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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAMP FIRE MINNESOTA.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,106,198
Total expenses
$2,948,706
Contributions and grants received
$1,608,604
Grants paid
$119,578
Program service revenue
$1,528,019
Investment income
$8,006
Other revenue
-$38,431
Total assets, end of year
$2,544,531
Total liabilities, end of year
$288,675
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,255,856
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,271,872
Management and general expenses
$423,219
Fundraising expenses
$253,615
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,271,872

Program services were 77.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $253,749

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $30,322

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $397,184

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $927,349

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $44,752

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OUTDOOR PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,528,019 · related or exempt $1,528,019

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,006 · excluded $8,006

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $190,781

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $233,693

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$42,912

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$42,912 · unrelated business -$81,854 · excluded $38,942

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $21,450

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

    $253,749

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $43,986

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,536 · excluded -$22,536

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $1,500

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $450

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $1,050 · excluded $1,050

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $62,592

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $36,625

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $25,967 · excluded $25,967

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $119,578 · program services $119,578

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $279,596 · program services $169,407 · management and general $59,002 · fundraising $51,187

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,344,403 · program services $1,096,506 · management and general $146,490 · fundraising $101,407

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,763 · program services $76,041 · management and general $10,633 · fundraising $7,089

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $140,511 · program services $109,314 · management and general $17,454 · fundraising $13,743

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,459 · management and general $6,459

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $281,630 · program services $149,953 · management and general $121,173 · fundraising $10,504

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,367 · program services $95 · management and general $13,579 · fundraising $3,693

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,379 · program services $25,185 · management and general $9,580 · fundraising $1,614

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,490 · program services $186 · management and general $28,304

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,699 · program services $5,863 · management and general $3,541 · fundraising $1,295

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $286,307 · program services $280,701 · fundraising $5,606

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $71,313 · program services $66,140 · management and general $1,454 · fundraising $3,719

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $90,081 · program services $88,861 · management and general $864 · fundraising $356

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $14,898 · program services $14,420 · management and general $349 · fundraising $129

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $1,138 · program services $1,138 · management and general $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $126,094 · program services $68,484 · management and general $4,337 · fundraising $53,273

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $338,652 · end of year $135,753

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $55,163 · end of year $97,078

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,078 · end of year $419,097

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,914 · end of year $9,881

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,190 · end of year $4,826

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

    $2,021,597

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

    $1,112,140

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $948,595 · end of year $909,457

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $886,821 · end of year $968,439

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $115,534 · end of year $170,752

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $74,874 · end of year $91,254

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $40,259 · end of year $26,669

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,016,739 · end of year $1,270,707

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,000,007 · end of year $985,149

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WITH NATURE AS OUR CATALYST, WE ENERGIZE YOUTH TO DISCOVER THEIR SPARK SO THEIR FUTURES GLOW BRIGHTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WITH NATURE AS OUR CATALYST, WE ENERGIZE YOUTH TO DISCOVER THEIR SPARK.

  • OUTDOOR PROGRAMSCAMP FIRE MINNESOTA'S OUTDOOR PROGRAMS CONNECT YOUTH WITH THE POWER OF NATURE THROUGH SUMMER CAMP, SCHOOL-BREAK CAMPS, AND K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM INCLUDES DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS, A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK, AND ADVENTURE CANOE TRIPS. YOUTH FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS GATHER AT CAMP FIRE TO SWIM AND KAYAK IN LAKE MINNEWASHTA, PUSH THEIR LIMITS ON THE CHALLENGE COURSE, TEND VEGETABLES IN THE GARDEN, AND EXPLORE THE RESTORED WETLANDS AND POLLINATOR GARDEN. WE OFFER FULL AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.(CONTINUE TO SCHEDULE O)OUR K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TEAM-BUILDING PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON LEARNING AT OUR CAMP PROPERTY, IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AND THROUGH VIRTUAL LIVE LESSONS. OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IS DELIVERED BY A COHORT OF NATURALISTS. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS, UTILIZING A SLIDING SCALE FEE MODEL.WE ALSO OFFER FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS ACCESS TO OUR FREE ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY, MY NATURE CONNECTION, TO HELP YOUTH CONNECT WITH NATURE IN THEIR BACKYARD AND NEIGHBORHOODS.AS A RESULT OF OUR OUTDOOR PROGRAMS, YOUTH UNPLUG IN NATURE, DEVELOP AS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, AND GROW AS INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS.

    Expenses $2,045,832 · Grants $119,578 · Revenue $1,528,019

  • AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMSCAMP FIRE MINNESOTA'S AFTERSCHOOL NATURE PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO SCHOOLS SERVING LOW INCOME STUDENTS. OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS CONNECT YOUTH WITH THE OUTDOORS WHILE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. IN ADDITION TO ON-SITE LEARNING, AFTERSCHOOL PARTICIPANTS ATTEND FIELD TRIPS AT OUR CAMP PROPERTY AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER CAMP AT NO COST. (CONTINUE TO SCHEDULE O)AS A RESULT OF OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, YOUTH DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS THEY LEARN TO CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $226,040

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marie Becker

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy Buchert

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Botzet

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Rusk

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Becker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adriane Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lalo Edmondson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Felton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Fenske

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cody Fleischfresser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara Florek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald Ford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather George

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dominique Holwerda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Jensen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebekah Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nikki Krakow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen Mahoney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicolle Nacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teri Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chetna Tandon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Winter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kori Redepenning

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $170,624
    From this org
    $166,428
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,196
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,428
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,196
    Filer's total
    $170,624
  • Becca Fink

    VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $108,973
    From this org
    $106,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,612
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3
ALL POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE COMPARED TO THE BI-ANNUAL RELEASE OF THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S ANNUAL COST OF LIVING INCREASE. THE LAST REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN 2022. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE AND SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, BUDGET OBJECTIVES, COMPARISON OF SALARIES OF OTHER CEOS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFIT'S SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY. THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S SALARY WAS LAST REVIEWED IN SPRING 2022 AS A PART OF THE FORMAL CEO SEARCH PROCESS.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422979349301982

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