Camp Fire EIN 13-1623921

Camp Fire FY2024 filing

EIN  13-1623921 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO Founded 1910
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides resources and support to help people achieve their goals.
Leadership
Greg Zweber · CEO · $201K
Money in and out
$3.2M revenue, $3.3M expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Provides resources and support to help people achieve their goals. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.2M in revenue, $3.3M in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$172K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +90%
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +36%
Total assets
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$322K
FY2024▲ +50%
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$172K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

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…

$981Kprogram expense
03

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.

$290Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCamp Fire
EINHdr · item D13-1623921
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.campfire.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1910
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O43Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1958

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$201,436Pt VII · Sec A
$127,308Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Zweber’s $221K as CEO (until 1/25) is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Greg Zweber$221,192$201,436$201,309$210,984$204,516$138,062
Shawna Rozenzweig$166,050$127,308$102,752
Troy Robinson$127,955
Patti Gardner$120,248

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.9M · 60%
Program service revenue$1.2M · 37%
Investment income$57K · 2%
Other revenue$24K · 1%
Contributions & grants60%$1.9M
Program service revenue37%$1.2M
Investment income2%$57K
Other revenue1%$24K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.11
Program services81%$2.7M
Management & general9%$292K
Fundraising11%$354K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$322K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $3.3M
6.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.7M · Total expenses $3.3M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $292K · Total expenses $3.3M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $354K · Total expenses $3.3M
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $272K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.4M
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.9M · Total revenue $3.2M
60%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total revenue $3.2M
37%
Investment reliance
Investment income $57K · Total revenue $3.2M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total expenses $3.3M
35%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.2M · Prior year $1.7M
+90%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.9M · FY2023 $3.2M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.2M · Expenses $3.3M
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.8M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $269K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.8M
9%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Greg Zweber · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $201K · Total expenses $3.3M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.6M · Total expenses $3.3M
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth 90%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 107 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Camp Fire First TexasTX · FY2024$20,500
Camp Fire SamishWA · FY2024$16,500
Camp Fire AlaskaAK · FY2024$16,000
Camp Fire MinnesotaMN · FY2024$14,000
Inland NorthwestWA · FY2024$13,000
Camp Fire Heart of IowaIA · FY2024$13,000
Camp Fire ColumbiaOR · FY2024$8,150
Camp Fire Green Country INCOK · FY2024$6,500
Camp Fire Central OregonOR · FY2024$5,500
Camp Fire Green Country INCOK · FY2023$112,500
Camp Fire Heart of IowaIA · FY2023$101,000
Camp Fire AlaskaAK · FY2023$53,000
Camp Fire Central OregonOR · FY2023$46,678
Camp Fire First TexasTX · FY2023$42,500
Camp Fire HeartlandMO · FY2023$29,074
Camp Fire Sandusky CountyOH · FY2023$25,500
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$3.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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