MANNA FUND
Camp registration fees are essential. The costs of operating non-for-profit camps increase annually. We strive to keep the fees affordable for families from all demographics. YOU CAN HELP!
Your contributions to the Manna Fund increase Camp Shalom’s ability to keep registration fees affordable for more campers and their
KIDS to CAMP
To directly help a camper attend camp, give to the Kids to Camp Fund. This “campership” fund applies specifically to individual registration fees, through a needs-based application process. It supports Camp Shalom by helping individuals and families.
Capital Improvement Campaigns
Seasonal Staff / Retreat Season Housing Project
Good News: Our seasonal staff deserve a new place to sleep and recuperate. The original summer staff house was built in 1976 and no longer exists. Retreat housing options have been limited for decades. A new, three-story lodging facility has been framed, roofed, sided, and roughed-in (utilities). After several delays due to leadership transitions and external agency processes, we are back to completing the interior: four bedrooms, two restrooms with showers, one meeting space, and a secondary storm shelter. (The old seasonal staff house was one story, summer-only, and had become an unofficial “nature center” with small wildlife inhabiting it. The Program Center basement is still the most centralized storm shelter on site.)
Great News: The original intent to include a permanent health care center in this building has been modified. To provide a more centralized location for the health care needs of campers and guests, the permanent location will now be in the northwest corner of the Program Center. Existing storage space is being repurposed as the new health care center, with room for two isolation beds, helping Camp Shalom better comply with American Camping Association accreditation standards.
Even Greater News: We’ve received a $75,000 matching gift to help us complete our open capital campaign projects!! Every dollar you give will be doubled through this matching grant. This will help us complete the new Seasonal Staff & Retreat Housing, the permanent infirmary, and the replacement of subflooring and flooring under an upgraded commercial dishwasher.
Serve, Support, & Strengthen
There’s a place for everyone to serve! Whether you enjoy outdoor projects, indoor tasks, or a mix of both, your time helps get camp ready for campers all year long. From clearing trails and prepping cabins to organizing supplies and small repair work, every act of service helps ministry happen. Come lend a hand, enjoy God’s creation, and be part of what makes Camp Shalom special!
More Ways to Give
Endowment Fund
Endowment Fund
Endowment Fund
Camp Shalom’s existing Endowment Fund is currently underfunded. However it exists to provide donors interested in providing gifts of $1,000 or more toward future operations, projects, and financial stability. If you desire to contribute to the Endowment Fund, simply indicate such in manner appropriate for your chosen donation process, or contact Camp Shalom directly.
Gifts-in-Kind
Endowment Fund
Endowment Fund
Because Camp Shalom choose to do ministry on a specific physical site and through the use of tangible buildings, grounds, and equipment, there is a constant need to replace and add equipment, materials, and supplies. You may also choose to donate physical items in addition to or instead of financial contributions.
For more information on o
Because Camp Shalom choose to do ministry on a specific physical site and through the use of tangible buildings, grounds, and equipment, there is a constant need to replace and add equipment, materials, and supplies. You may also choose to donate physical items in addition to or instead of financial contributions.
For more information on our Gifts-in-Kind needs, call 563-323-2790 or email campshalom@gmail.com.
Legacy Giving
Endowment Fund
Legacy Giving
The true owner of Camp Shalom, God the Father, is fully aware of the long-term, big picture. Again and again, He has provided for unexpected ministry needs through unexpected provision through estate gift bequests. It happened for Camp Shalom as recently as November of 2025. You can be a part of His provision, even beyond your earthly lif
The true owner of Camp Shalom, God the Father, is fully aware of the long-term, big picture. Again and again, He has provided for unexpected ministry needs through unexpected provision through estate gift bequests. It happened for Camp Shalom as recently as November of 2025. You can be a part of His provision, even beyond your earthly life, by including Camp Shalom in your estate plan, trust, will, or other mechanism.
For more information on how to do so, contact Camp Shalom or your personal financial planner or attorney. Become an enduring part of God’s story at Camp Shalom, blessing generations to come.
Birdies for Charity
Our Mission
Every summer the greater Quad CIties area rallies around the John Deere Classic golf tournament (part of the PGA), and its generous way of helping nonprofits leverage donor gifts.
Here’s how:
- Donors use a pledge form or process found at: https://birdiesforcharity.com/donate
- Use Camp Shalom’s Bird #: 1315 (This is important to include on the form or check.)
- Camp Shalom ensures it is listed in the current year’s Birdies for Charity roster.
- The tournament occurs in July, and the # of birdies is totaled according to the rules.
- John Deere covers all administrative fees throughout the process.
- Camp Shalom receives two checks in October:
- One for the total given by donors to Camp Shalom
- One for a bonus amount of 5-10% or more of the first check
- Donors receive a thank you from Camp Shalom and an acknowledgement from Birdies!
Annually, approximately $10,000 is donated to Camp Shalom through the Birdies for Charity program. Then Camp Shalom receives a second check for 5-10% of that year’s total, depending on the size of the Birdies’ Bonus Program Fund, which can also be contributed to by donors.
For more information or a more detailed explanation,
call 563-323-2970 or email execdir@campshalomia.org.
OUTDOORS
CAMP AMBASSADOR
INDOORS & OUT
- Groundskeeping
- Trail Maintenance
- Tree Care & Clean up
- Lawn mowing
- Project Management
INDOORS & OUT
CAMP AMBASSADOR
INDOORS & OUT
- Construction / Roofing
- Handyman Projects
- Firewood cutting & splitting
- Painting
- Seasonal Preparations
INDOORS
CAMP AMBASSADOR
CAMP AMBASSADOR
- Housekeeping
- Food Service
- Marketing
- Data Entry / Clerical
- Fundraising
CAMP AMBASSADOR
CAMP AMBASSADOR
CAMP AMBASSADOR
A year-round, from-home role for people who want to tell others about the benefits of attending a week of summer camp or a retreat at Camp Shalom.
WINTER CAMP 2026
Ready for a weekend of fun, faith, and friendship? January 16-18, campers in grades 4-9 have the opportunity to experience camp in a new season!