Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Toccoa, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1958, 68 years ago. 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 $493k and spending of $438k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $627k to $493k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Camp Fire sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monticello Ecumenical Retirement Center Inc ($493k), Sportmans Alliance of Maine Inc ($493k) and Bishop Neumann High School Endowment Fund ($493k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $520k against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $436k. It reported 49 employees.