Camp Fire

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131623921
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone
8162852010
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,512,703
Expenses
$2,569,016
Assets
$4,837,905
Liabilities
$248,980

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GREG ZWEBER (CEO (UNTIL 1/25))
  • SHAWNA ROZENZWEIG (PRESIDENT/CEO (BEGAN 1/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • GREG ZWEBER (CEO (UNTIL 1/25)): $271,446 total reported compensation
  • SHAWNA ROZENZWEIG (PRESIDENT/CEO (BEGAN 1/25)): $194,750 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Growing up is hard. That's why camp fire connects young people to themselves, others, and the outdoors. We envision a world where all young people thrive and have equitable opportunities for: self discovery--all young people find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are; community connection--all young people find, build, and contribute to their community, develop meaningful relationships with supportive adults and peers, feel seen, heard, accepted, supported, and affirmed for who they are today, and who they will be in the future; engagement with nature--all young people experience the power and awe of the outdoors and learn to respect, love, and care for our world.

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.7%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 80.5%; rating input score 81; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 43.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.88; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.7% of revenue deployed · 78.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $271K · 13 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $223K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 33 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 11 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.