.
Count the costs that count.
Separate session costs from costs per camper. Add staffing thresholds, processing fees, and discounts where they apply.
Test the room for change.
Look at the first break-even count and every profitable interval. Compare three scenarios before settling on a price.
ONE FICTIONAL CAMP. THE COMPLETE MATH.
What does a $300 camp price look like?
A CAD 300 session, CAD 6,000 in fixed costs, CAD 100 per camper, and illustrative fees of 3% + CAD 0.30 per payment leave CAD 190.70 per camper toward fixed costs.
32 campersFirst break-even enrollment
CAD 1,628Operating profit at 40 campers
The questions behind the numbers.
What is break-even enrollment?The first whole participant count with no operating loss
In a simple budget, divide fixed costs by contribution per participant, then round up. With staffing thresholds, the calculator also checks for later losses and lists all non-loss intervals within capacity. Breaking even above capacity is not operationally feasible.
What is included in operating profit?Entered revenue minus entered operating costs and fees
Earned participant revenue and other revenue are included. Pass-through sales taxes and refundable deposits are not revenue. Capital purchases and costs marked outside the model are reported separately. Taxes on profit, financing, depreciation, refunds, tiered pricing, and household payments are not modeled. Include your own relevant operating costs explicitly.
How does the target price work?A transparent calculation, with all other assumptions held constant
The calculator solves your target at the selected enrollment and rounds the price up to the currency minor unit. A margin is profit divided by net earned revenue, including grants and other entered revenue. It is not markup. A target at zero enrollment or with an invalid denominator cannot be calculated.
Can I send this plan into Bookify?Keep a portable copy now; no automatic import
Direct Bookify workspace import and budget-planner handoff are not available in this version. Download JSON to preserve every source value, or print a report to discuss with your team. Nothing in this tool creates bookings, payments, or an account.
BUILT FOR WHAT COMES NEXT
A solid plan. A smoother camp.
See how Bookify brings camp registration, scheduling, and payments together.
For scenario planning using your assumptions. Results are not a forecast guarantee, tax advice, or accounting certification. No provider fees or local tax rates are inferred.
How to use this tool
- Enter your fixed costs and the cost for each camper.
- Set a price, group size and any discounts or payment fees.
- Compare the results. Try a second price before you decide.
A simple example
If a donor funds five places, record those five places in the budget and decide who handles requests privately. Do not count unconfirmed gifts as cash already available.
Before you use your plan
This is an estimate, not a promise of profit. Discounts, taxes, refunds and empty places can change the result.