Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1945, 81 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 $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $911k to $1.3m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 915%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 81st 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 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tower Grove Community Development Corporation ($1.3m), Lebanon Valley Exposition Corp ($1.3m) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $549k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 75 employees.