California · Nonprofit
CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL
CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,257 to it, the largest being CAMP FIRE ($15,239). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $21k
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What Camp Fire USA San Diego and Imperial Counties Council does
Mission
We believe in an approach to youth development that builds assets and empowersindividuals.we believe that the best youth development occurs in small groups where children andyouth are actively involved in creating their own learning.we are committed to coeducation, providing opportunities for boys, girls andfamilies to develop together.we provide caring, trained mentors to work with children and youth.we are inclusive, welcoming children, youth and adults regardless of race, religion,socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of diversity.we believe in the power of nature to awaken a child's senses, curiosity, and desireto learn.we foster leadership, engaging children and youth to give service and make decisionsin a democratic society.we provide safe, fun and nurturing environments for children and youth.we enrich parents and other adults' lives by expanding their skills and encouragingthem to share their talents and build relationships with children and youth.we respond to community needs with our programs and expertise.we advocate on behalf of children, youth and families.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Cahito-(camp on a hill in town), which is located on seven enclosed acres in sandiego's balboa park, provides youth services in day camp sessions with activitiesthat promote self awareness, teamwork, and an appreciation of the environment.outdoor education programs for preschools and school age children from septemberthrough may. Children attend 1/2 day field trips to learn about nature,conservation, ecology, animals, insects and birds in balboa park, san diego.
$661,205 spent50% of program spendingWolahi (woods lakes hills) located in the cuyamaca mountains. In prior yearsutilized for camp programs and family camps. All facilities lost in the fire of 2003and the organization is in the process of seeking funding for reconstruction.
$661,204 spent50% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,322,409.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $707k to $1.0M (+45%).
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: 2021 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $6k → $10k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Organizations like CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
69%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL?
- CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,257 to it, the largest being CAMP FIRE ($15,239). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $21,257 in grants to CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL?
- CAMP FIRE is the largest funder on record, with $15,239 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CAMP FIRE USA SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES COUNCIL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing