Texas · Nonprofit
CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS
CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS (Texas) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,633,487 to it, the largest being THE MORRIS FOUNDATION ($1,375,800). 45 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.8M
- Funders on record
- 58
- Grants received
- $7.6M
- Net assets
- $3.2M
What Camp Fire First Texas does
Mission
Camp Fire First Texas invests in North Texas communities by providing out-of-school time and outdoor learning programs for children and youth while also offering workforce development programs for early childhood educators. We envision a community in which every child has equitable access to the learning opportunities they need to succeed and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Youth Development added one new site at Aledo ISD in 2024 in Aledo ISD. Lynn McKinney Elementary School is located at 14748 Lynn McKinney Way in Aledo, TX 76008. Camp Fire provides afterschool care and program from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
In 2024 Camp Fire closed the Diamond Hill Station afterschool location. DHS was located at 2001 E Loraine St in Ft Worth, TX 76106. We provided afterschool care and program at this location during the school year Monday through Friday. Then in the Summer a day camp program for the community. The Diamond Hill community had a new community center open that met the after-school care needs in the community, and our services were no longer needed. The location was costing us a significant amount of money to operate so we made the decision to close it.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Outdoor Programs:Camp El Tesoro offers overnight summer camp, day camp, school-age outdoor learning days, family camping, camp rentals and retreats. Our Texas Outdoor Education Center at El Tesoro is an outdoor laboratory where students and teachers can combine their efforts and expertise to learn about and care for the natural environment. Knowledge gained through hands-on outdoor learning activities and applications set the stage for a lifelong commitment to protect our environment and create solutions to the environmental challenges that arise.El Tesoro overnight camps provide an immersive experience for campers to explore the outdoors, make new friends and awaken their sense of adventure. Intentional moments at camp encourage youth to step out of their comfort zone, try something new and find more.Camp El Tesoro Nature Day Camp provides interactive, outdoor adventures that encourage children to flex their minds and muscles. Unique weekly focus areas allow campers to discover our world from the natural (trees, bugs, bones and rocks) to the celestial (solar system) and ecological (recycling, going green). Art, science and good-old-fashioned exploration will fill mornings while…
$1,758,213 spentof which $1,372 as grants$1,165,810 earned by the program37% of program spendingYouth Development Programs:Camp Fire First Texas offers youth programs serving children from ages 4-17 years, including afterschool programs, teen programs, all-day summer camps and school break programs. Through TEKs based curriculum, STEM focused activities, tinker spaces and meaningful adult interaction, youth are encouraged to explore their interests in a project-based approach. Additionally, each site provides homework assistance and dedicated time for outdoor exploration.Camp Fire's Teens in Action program provides year-round support to middle and high school students to remain actively engaged in school, graduate and prepare for a promising future. Teens in Action combines small group meetings, college and career site visits, field trips, community volunteering and mentoring to promote commitment and follow through and inspire vision for the future. The program boosts confidence, builds self-esteem and develops leadership skills. Youth are encouraged to reach for their dreams despite lifes circumstances and ultimately become adults who build society and give back to the community.
$1,551,135 spent$1,279,836 earned by the program33% of program spendingEarly Education Workforce Development Programs:Camp Fire First Texas provides professional career development workshops, courses and conferences for directors, owners and teachers working in childcare centers and family home childcare programs across Texas. These learning opportunities provide professional development, skill advancement and networking. Courses are high-quality and led by registered early childhood instructors in-person and virtually. The Camp Fire First Texas Early Education Apprenticeship Program (EEAP) is an educational and career pathway building program. The first U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program for early educators in the State of Texas, the EEAP includes paid on-the-job-learning, coupled with educational courses and one-on-one coaching in the classroom from a Camp Fire mentor.In 2023, Camp Fire launched three new EEAP programs: pre-apprenticeship for high school students with the Northwest ISD and part-time early childhood educators; Early Childhood Educator II (ECEII), equivalent to an associate degree; and Early Childhood Educator III (ECEIII), equivalent to a bachelor's degree. In 2024, Camp Fire launched a director track, Early…
$1,454,608 spentof which $220,660 as grants$300,107 earned by the program31% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,763,956.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.1M to $3.4M (+66%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2018 2% · 2019 2% · 2020 11% · 2021 17% · 2022 32% · 2023 28% · 2024 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
59% of CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Brian Miller
CEO
Board chair
Lisa Mares
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 34 funders, grant income rose $31k → $1.3M.
7 of 58 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $6.1M from 7 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest El Tesoro Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS raised.
From the IRS filings of CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 58 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 62% · 2019 25% · 2020 58% · 2021 23% · 2022 35% · 2023 23% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
76% of CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 78% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
76% of CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $354k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS's funding base is broadening — from 6 funders to 34 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,928 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- El Tesoro Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS?
- CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS (Texas) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,633,487 to it, the largest being THE MORRIS FOUNDATION ($1,375,800). 45 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS have?
- IRS filings report 58 organizations giving $7,633,487 in grants to CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS, 45 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS?
- THE MORRIS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,375,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAMP FIRE FIRST TEXAS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 58 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing