Facts at Your Fingertips

All data is for the 2012-2013 school year unless noted otherwise.

U.S.

Our mission:

Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.

Our goal:

at Camps
Runaby
Non-Young
Life Groups
To increase the number of kids we19,449
reach to Guests
more than
two million
year
by
mobilizing more than 80,000 leaders (committee and volunteers) and establishing
ministries in 8,000 locations.

Our progress:

As of June 2013, we have ministries in 5,937 schools and other outreach locations,
as well as 52,839 leaders in the United States and around the world impacting
1,434,869 kids.

Mission Statistics
High Schools
2,601 Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
91,102 Kids in High School Ministries/Week
35.03 Average Ministry Size
39,218 Campaigners
737,175 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
Junior High Schools
1,299 Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
35,239 Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
27.13 Average Ministry Size
10,396 Campaigners
232,852 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
Capernaum
210 Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
3,266 Kids in Capernaum Ministries/Week
15.55 Average Ministry Size
1,061 Campaigners
15,745 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
YoungLives
236 Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
2,221 Kids in YoungLives Ministries/Week
9.41 Average Ministry Size
966 Campaigners
12,690 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
College
115
5,659
49.21
4,996
52,127

Schools and Other Outreach Ministries

Kids in College Ministries/Week
Average Ministry Size
Campaigners
Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1

Young Life Military

17 Schools and Other Outreach Ministries
354 Kids in Military Ministries/Week
20.82 Average Ministry Size
176 Campaigners
2,328 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
Other
41
911
22.22
319
5,869

Schools and Other Outreach Ministries

Kids in Other Ministries/Week
Average Ministry Size
Campaigners
Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1

U.S. School Season Camping

24,221 High School Campers
7,405 Junior High Campers
853 Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties
3,525 Leadership Campers
6,115 Work Crew
72 Wilderness and Creative Camping
90,285 Guests at Camps Run by Non-Young Life Groups
Overall U.S. Ministry
1,114 Areas with Ministry
28,050 Volunteer Leaders
16,394 Committee Members and Ministry Support Team
46 Regions with Active Ministries
1,056,281 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1

International Mission Statistics

High School
1,022 Outreach Ministries
58,000 Kids in High School Ministries/Week
56.75 Average Ministry Size
Junior High
237 Outreach Ministries
19,700 Kids in Junior High School Ministries/Week
83.12 Average Ministry Size
Other
178

Outreach Ministries

Young Life International Military

62 Outreach Ministries
1,427 Kids in YLMM Ministries/Week
23.02 Average Ministry Size
554 Campaigners
Overall International Ministry
90 Countries
1,437 Total Ministries
22,023 Campaigners
378,588 Est. Total of Kids We Minister to Each Year1
International Camping
55,327 Young Life Campers
2,717 WyldLife Campers
7,191 Other Campers
17,690 Leaders Accompanying Campers
2,218 Young Life Expeditions
85,143 Total International Guests

U.S. Summer Camping

40,060 High School Outreach Campers
13,723 Junior High Outreach Campers
516 Young Life Campers at Non-Young Life Properties
443 Leadership Campers
2,223 Work Crew
2,112 Summer Staff
1,546 Wilderness and Creative Camping
1

Based on total number of club cards times three to factor for kids we
know who have not filled out a club card. Total number for international is
based on club cards times two.

Training School Attendance

224

New Staff Training

262
137
116
31
43
44
15
43

Winter Training
Apologetics
Area Director School
Centurion Project
Regional Director School
Senior Staff Experience
Train the Trainers
International Schools

Personnel
4,005
1,215
113
350
794

Total Young Life Staff5

Full-Time Field Ministry/U.S.
Field Ministry/International (U.S.-based Staff Only)
Field Administrative
Part-Time Field Ministry/U.S.

Financial Highlights (12-13)

$202,894,249
$276,086,452
188,998

Total Contributions
Total Revenues
Active Donors

Camps in North and Central America

Beyond Malibu
Breakaway Lodge
Buttercreek Lodge
Carolina Point
Castaway Club
Clearwater Cove2
Crooked Creek Ranch
Frontier Ranch
La Finca4
Lake Champion
Lost Canyon
Malibu Club
Mountain Lodge
Oakbridge

Pico Escondido4
Rockbridge
RockRidge Canyon3
Saranac Village
SharpTop Cove
Southwind
Timber Wolf Lake
Trail West
Wilderness Ranch
Windy Gap
Woodleaf
Washington Family Ranch Canyon
Washington Family Ranch Creekside

Young Life History

Young Life was incorporated in 1941 by Jim Rayburn, a
seminary student and part-time youth minister in Gainesville,
Texas. He wanted to reach out to kids who were
disinterested in church. Rayburn took the challenge to go
where the kids were, meet them on their turf, and find a
creative way to share the love of God with them. Rayburns
method of reaching out to adolescents worked in 1941, and it
continues to be effective today.
Denny Rydberg is Young Lifes fifth president and has served
since 1993. Annually, Young Life leaders make an impact on
more than 1.4 million kids lives.

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3
4
5

Developing camps
Owned by Young Life Canada
International
Includes iStaff