Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.6m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elluminate Inc ($1.6m), Renovare Inc ($1.6m) and Albany Berkeley Soccer Club ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $841k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 75 employees.