We know the youth of today want to shape the world. Camp Fire provides the experience everyone needs to discover who they are - find their spark - and become a leader now. Our programs encourage personal exploration by incorporating a researched based approach to youth development that ensures participants gain the skills necessary to thrive throughout their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$292K
Spent
$375K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$485K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$292K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$551K
FY2025$533K
Expenses
$375K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$585K
Net assets
$485K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$346K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1958.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $288K Management & general 23% · $86K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$47,824Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary McSherry$10,691$50,022—
Elaine Brinkley——$47,824
Glenda McCarty$34,442——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides youth with summer camps and after-school programs to build life skills and leadership.

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1 program · $288K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Camp Fire Georgia served more than 350 youth and families through our holiday break day camps, after-school programs and swim program. Camp Fire Georgia also provided virtual opportunities for youth and families throughout the year.

$288Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$292K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$288K
Managementcol C$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$485K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$292K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$485K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$508K$471K
Total assetsLn 16$667K$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$568K$485K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$38K$10K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$89K$33K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$3K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$18K$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$98$0
Office expensesLn 13$681$477$204$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K$27K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$1K$0$1K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$29K$10K$0
InsuranceLn 23$44K$39K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$15K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$9K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$288K$86K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $533K$585K−$52K$346K 990 PDF
FY2024 $551K$589K−$38K$397K 990 PDF
FY2023 $493K$438K$55K$436K 990 PDF
FY2022 $301K$382K−$81K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $336K$358K−$22K$462K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $292K$375K−$83K$485K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $291,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,464$164,007
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $574,408$101,030
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,769$26,937
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $626,641$291,974
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $351,517$199,021
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,153$175,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $701,670$374,965
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,029−$82,991
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $291,974 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$68,081
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,226
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$164,007
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$101,030
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $26,937 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,937
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $127,967 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$291,974
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,965 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,259 · Management $9,666 · Fundraising $0$47,925
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,458 · Management $32,906 · Fundraising $0$122,364
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,528 · Management $3,843 · Fundraising $0$15,371
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,021 · Management $3,340 · Fundraising $0$13,361
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,700 · Fundraising $0$2,700
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,751 · Management $8,846 · Fundraising $0$26,597
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,861 · Management $98 · Fundraising $0$1,959
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $477 · Management $204 · Fundraising $0$681
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,104 · Management $4,783 · Fundraising $0$31,887
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $1,458 · Fundraising $0$1,458
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,036 · Management $9,679 · Fundraising $0$38,715
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,294 · Management $4,366 · Fundraising $0$43,660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,587 · Management $1,052 · Fundraising $0$15,639
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,119 · Management $3,529 · Fundraising $0$12,648
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $288,495 · Management $86,470 · Fundraising $0$374,965
Part X · Balance sheet $563,837 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,904$64,139
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,074$6,937
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,905$22,194
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $508,313$470,567
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $667,196$563,837
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,971$65,850
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,665$13,418
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,636$79,268
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $567,560$484,569
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $567,560$484,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $667,196$563,837
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $484,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$291,974
XI-2 Total expenses$374,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,991
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$567,560
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$484,569

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