Camp Fire Minnesota

Analysis

Camp Fire Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Excelsior, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2021, 5 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Camp Fire Minnesota reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.1m to $3.1m (-25%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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 Minnesota sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Potter Childrens Foundation Inc ($3.1m), Camp Fire ($3.1m) and Oak Hill Foundation Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $280k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $289k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 97 employees.