Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1965, 61 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 December 2023, Camp Fire reported income of $1.1m and spending of $881k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $705k to $1.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Scores ($1.1m), Lafayette YMCA Support Corporation ($1.1m) and Donate My Christmas Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 20 employees.