Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1969, 57 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 $788k and spending of $759k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $676k to $788k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include U-Co Industries Inc ($788k), Volunteers of America Inc ($789k) and Diversity Alliance for Science ($788k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.3% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $337k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $390k, net assets of $955k. It reported 66 employees.