Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. 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 June 2023, Camp Fire reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.5m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $1.7m (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartlight Ministries Foundation ($1.7m), Ophelias Place ($1.7m) and Camp Tamarack ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $242k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $937k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 16 employees.