Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Everett, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 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 $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A G Gaston Boys and Girls Club Inc ($2.1m), Heritage Farm Inc ($2.1m) and Albany Park Theater Project ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $935k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $196k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 94 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.