Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation

Analysis

Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Excelsior, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation reported income of $78k and spending of $202k, spending 258% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $30k to $78k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 14504%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conjeo Youth Baseball Organization Inc ($78k), National Council on Youth Leadership ($78k) and Hands on Nature Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $9,237, net assets of $6.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.