Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynn, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1958, 68 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Camp Fire reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Camp Fire sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Will Farm Association ($2.1m), Attic Youth Center ($2.2m) and P U R E Youth Athletics Alliance ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $992k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $473k, net assets of $938k. It reported 89 employees.