Camp Dainava Foundation

The goal of the foundation is to maintain & grow an endowment for the long-term financial support of Camp Dainava.

In 2006, Camp Dainava Foundation was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. As the years pass and more and more campers utilize the campground, Camp Dainava will require significant capital improvements. Past and future contributions to the Foundation establish a capital account being accumulated to fund these improvements. The Camp Dainava Foundation, under the guidance and direction of its Board of Directors, monitors this endowment as well as the physical condition of the campground, in order to ensure that when needed, these funds will be available to sustain the campground for many future generations of campers.

In the words of Dr. Adolfas Damušis, a founder of Camp Dainava, our purpose is to:

INSTILL in our youth a full comprehension of the value of Lithuania’s freedom;

ASSIST our youth to embrace from life’s offerings, all that is good, positive, and beneficial to mankind, and to resist hedonistic temptations which weaken and completely destroy the human spirit;

FOCUS the attention of our youth toward: the value of education, hard work, group solidarity, and the understanding of social justice, that is – towards mankind’s highest ideals.