Camp Fire

Analysis

Camp Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1946, 80 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 June 2023, Camp Fire reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mechanics Institute ($3.1m), Wdbid Management Company ($3.1m) and Marathon County Child Development Agency Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $466k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 121 employees.