Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane Vly, WA. 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 2022, Camp Fire reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+12%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southampton Fire Co 1 ($1.2m), Chenango Nursery School Inc ($1.2m) and Bible Study Time Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $713k (54% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $374k, net assets of $2.5m.