Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1969, 57 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 $1.4m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $441k to $1.4m (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parker County Livestock Improvement Assoc Inc ($1.4m), Boy Scouts of America ($1.4m) and Project Transformation North Texas ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $674k. At year end it held assets of $672k against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $545k. It reported 48 employees.