EIN 13-1623921

Camp Fire

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
16
Year formed
1910
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Growing up is hard. That's why Camp Fire connects young people to themselves, others, and the outdoors.
Related structure
Camp Fire is a parent organization to a group of 60 other organizations.
Total revenues
$1,664,896
2023
Total expenses
$2,460,413
2023
Total assets
$2,697,618
2023
Num. employees
16
2023

Program areas at Camp Fire

Services to councils:camp Fire provides council effectiveness services to 47 councils acrossthe country. We provide councils with program quality interventiontraining and tools; a suite of outcome measurement tools and resources;offer consultative services to their board and staff on fund raising,governance and marketing and equip them with curricula training toeffectively deliver programs to youth. More than 875 council staff andboard members were trained via in person conferences, webinars, onlinecourses, and site visits.
Community relations:camp Fire establishes brand standards, public relations and mediasupport for use by our 47 councils. We create and provide tools for ourmember councils to use in building partnerships in their local areasfor the programs and curricula that they offer. In addition, we supporta national website and social media sites designed to build awarenessfor Camp Fire as a youth serving organization.
Programs for youth:camp Fire programs create powerful youth experiences that lead tolong-term benefits and have a positive impact on society. In campfire's core program areas of out-of-school time, Camp and outdoors, andteen service and leadership, young people are developing the essentialskills and mindsets that we know from research lead to greater outcomesthat last a lifetime! Collectively, our 47 councils reached as many as175,000 youth with curricula and support to help them begin buildingthriving skills for today and in the future. Because of ourprogrammatic work, 96% of 3rd through 5th graders in Camp Fire agreedthat adults in Camp Fire care about them. Additionally, 84% of 6ththrough 12th graders agreed that in Camp Fire programs they have thechance to try a lot of things they have never tried before. Overall,99%of youth demonstrated positive or desired results in at least one ofthe eleven measured areas: life skills, social skills (empathy andinclusiveness), spark champions, confidence, purpose, conflictresolution, nature, spark discovery, growth mindset, goal management,and reflection.

Grants made by Camp Fire

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Camp Fire - River BendCamper Cohort Attending CEO Summitcapital Improvementsfriendship Fundinginclusion Specialistprogrammatic, Site, and Outdoor Impretired Inv. Buy-Out$54,075
Camp Fire Heart of OklahomaCamper Cohort Attending CEO Summitcapital Improvementscontinuous Improvement Communites at Practiceinclusion Specialistprogrammatic, Site, and Outdoor Imp$48,375
Camp Fire - Green CountryCamper Cohort Attending CEO Summitcapital Improvementsinclusion Specialistprogrammatic, Site, and Outdoor Imp$47,875
...and 7 more grants made

Who funds Camp Fire

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Margaret A Cargill FoundationCamp Accessibility, Meaningful Participation, and Equal Representation (Camper)$600,000
Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSupport for Academic and Social Emotional Learning Afterschool and Summer Programming for 200 Underserved Youth Each Year. 202107-10897$70,000
Health Forward FoundationHealthy Communities in Afterschool and Summer Programming$40,000

Personnel at Camp Fire

NameTitleCompensation
Greg ZweberChief Executive Officer$201,309
Ken HoldsVice President of Engineering and Technology
Chris WagnerDirector, Office Technology
Greg BoothDirector, Finance and Administration
Erin K RisnerDirector, Marketing and Communications
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for Camp Fire

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$458,761
Program services$1,135,036
Investment income and dividends$47,065
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$20,655
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,663
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$220
Miscellaneous revenues$496
Total revenues$1,664,896

Form 990s for Camp Fire

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-04-07990View PDF
2022-062023-02-22990View PDF
2021-062021-12-22990View PDF
2020-062021-04-15990View PDF
2019-062020-10-06990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $70,000 from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $600,000 from Margaret A Cargill Foundation
July 4, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
June 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsYouth development programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
LobbyingNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1801 Main St Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64108
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
County
Jackson County, MO
Website URL
campfire.org/ 
Phone
(816) 285-2010
IRS details
EIN
13-1623921
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1910
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
O40: Scouting Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Parent of group exemption
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