Camp Fire Columbia

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1928EIN 93-0386901Revenue $4.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRScampfirecolumbia.org1411 Sw Morrison St Ste 300, 97205-1945 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Mar 1958Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To build lasting, equitable, and caring relationships with nature, others, and ourselves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 261 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $261K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2025▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $4.0M Management & general 21% · $1.1M Fundraising 3% · $152K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Past Executive Director
$80,242Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$70,800Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Business Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joshua Todd$80,242$114,785$131,004$128,514$78,700—
Emily Gilliland—————$128,040
Donna Carver—————$92,821
Miles Uchida——$92,092$91,708$39,766—
Karen Hill$70,800—————

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

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Helps young people discover their passions, express themselves, and find their identity.

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2 programs · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School Based Programs

Camp fire's school based programs partner with schools and families to strengthen student achievement and help youth build assets that lead to success in school, community, and in life. In 2024-25 our school based programs served nearly 1,300 youth at 19 schools through before-school, in-school, after school and summer programs in…

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Camp Programs

In 2024-25 camp fire columbia's camp namanu overnight camps served more than 1,450 youth grades k-12 during eight weeks of summer programming designed to immerse youth in unique hands-on experiences that keep them engaged, exploring and learning during out-of-school months.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$640K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M
Other assetsLn 15$592K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5261
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.3M$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$139K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.0M$256K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$55K$46K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$215K$177K$31K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$351K$283K$58K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$517K$162K$329K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$417$275$142
OccupancyLn 16$214K$161K$46K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$14K$373
InterestLn 20$163K$163K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$72K$72K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$633K$562K$70K$897
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$467K$456K$10K$112
All other expensesLn 24e$62K$52K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.0M$1.1M$152K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.4M$5.2M−$812K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.5M$9.1M−$537K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$9.4M−$1.4M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$7.0M$2.3M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.3M−$202K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.2M$99K$4.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,432,774 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,154,419$1,336,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,047,453$2,916,216
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,043$6,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $282,279$174,159
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,540,194$4,432,774
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 $6,487,459$3,101,511
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,589,477$2,142,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,076,936$5,244,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$536,742−$811,571
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $4,432,774 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,913 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$81,991
VIII-1e Government grants$640,401
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$613,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,336,015
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,916,216$2,916,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,384$6,384
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $159,246$159,246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,916,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $180,543$4,432,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,244,345 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $139,193 · Fundraising $23,038$162,231
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,990,783 · Management $255,684 · Fundraising $72,126$2,318,593
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,353 · Management $6,597 · Fundraising $1,679$54,629
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176,863 · Management $31,378 · Fundraising $6,408$214,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $282,905 · Management $58,254 · Fundraising $10,250$351,409
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,160 · Management $329,224 · Fundraising $26,043$517,427
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $275 · Fundraising $142$417
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $160,743 · Management $45,809 · Fundraising $7,638$214,190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,384 · Management $373$14,757
IX-20 InterestManagement $162,773$162,773
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $72,357$72,357
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $561,775 · Management $70,077 · Fundraising $897$632,749
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $456,281 · Management $10,123 · Fundraising $112$466,516
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,356 · Management $5,730 · Fundraising $3,562$61,648
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,977,235 · Management $1,115,215 · Fundraising $151,895$5,244,345
Part X · Balance sheet $8,831,149 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,614$1,175,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $397,257$90,021
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $51,613$43,816
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,454$23,966
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,346,790$6,905,432
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $680,931$592,247
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,799,486$8,831,149
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $758,260$384,854
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $971,337$1,196,190
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $807,530$412,422
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,138,729$3,981,963
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,001,980$4,333,964
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $658,777$515,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,660,757$4,849,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,799,486$8,831,149
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,849,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,432,774
XI-2 Total expenses$5,244,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$811,571
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,660,757
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,849,186

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