About Camp Fire
To support young people in discovering who they are, connecting with others and taking action in their communities through inclusive youth development programs and camp experiences.
Focus Areas
youth developmentoutdoor educationsummer campafter school programsleadership development
Who They Fund
campers / youth participantscamp staff and leadership (CEOs, administrators)racially/ethnically diverse and historically marginalized youth
Funding Style
programmatic supportcapital improvements (site & outdoor infrastructure)professional development / leadership convening (CEO summit)
About Camp Fire
Camp Fire’s recent grantmaking centers on Camp Fire affiliates and the youth-development work they deliver through camp experiences, after school programs, and leadership development. A large share of support is tied to a CEO summit, showing that the funder backs staff and administrator learning alongside direct program delivery. The biggest recent award in the data goes to Camp Fire Green Country in Tulsa for camper participation, capital improvements, an inclusion specialist, and site and outdoor improvements, while Camp Fire Heart of Iowa in Des Moines received another six-figure grant with related support for cultural appropriation funding and friendship funding. The foundation’s grants also point to an emphasis on inclusion and continuous improvement. Camp Fire Heart of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City received support for capital improvements, continuous improvement communities at practice, and an inclusion specialist, and Camp Fire Minnesota in Excelsior received funding connected to consultation on a toolkit for cultural appropriation and friendship funding. Smaller awards appear alongside these larger commitments, suggesting a mix of programmatic, capacity-building, and site-based support rather than a single-purpose grant model.
What Camp Fire Funds
In youth development, Camp Fire funded Camp Fire Columbia in Portland and Camp Fire Wilani in Springfield for camper cohorts attending the CEO summit, tying youth-serving work to leadership learning. Outdoor and site-based support appears in awards to Camp Fire Golden Empire in Vallejo and Camp Fire First Texas in Fort Worth, both of which received funding for capital improvements and programmatic, site, and outdoor improvements. The foundation also supports inclusion work directly. Camp Fire River Bend in Notre Dame received an inclusion specialist grant along with capital and friendship funding, while Camp Fire Heart of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City received a grant that included continuous improvement communities at practice. On the evaluation side, Camp Fire Central Oregon in Bend received support for printing summer youth surveys, a concrete sign of survey-based program feedback.
How Camp Fire Gives
Typical grant size sits at a p25 of $9,719, a median of $20,750, and a p75 of $46,906, which points to a middle tier of modest operating or program grants alongside larger awards. The recent record shows repeated support to several recipients across 2024 and 2025, including Camp Fire Green Country, Camp Fire Heart of Iowa, Camp Fire River Bend, Camp Fire Heart of Oklahoma, Camp Fire Minnesota, and Camp Fire Central Oregon. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Camp Fire is a Pure DAF Provider, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$135K
Total Assets
$4.8M
Total Revenue
$4.5M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $47K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$47K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in OK.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHAWNA ROSENZWEIG
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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