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CAMP FIRE MINNESOTA

EIN 41-0706116 EXCELSIOR, MN

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Revenue 2024
$3,657,387
Expenses 2024
$3,535,905

Program services were 78.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O20
Classification
2000
Street
3300 TANADOONA DR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $1,894,736 · Grants $157,960 · Revenue $1,694,080

  • 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 $888,040

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Marie Becker

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tammy Buchert

    VICE BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Scott Botzet

    TREASURER (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Shannon Rusk

    BOARD SECRETARY (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lalo Edmondson

    BOARD CHAIR/SECRETARY (AS OF 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Caitlin Bateman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tom Becker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Adriane Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Angie Fenske

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Cory Fleischfresser

    DIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tara Florek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Donald Ford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Heather George

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lynne Harrington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Dominique Holwerda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sarah Jensen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kevin Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rebekah Johnson

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kate Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Alexis Murillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nicolle Nacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Amos Oladoyin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Paget Pengelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Teri Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew Ruby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,657,387
    Expenses
    $3,535,905
    Contributions
    $1,901,188
    Grants paid
    $157,960
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,106,198
    Expenses
    $2,948,706
    Contributions
    $1,608,604
    Grants paid
    $119,578
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,321,457
    Expenses
    $2,766,282
    Contributions
    $1,038,562
    Grants paid
    $119,637

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,230,532
    Expenses
    $2,283,179
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,985,926
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,683,138
    Expenses
    $6,030,877
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,917,604
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,131,921
    Expenses
    $2,208,355
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,623,553
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,413,084
    Expenses
    $2,127,570
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,078,311
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,010,940
    Expenses
    $3,424,386
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,867,500

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.