Recommended by Jack Schott and Doug Norrie of The Summer Camp Society
Ryan Hove
“Their ad structures and ideas paid off right away!”
Ryan Hove · Executive Director, Camp Chippewa

More Families Finding Your Camp on Google

Jack and Doug sent you here, so here is the short version. We run Google advertising for summer camps, and we do it two ways. If your camp is a nonprofit, we run it on the Google Ad Grant, which is up to $120,000 a year of free ad spend that most eligible camps never fully use. If your camp is for-profit, we run it on your budget, and we make that budget work considerably harder than it does today.

Up to $120K

Free ad spend per year, nonprofit camps

8x

More leads year over year, one nonprofit camp

$18.25

Cost per lead, one for-profit camp, 59% below the industry average

Which One Is Your Camp?

The same expert management, whether ad spend comes from your budget or the Google Ad Grant.

Nonprofit camps

The Google Ad Grant

Registered nonprofits qualify for up to $10,000 a month of free Google ad spend or $120,000 a year. Most camps that hold the grant use a small fraction of it, and plenty of eligible camps have never applied at all. We assist you with the application. We structure the account. We explain the compliance rules that get accounts suspended and operate within them. And we continue management so you can focus on camp.

One nonprofit camp, seven months in

8x more leads year over year

From an account spending a few hundred dollars a month to nearly $10,000 a month of grant money actively working.

For-profit camps

Managed Paid Campaigns

No grant, so every dollar is yours, and every dollar has to count. The waste we find most often is budget spread across dozens of tiny campaigns that never gather enough data to learn, running hardest in the months families are not searching. That means most accounts need rebuilding rather than fine-tuning. That's where we come in.

One for-profit camp, first full month

25 enrollment leads at $18.25 each

Up to $418,750 in potential enrollment at $16,750 full-season tuition, and a cost per lead 59% below the WordStream industry average of $44.26. All of it in July, before the fall and winter inquiry season begins.

Conversion Tracking

How You’ll Know It’s Working

Most camps struggle to answer this question: “How many enrolled campers came from our advertising?” Not just clicks or form fills. Enrolled campers. Nearly every registration platform carries that answer, but few camps set it up properly. We can help.

By linking your registration platform data with Google Ads, you can make informed decisions based on enrollment data instead of guesses.

Step 1

A family clicks your ad

Google records which campaign, keyword, and search brought them.

Step 2

They register

That registration is tied back to the click that started it.

Step 3

You see the whole path

Enrollment shows up next to ad spend, in one place.

How far we can take this depends on what your registration platform allows. We'll work with your team and platform to show you what is possible.

Simple Pricing, Built in Two Steps

Identical for nonprofit and for-profit camps. Every camp starts with the Launchpad, where we build the account properly. What happens after that is entirely your call.

Step 1 · Start Here
Summer Camp Launchpad
$4,000 / mo
for a three-month engagement

We take over the day-to-day management of the account: review, rebuild, campaign strategy, fresh ad copy, conversion tracking, and three months of active management. You own the account throughout. At month three, take it in-house or let us keep running it, so you can stay focused on camp.

Step 2 · Your Choice
Month-to-Month Optimization
$1,500 / mo
optional, after the Launchpad

We keep managing and optimizing month over month, refining keywords, bids, audiences, and creative. Cancel anytime. Never required.

Ready to Put Google to Work for Your Camp?

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Initial Account ReviewWe'll review your current situation and show you what's possible
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Quick TurnaroundIf you already have a Google Ads or Ad Grant account, we can have your campaigns running within 2-3 weeks
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No Long-Term Lock-InThree months to build it right, then stay if you want to with our month-to-month plan
Book an Intro Call

Tell Us About Your Camp

Nonprofit or for-profit, both are welcome here. Mention which one you are and we will point you at the right track.

We'll never share your information. Privacy guaranteed.

Ready to work together? Start your onboarding.