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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAMP FIRE.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,191,555
Total expenses
$8,220,426
Contributions and grants received
$3,667,263
Grants paid
$703,912
Program service revenue
$4,483,517
Investment income
-$8,501
Other revenue
$49,276
Total assets, end of year
$12,293,895
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,143,768
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,150,127
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,764,035
Management and general expenses
$1,022,658
Fundraising expenses
$433,733
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,764,035

Program services were 82.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $123,468

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $165,420

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,475,091

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $903,284

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,448

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $4,483,517 · related or exempt $4,483,517

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $196,549 · excluded $196,549

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $62,025

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $62,025

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $62,025 · related or exempt $61,575 · excluded $450

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,708

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $206,758

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,708 · other assets -$206,758

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$205,050 · excluded -$205,050

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $165,420

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,476

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$41,476 · excluded -$41,476

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,863

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,863 · related or exempt $1,863

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $26,864 · related or exempt $11,602 · excluded $15,262

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,864

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $703,912 · program services $703,912

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $295,962 · program services $235,822 · management and general $41,287 · fundraising $18,853

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,172,017 · program services $3,324,016 · management and general $582,196 · fundraising $265,805

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $51,011 · program services $24,771 · management and general $15,659 · fundraising $10,581

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $337,768 · program services $237,007 · management and general $69,957 · fundraising $30,804

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $404,066 · program services $325,477 · management and general $54,264 · fundraising $24,325

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,975 · program services $1,282 · management and general $558 · fundraising $135

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,689 · program services $52,377 · management and general $6,649 · fundraising $2,663

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $99,482 · program services $56,693 · management and general $35,622 · fundraising $7,167

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,303 · program services $11,629 · management and general $4,524 · fundraising $2,150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $74,507 · program services $69,049 · management and general $3,243 · fundraising $2,215

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $86,907 · program services $59,509 · management and general $20,920 · fundraising $6,478

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $628,583 · program services $514,927 · management and general $84,833 · fundraising $28,823

  • 17 · Travel

    total $161,538 · program services $158,978 · management and general $2,369 · fundraising $191

  • 20 · Interest

    total $850 · program services $708 · management and general $97 · fundraising $45

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $77,781 · program services $64,768 · management and general $8,883 · fundraising $4,130

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $199,912 · program services $182,705 · management and general $16,224 · fundraising $983

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $471,107 · program services $451,021 · management and general $16,835 · fundraising $3,251

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENAN

    total $153,707 · program services $129,424 · management and general $17,845 · fundraising $6,438

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE EXPENSES

    total $92,124 · program services $57,733 · management and general $31,706 · fundraising $2,685

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $80,429 · program services $70,294 · management and general $5,147 · fundraising $4,988

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $46,796 · program services $31,933 · management and general $3,840 · fundraising $11,023

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,445,933 · end of year $5,717,460

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $979,806 · end of year $1,024,031

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $422,498 · end of year $424,883

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $87,923 · end of year $63,051

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $66,073 · end of year $26,349

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,076,195

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,785,952

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,531,066 · end of year $4,290,243

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $983,600 · end of year $747,878

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,430,544 · end of year $540,881

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $82,314 · end of year $9,035

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $852,783 · end of year $593,852

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,983,480 · end of year $10,416,081

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,167,778 · end of year $734,046

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CAMP FIRE ALASKA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO FUNCTION AS CARING, SELF-DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EVERY CHILD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER THE BEST IN THEMSELVES AND OTHERS IN A FUN, SAFE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  • SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM (PROGRAM SERVICES: SCHOOL AGE CHILDCARE): CAMP FIRE ALASKA OFFERS LICENSED SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS LOCATED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS ARE ENROLLED. THE PROGRAM OFFERS YOUTH SAFE AND PROTECTED PLACES TO GO AFTER SCHOOL, WITH ADULT SUPERVISION AND ADDITIONAL HELP WITH HOMEWORK AS WELL AS FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT AND DISCOVERY TO EXPLORE INTERESTS, DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-RELIANCE, AND NEW SKILLS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $4,286,364 · Grants $561,422 · Revenue $3,445,279

  • SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAMS (PROGRAM SERVICES: ENVIRONMENTAL AND CAMP): CAMP FIRE ALASKA'S SUMMER CAMPS CONSIST OF CAMP K ON KENAI LAKE, CAMP FIREWEED DAY CAMP LOCATED IN ANCHORAGE, RURAL ALASKA PROGRAM SERVING YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP OFFERED AT SCHOOL SITES IN ANCHORAGE. THESE SUMMER CAMPS PROVIDE CAMPERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BE OUTSIDE, CONNECT TO NATURE, LEARN NEW SKILLS, DEVELOP SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND GAIN A SENSE OF LIFE THAT IS LARGER THAN ONESELF. WITH THE SUPPORTIVE GUIDANCE OF CARING ADULT COUNSELORS, CAMPERS BUILD THEIR OWN UNIQUE COMMUNITY. SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE SELF-AWARENESS, POSITIVE VALUES, SOCIAL SKILLS, ACCEPTANCE, APPRECIATION OF PERSONAL IDENTITY, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AS WELL AS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNIQUE IN THEIR OFFERINGS, AND MAY INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOATING SAFETY, COLD-WATER SAFETY, HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES, NUTRITION, AND DENTAL CARE AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CRAFTS, GAMES, HIKES, CAMP-OUTS, AND YOUTH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $2,477,671 · Grants $142,490 · Revenue $1,113,278

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katherine Burrill

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Mason

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Elder

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrianna Muir

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ruth Rosewarne Kimerer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Lubbers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kris Berg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kaylee Devine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Dougherty

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Kohler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Lyons

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Metrokin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenifer Nelson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Biddle

    BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie Hooper

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $194,499
    From this org
    $172,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,463
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,036
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,725
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,738
    Filer's total
    $194,499
  • Jadee Draughn

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $126,427
    From this org
    $123,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,502
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jenny Stucky

    COO

    Total calculated
    $121,592
    From this org
    $107,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,771
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY BASED ON AGREED UPON GOALS AND OUTCOMES SET EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF GOALS AND OVERALL AGENCY SUCCESS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING ANY INCREASE IN SALARY. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS 990 FORMS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN ALASKA AS WELL AS OTHER CAMP FIRE COUNCILS AROUND THE COUNTRY OF SIMILAR SIZE AND BUDGET FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513189349305921

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