Better Business Bureau Report for
Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued December 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires December 2014


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc.
Address: 45 W. Roosevelt Road
  Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-629-5160
Web Address: www.campfireusa-illinois.org
Also known as:Illinois Prairie Council
Camp Fire USA
Camp Fire Boys and Girls
Camp Fire
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Camp Fire Boys and Girls
Greater DuPage Council of Camp Fire
Salt Creek Council of Camp Fire

Year, State Incorporated: 1912, Illinois
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To provide, through a program of informal education, opportunities for youth to realize their potential and to function effectively as caring, self-directed individuals responsible to themselves and to others, and, as an organization, to seek to improve those conditions in society which affect youth.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc. does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 8: Program Service Expense Ratio - Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.

Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc. does not meet this Standard because:

  • According to the its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the organization spent $127,535 or 57% of its total expenses ($222,095) on program service activities.

Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc. does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Was not produced for the current fiscal year.

Standard 17: Web Site Disclosures - Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc. does not meet this Standard because the organization's website, www.campfireusa-illinois.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • The organization’s mission statement.
  • A summary of program service accomplishments.
  • Total income.
  • Total program expenses.
  • Total fund raising expenses.
  • Total administrative expenses.
  • End of year net assets.
  • Electronic access to the organization’s most recent IRS Form 990.
In addition, the BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois requested but did not receive complete information on the organization’s governance and oversight, effectiveness measures, solicitation materials, donor privacy, and fundraising disclosures and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following 10Standards for Charity Accountability: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 18, and 19.
Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc. meets the remaining 7 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Illinois Prairie Council serves more than 30,000 boys and girls in after-school, in-school and summer progrms in Western Cook County and the collar counties of Chicago. We serve all of DuPage County and large portions of Kane, Kendall and Will Counties.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Outdoor Programs 55,779
In-School Programs 39,486
After School Programs 13,526
Club 9,856
Reach 8,888
Total Program Expenses: $127,535
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Stephanie Schiszik, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*: 
 $50,820

Chair of the Board:
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:

Board Size:

Paid Staff Size:

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:


Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $127,073, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

Source of Funds  
Gain on Disposition of Fixed Assets 303,249
In-Kind Donations 78,951
Program Service Fees 36,830
United Way Grants 19,203
Donations 18,619
Supporting Memberships 10,300
Grants from Other Sources 6,375
Rental Income 4,462
Sales 2,602
Membership Dues 1,321
Other Income 1,269
Special Events 928
Realized Gains on Investments 710
Investment Income 103
Total Income $484,922


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 58%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 32% 

Total income $484,922
Program expenses $127,535
Fund raising expenses 23,091
Administrative expenses 71,469
Total expenses $222,095
Income in Excess of Expenses 262,827
Beginning net assets 58,953
Other Changes in Net Assets (1,160)
Ending net assets 320,620
Total liabilities 22,073
Total assets $342,693


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