Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1958, 68 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 August 2024, Camp Fire reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $449k to $2.3m (+404%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include WF Events LLC ($2.3m), First Priority of Broward County Inc ($2.3m) and The Therapy Place Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (4.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $907k against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $802k. It reported 84 employees.