Camp Fire Alaska provides opportunities for youth to realize their full potential and to function as caring, self-directed individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$281K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $968K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$281K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $382K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$569K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.6M
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.3M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$7.7M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$11.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $4.6M Management & general 21% · $1.3M Fundraising 6% · $378K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $281K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$159,233Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$89,559Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$31,729Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melanie Hooper’s $180K as CEO & President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Dubovich——$74,102$183,041$188,344$159,233
Melanie Hooper$179,970$172,036$158,751$100,590$100,314—
Jadee Draughn$96,507$123,925$111,600$105,030$21,689—
Jenny Stucky$116,051$107,821————
Aminata Taylor————$43,325$89,559
Sherrie Hinshaw$61,921—————
Carla Oliver—————$31,729

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

Helps children discover their best selves and others in fun, safe learning environments.

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2 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

School Age Program

Camp fire alaska offers both licensed and non-fee based school age programs located in the elementary school in which the participants are enrolled or low-income neighborhoods in which the youth reside.

$3.4Mprogram expense
02

Summer Camping Programs

Camp fire's summer camps consist of the rural alaska program, camp k on kenai lake, and camp si-la-meo day camp providing campers with opportunities to be outside, connected to nature, learning new skills, making new friends, and getting a sense of life that is larger thank one's self.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.2M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$356,360
Unitemized GrantFY2024$703,912
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,065,047
Unitemized GrantFY2022$693,305
Unitemized GrantFY2021$185,257
Unitemized GrantFY2020$239,943

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$378K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$8.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5235
VolunteersI 690
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$1.3M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K$569K
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$240K$240K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$319K$319K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.7M$203K$273K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$12K$2K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$341K$274K$34K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$340K$258K$52K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$184K$93K$91K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$90$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$9K$22$9K
Office expensesLn 13$585K$556K$23K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$250K$118K$117K$15K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$356K$82K$274K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$14K$6K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$37K$37K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$175K$89K$86K
InsuranceLn 23$123K$113K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$26K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$4.6M$1.3M$378K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.3M$7.7M$584K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.2M$8.2M−$29K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.1M$8.0M$3.1M$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$7.0M$55K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$6.1M−$262K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.6M$6.2M$2.4M$8.2M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,604,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,050,342$6,697,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,552,834$1,876,882
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,157$18,218
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,123$11,428
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,697,456$8,604,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $252,042$239,943
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,797,204$4,156,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,084,535$1,844,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,133,781$6,241,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$436,325$2,363,342
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $8,604,398 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$117,268
VIII-1e Government grants$4,163,716
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,416,886
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,697,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,876,882$1,876,882
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,628$8,628
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $200$200
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,590$9,590
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,228$11,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,876,882 · Excluded from tax $29,646$8,604,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,241,056 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $239,943$239,943
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $318,506$318,506
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,661,151 · Management $203,237 · Fundraising $273,021$3,137,409
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,334 · Management $1,860 · Fundraising $5,727$19,921
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $273,604 · Management $34,114 · Fundraising $32,912$340,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $257,957 · Management $52,078 · Fundraising $30,232$340,267
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $93,121 · Management $90,838$183,959
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $90 · Management $1,845$1,935
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,519$30,519
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,336 · Management $22 · Fundraising $8,627$17,985
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $556,254 · Management $23,313 · Fundraising $5,529$585,096
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $117,685 · Management $117,001 · Fundraising $15,192$249,878
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,932 · Management $274,235$356,167
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,018$22,018
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,299 · Management $6,159 · Fundraising $1,571$22,029
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,209$6,209
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $37,009$37,009
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $88,980 · Management $85,564$174,544
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $112,783 · Management $10,525$123,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,496 · Management $2,126 · Fundraising $5,102$33,724
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,567,983 · Management $1,295,160 · Fundraising $377,913$6,241,056
Part X · Balance sheet $8,818,581 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $977,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,628$233,212
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,033,358$2,230,181
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $348,551$667,521
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $98,066$26,022
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,449$34,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,283,914$4,650,156
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,081,966$8,818,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $297,782$366,536
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $142,172$126,382
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,040$75,897
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $446,994$568,815
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,172,032$7,791,933
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $462,940$457,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,634,972$8,249,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,081,966$8,818,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,249,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,604,398
XI-2 Total expenses$6,241,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,363,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,634,972
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,165
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$230,287
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,249,766

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