Minnesota

In Camp Fire, nature is the catalyst for growth

Young people want to shape the world. Camp Fire provides young people with the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice and discover who they are. In Camp Fire, it begins now. Light the fire within.

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Camp Fire guides youth and teens to discover their spark, or inner passions, and develop a growth mindset for youth to thrive. Through Camp Fire clubs and summer camp, youth engage in the natural world to catalyze growth.

Camp Fire clubs help youth thrive and discover their sparks for learning, leading and living. By partnering with schools and affordable housing communities from Mahtomedi to Minneapolis to Minnetonka, we serve low- income families with a need for after school and summer youth programming.

Camp Fire offers summer camp and year-round nature- based programs at Camp Tanadoona in Chanhassen and Camp Bluewater in Grand Rapids. Camp Fire camps offer youth and teens progressive, nature-based learning through day, overnight, adventure and leadership development camps.

Because of Camp Fire, youth work with caring mentors to build skills and a sense of community, develop as leaders, and engage with nature through hands-on experiences.

Discovering Sparks Our program activities grow with youth – Kindergarten through 12th grade. Our youngest participants are introduced to new ideas and experiences that help them light their spark for learning. As youth grow, they direct their own learning. By developing their spark for leading, youth make a positive impact in their own lives and community. As Camp Fire youth prepare for life beyond high school, they discover their spark for living through college and career exploration.

Career exploration and work readiness

Community engagement and youth service

Project-based learning and exploration

SPARK FOR LIVING (High School)

SPARK FOR LEADING (Middle School)

SPARK FOR LEARNING (K – 5th Grades)

Who We Are

Spark for Learning

Our youngest Camp Fire participants develop their spark for learning through hands-on, land-based, experiential activities. Young brains are wired to wonder and question. This is a powerful time in a child’s life to discover and pursue new interests and sparks. Youth explore the natural world and their community in outdoor group adventures, field trips and special events.

At Camp Fire, discovery is fun, high-energy and always interactive. Youth learn to listen and share big ideas, build snow forts and campfires, write and produce plays, try archery and canoeing, learn how to plant and harvest a garden, and take care of their bodies and each other. Camp Fire mentors facilitate fun inquiry and nurture curiosity. Together, kids grow wonder into action!

At the end of each school year, Camp Fire clubs come together at Tanadoona for their Year End Celebration, a full day of adventure and new experiences like canoeing, rock wall climbing, archery and s’mores.

K – 5th Grades

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In 2015, we launched a Camp Fire Fellowship position. The Fellow, a trained naturalist, is expanding the ways Camp Fire club youth and campers experience nature year-round and become active stewards of the natural world.

“I like being outside in nature because you can learn more about stuff like bugs, what types of bugs there are, how many colors of bugs there are.” – Seraph, Camp Fire club youth

85% of Camp Fire youth discover their sparks and connect with spark champions.

85%

Spark for Leading

As youth grow, Camp Fire grows with them. Middle school-aged youth engage in opportunities to take action in their communities and guide their own growth. At Camp Fire, youth find their spark for leading through decision-making, team-building and service-learning activities.

Together, with caring mentors, youth investigate their communities with the goal of matching needs with passion and action. Camp Fire youth might clean a local watershed, mobilize food and toy drives, plant pollinators for bees or care for abandoned animals.

Youth design and implement these projects and more to make a positive impact on their world. In Camp Fire, youth are leaders now!

6th – 8th Grades

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“Camp Fire helps me finish my homework on time and the leaders support me with my spark so much. Being able to teach my younger [Camp Fire club] friends made me feel responsible and they depended on me to be a good leader.”

86% of Camp Fire youth value nature and steward the environment.

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Service-learning and team-building projects are the foundation to developing a spark for leading. Whether serving in their immediate community or volunteering to prepare the Tanadoona garden for winter, Camp Fire youth develop the critical communication and decision-making skills to grow as young leaders.

Leadership and stewardship grow hand-in-hand, as youth rise to the challenge of practicing sustainable outdoor living while learning about the natural world and making healthy choices for themselves and the environment.

– Trianna, Camp Fire teen club participant and camper

Spark for Living

Camp Fire plays an important role as teens discover their spark for living. We help teens explore college and career options through communication workshops, financial literacy programs, mentorship opportunities, college and employer visits and guest speakers.

In Camp Fire, teens build upon their leadership skills in opportunities such as:

• Northwoods Adventure Canoe Trips in the wilderness at Camp Bluewater

• Teen Advisory Council participation, serving as advisors to Camp Fire’s teen programs and organizational priorities

• Counselor-In-Training and Junior Counselor leadership development participation at Camp Tanadoona

• Volunteer service and opportunities to mentor youth in Camp Fire clubs

Through high-impact, targeted group activities, teens develop knowledge, self-awareness, leadership, grit, persistence, communication and coping skills – 21st century skills for living!

9th – 12th Grades

Left photo: College visits help our teens plan for their future education and careers. Right photo: In 2015, 33 teens participated in Tanadoona’s Leadership Development Programs – Day Camp Assistant, Counselor in Training, and Junior Counselor. Eleven Junior Counselors prepared to become future Camp Counselors through this service and development opportunity.

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“If I wouldn’t have been coming to Camp Fire, I honestly wouldn’t be the person I am today because they really made me a better person. Camp Fire encouraged me and… I just really love how Camp Fire brought me up.”

91% of Camp Fire youth understand the importance of healthy living.

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91% of Camp Fire youth thrive through increased social and emotional skills, such as relationship building, and experiencing a sense of belonging and being empowered leaders.

our impact in 2015:2,308 youth

450 club participants

664 youth from partner youth-serving organizations

1,194campers

– Faith, former Camp Fire club participant

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Financials2015 Statement of Financial Position

Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Receivables: Promises to GiveAccounts Receivable

Other AssetsProperty and Equipment, NetBeneficial Interest in Trust Total Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities Accounts Payable Capital Lease Accrued ExpensesDeferred Revenue

Total Liabilities Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily RestrictedPermanently Restricted

Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

2015 Statement of Activities

RevenuesContributions and Grants:Operating*Capital Campaign

Program Service Revenue:Outdoor ProgramsOut-of-School Time Club Programs

In-Kind ContributionsSpecial EventsInvestment IncomeUnrealized LossLoss on Disposal of EquipmentOther

Total Revenues

Functional ExpensesProgram Services:Outdoor ProgramsOut-of-School Time Programs

Management and GeneralFundraising

Total Functional Expenses

Change in Net Assets

$526,180

157,45036,70825,754

1,866,683787,019

$3,399,794

$34,153 25,64453,84619,326

132,969

883,058 1,596,748

787,019 3,266,825

$3,399,794

$782,028 35,022

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(16,448)197

1,783,145

699,918 598,476 312,675 253,242

1,864,311

$(81,166)

Sources of Operating Revenue 43% Contributions and Grants 29% Outdoor Programs 2% Investment Income 13% Special Events 5% Out-of-school Time Club 8% In-Kind Contributions

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Get InvolvedVisit us online to learn more about Camp Fire and opportunities to get involved, such as:

• Volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups at our camps and clubs• Nature education and team-building activities at Tanadoona and Bluewater• Upcoming events at Camp Fire Minnesota

*The Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation (the Foundation) was created to support the work of Camp Fire Minnesota. The Foundation funds ensure Camp FireMinnesota’s ability to provide high-quality youth development programs in Minnesota today and in the future. The Foundation donated $40,000 to general operations in 2015.

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Our Spark ChampionsThank you to the many donors and volunteers whose contributions light the spark within Camp Fire youth. For a full list of donors, please visit Camp Fire Minnesota online at campfiremn.org.

$50,000 and aboveAnonymousGreater Twin Cities

United WayOtto Bremer Foundation

$10,000 - $49,999

3M FoundationBest BuyFred C. and Katherine B. Andersen FoundationBeth and Ken HolecBonnie Hullett and Russ

NelsonJames Daniel Humphrey FoundationMargaret A. Cargill

FoundationMinnesota Camp Fire

FoundationNAIOP MinnesotaNew York Life FoundationOpus FoundationPwC Charitable

Foundation, IncRBC FoundationRotary Club of ChaskaThe Sheltering Arms

Foundation $5,000 - $9,999Allina HealthCamp Fire National

HeadquartersCargillLisa and Scott DongoskeEcolab FoundationF.R. Bigelow FoundationLand O’LakesPricewaterhouseCoopersThe Saint Paul

FoundationMarnie Wells and Dr.

Ralph BovardWells Fargo $1,000 - $4,999Julie Anderson

Patty and Dave AndersonSarah and Michael

AndersonKaron ArmstrongToby and Kristi BishopMatthew and Mary

BochnicekBoyer Building CorpBremer BankAnn and Mike BrilleyCatherine A Smith Fund

of the Minneapolis Foundation

Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq

Dunbar StrandnessThe Excelsior GroupRandy and Kathy Jo FelchPeggy and Richard FoxCraig and Erin FoxGeorge Wm and Mary

Patton Charitable Foundation

Granby Inc.Grant ThorntonDarren and Angie

HarbaughHarry L. & Janet M.

Kitselman FoundationKathy and John

HendricksKendra and Jeff HoffmanColleen Jacks and Jeff

RosoffKip and Peggy

KirkpatrickDavid and Anita

KordonowyLuanne Krause and Tom

BlakeDavid and Sandra

KvammeLand O’ Lakes FoundationLife Time FitnessChris and Michael LyonsMagney Architecture,

LLCNancy and David MichaelMicrosoft

Andrew and Cara MillerThe Minneapolis

FoundationMinnehaha Creek

Watershed DistrictMinnesota Valley Electric

CooperativeMinnetonka Rotary ClubMN LandspecMichael MootzJulie Neville and Mark

EdelmannNew York Life Insurance

CompanyRhonda and Rory O’NeillSuzanne and Peter

OuradaPiper JaffrayPortu-Sunberg MarketingPreferred Insurance

Services, Inc.The Prudential

FoundationJoe and Cherry RamakerRhonda Read-Boecker

and Mark BoeckerAndy and Lynne RedleafRiveron Consulting, LLCJim and Susan RossRotary Club of ExcelsiorJon RustenKaren and Steve

SchlotthauerAnne ScottSilicon Valley BankPete Simonse and Jean

Walsh-SimonseSit Investment Associates

FoundationKathy SlowterSmart Start MinnesotaBeth and Todd SmitsJason and Kim

StauffeneckerSteiner Development, Inc.WelshWildwood Lions ClubWipfli CPAs and

Consultants

Shawn and Kelly Wischmeier

$500 - $999Sandra and Nick AalbersKelly AbrahamJessica Ayers-Bean and

Ryan BeanKim and Anthony BaxterSheila and Brian BerubeYoni Binus and Anne

GraybealMaren Christopher and

Scott VerginHarriet and David ConkeyLisa CotterFirst American Title

Insurance CompanyGamma Phi Beta

FoundationGEBrenda and John HugoKristi HykesSusan JohnsonMelanie LienLynn MaaskeDusty MairsMid-America Real EstateLauri MikkonenShannon and Mitch

NelsonWin NeugerProviNet BenefitsJanet and Paul QuarbergManju RamanMatt and Kristine

RauenhorstAnn Ruff and John CooperScheelsMike ShepardBoyd and Sherri St. ClairNancy and Jim StillerThomson ReutersThrivent Financial for

Lutherans FoundationJoe and Sally TyeLaura and Adam WendleJoan White and Ed Cohen

524 2,883 hours to Camp Fire

volunteers contributed

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Our Spark Champions, continued$250-$499Candyce AndersonJames and Mary JetlandEmily and Mark JoernJade Johnson and Edward

PalmerSydney JohnsonTerry KelloggJennifer KmecikDrew and Betheny LeeHeidi and Klaus LemkeWoody and Elaine LoveTammy and Mark MagneyRosie Mahoney and Sarah

LevyJodi and Paul MatsonJennifer and Dave

MedernachDave and Mary MingoLinda and Phil NealMary NescottAaron OsgoodDuane PetersonChris PetersonJudy PoferlCarolyn Rehn and Paul

StricklandMarilyn Colby Rivkin and

Jeff RivkinRon and Sheri SalargoKristin and James

SankovitzThomas ShaverCynthia SteeceAnna SturdevantThe Rice CompanyHeather TubbsDerrick and Denita

WebsterJames WymanRebecca Zadroga

$100-$249

Advance Consulting LLCAdair and Chuck

AndersonRichard and Marianne

AndingRita and Mark AyersTerry BankerPat BarkerTimothy and Mary Becker

Grayce Belvedere-Young and Dan Young

Brenda BlumeCarol and Paul BoergerAdam BoiesJulius and Sara BonelloScott and Laura BovardJohn BoyerAmanda BreuerJason and Christine

ButterfieldSteve and Amy CarltonGail and Ivan ChavezAdam ChesinJeffrey and Pamela

ClaudeKristin ClemingsCommunity Health

Charities MNBill and Betsy CookEllen and John CorsigliaJodie and Jim CristMatthew and Theresa

CristTom Darden and Pat St.

PeterTally DiercksSara DietrichDonald and Mary Anne

DraayerTom DrippsDave DurhamScott DykhoffErik EnsrudMark EricksonEric and Lara EricksonDebra and Wayne

FehlandtDenny and Jean FoxLuke FranklinMichelle and Andy FrostPete GeherinJeff GerkeRobert and Kristi GormanJames and Kathy

GrandboisGordon and Julie

HampsonBill and Ann HaughCharles HaynorAmy HoltHoneywell InternationalRev. Judy Hoover

Nancy JacksBrooke JacobsonGary Johnson and Jeanne

AyersDorothea JohnsonLori JonasonJayne JonesAaron JuranCristie and John KeppelerEric KerchevalJean and Thomas KingKatherine KlohsMartin KnightSina and Thomas KochMichael KuesterJoyce and Michael KurusBrian and Donna LarsonWade and Renee LauRita and William LawsonTony LeClercJim LindforsDan and Sue MalinaJoanne MantheJoann and Jim MarquetteVivian MasonSarah-Jane MathieuTeresa and Ryan McAlpineMyra and Robert

McCormackMark McDonaldMichael McGrailDeborah MeagherKatherine Meerse and

David WoodardMary and Michael

MilbrathPeter and Kathryn MorkJames Moscowitz and

Amy TaswellLindsay MungerMark NeebScott and Taryn NeilsThomas and Elizabeth

NicolDana Olsen and Bryan

SvendbyKevin and Catherine

OneillLibby OpoienSusan PellPolaris Industries Inc.Sandra PotthoffJack Rice

Charlene RoiseStacy RooneyAshley and Jesse SabeanEd SachsMargaret SawyerCarol SchmidtAdam SchrollSteve ShafferAshika ShresthaLu Ann and Peter SidneyAshley SkibaJessica SlowterMajorie and Warren

SpannausSandra SteelmanDarik and Tara SteinbachBrian StrojnyTerry Roeser AgencyJane and J.P. ThielenBarb ThomasBill ThomasKai ThomsenDan and Nicole TrebilUnitedHealth GroupUS Bank FoundationBryn and Schelly VaalerJennifer WadeJim and Jean WayTheresa WeimerskirchJudson WelliverBarbara and Terry

WilliamsPeg and Dale WilliamsLynda Wilson and Michael

ClementsAlex and Gregg WincellJoan and Jay Dee YearousBen Younger Up to $99Tanya AlbrightTerry AlewineAmazon Smile FoundationJessica AndersonSusan AnderssonPeter ArmbrustDarlene and Les ArndtCraig and Cara BaderCheryl BaldwinAlicia BaldwinRalph and Monica BallardElaine BarberKari Barker

Saonli Basu and Apu Mandal

Kate and Gib BendellAdriana BerkebileJulie BishopJennifer and Brent BishopCatherine BlackCarrie and Roy BlankeMarlene BlombergSusan and Timothy BlotzDr. Anthony BoeLaura BoerbonDonna and William

BorgerdingMichelle and Joe BothwellLisa BougieBob and Nancy BoyerLindsi BoyntonPatricia and Colin

BrackeenJanice and Jim BradburnMarlais and Erik BrandLisa and Kirk BrumBryan Carlson Planning &

Landscape ArchitectureKelly BurnsMarjorie CainKera CallenHeather Campain and

Ryan RobishLeslie CareyMarsha and Peter CarlsonKari CarstensenErika and William CarterAnthony ChaplinTom ChappleCarle and Ted

CheesebroughColette and Frank CondonHelen ConwayElizabeth and Tom CoppoNorajean CrowleyTane DangerBen DauwalterMark DeleboJoyce and Harold DiersJulie and Matthew

DrewesBrian DugganBrenda Dunlap and Jim

ReidyAndrea Erickson

Liz Erstad-Hicks and Alex Hicks

Kerri and Thomas FasterCharles FeeKate FergusonDan and Tara FollmuthJanice Forsman and

Kimberly BatesPamela Fox WarrenMargie and Steve FuchsMelissa FuhrmanJane GalbraithMichael Gast and Joanie

ChristensonCatherine GatesErika GaylorCourtney and Adam

GoethkeRochelle GottesmanKatina GougeonKim GugisbergMaia and Allan HaagChristopher HallKelli HansenMelissa and Brad HansonBlake HastingsVirginia HeimarkPaul HenschelJanis HessOneKeia HockerCrystal HoffIona HolstenAllison Holt and John

MatachekSusanne and Roger HoyBrian and Mar Jo HuntleyDavid and Stacey HurrellVernon and Patricia IsaakJennifer IsermanJean JacksonJustin JapsBetty and George JodlBetty JohnsonDean JohnsonLucenia and Eric JohnsonMia Kammeyer-MuellerAngela Kantola-BoschMatt and Lindsey KesanenJill KochKrystyn KonoKaty KonradMarvyl KotsonasBecky and Joel Kraft

Sue KramolischGerald KrauseGreg Krauska and Cindy

SkackAnita KrogmanOlaniyi and Antonia KukuErin KusskeDiane and Edward LamontMaria LangeSteve LaningaCurtis LarsenSandra LeMary and James LefkoKristel LofflerChanda LyonsBrenda and Stephen

MahannahNalina Maharaj-Pearson

and Marshall YaleJessica and Eric MaherRobert MahoneyNancy MaltzmanKristen MarksMary Jo MartinSara MavesJames and Judy

McCaffreyRobert McGillivrayMolly McLaughlinHeather McMullenGlenn and Patricia

McPheeWesley MellgrenMonica MeroJason and Stefanie MeyerDeanne MillerJanice MobergKaren MuellerSean NagleJaney NelsonKris and Blake NelsonConnie and Terry NesbittAmy and Michael

NicholasJon NidaTom NiemistoRenee NorthwaySadie O’ConnorRobert and Carol

OldowskiCarolyn and Raymond

OleiskyTimothy Olsen

Lynne and Veryl OlsonMarissa Onheiber and Jeff

SeewaldJessica OsterholtLisa and Michael OwensMark and Carol PedersonAnne Marie PerniceJustin PersuittiMaureen PetersonCarrie PetteyJoel PiontekDeborah PowerAntoinette and Daniel

ReichowGeorge ReillyMelanie ReillyJohn ReimannBrent ReinartsPhyllis RekowskiAgnes RexeisenDavid RhudeShannon and Brad RichterShelley Riley and Bill

WoodBethany and Jeff RingLynne and Dan RobertsonLaura RobertsonDonna RodriguezKathryn RohrSusi RolsethRenee RomainJacqueline RomainLyn and Steven RosenbergMaya RutherfordPaul RylancePam SafarAlison SanckenCarolyn SandvenMartha SanvilleBonnie SaumweberFiona SayerRosemarie SchmidtDr. Albert SchroederBob SchroederRandy SchumacherDavid and Monica ScottAriann ScottJean SharpSharyll SmithPhillip SmithAnne-Marie SolbergEthan Sommer Gary Soule

Steven and Stephanie Megan Speers

Calvin SpitzerKirk SpresserJana StambaughNathan StanglerMarie and Richard SteegeMarilyn and Everett

Duncan SteinmanLea Ann StrandAnne StrongThomas and Kathryn

SullivanSusan and Kanan SuzuyaKatie SwanbergMelissa SwilerAnthony and Ashley TeedDarren TerpstraLeah and Greg ThompsonDr. Hope ThornbergKaydee TiemannUnited Way of Central &

Northeastern Connecticut

Kathy VandergonNancy and Fredrick VescioKathleen VollmerBarbara and Robert

WacekJill and John WallAnn and Jerome WalshJim WalstonWilliam WardwellJon WarlingRose Mary WarrenChristopher WeirensMelissa and Jay WelleBarbara and Bill WhitmoreTammi and Stephen

WiesnerChelsea WilsonJessica WisdomUrsula Zak and Dave

RandallRita Mae and Stanley

ZdonDaniel ZeddiesConnie Zurcher

Camp Fire Minnesota4829 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 202St. Louis Park, MN 55416(612) 235-7284www.campfiremn.org

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Camp Fire Minnesota Leadership

Camp Fire Minnesota Board of Directors

Shawn Wischmeier Board PresidentMargaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Jason Stauffenecker Board Vice PresidentPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Julie Neville Board TreasurerGreater Twin Cities United Way (formerly)

Suzanne OuradaBoard SecretaryPrudential

Mohamed AlabariMinneapolis School District

Patty AndersonWells Fargo Bank. N.A (formerly)

Sarah AndersonbabyWAWL, LLC

Sheila BerubeNEPC, LLC (formerly)

Loren HeeringaLand O’Lakes

David KordonowySteiner Development, Inc.

Julie McBrideFallon

Andrew MillerCHS, Inc.

Michael J. MootzWells Fargo Bank

Matt Rauenhorst Opus Development Company, LLC

Aaron YentzRiveron Consulting

Roseanne HopeHope Law PLLC

Minnesota Camp Fire Foundation Board of Trustees

Melanie Lien, CFA Trustees PresidentPiper Jaffray & Co.

Kip M. Kirkpatrick, CFA, CPAAmeriprise Financial Inc.

Jon RustenNew York Life

Karen SchlotthauerLommen Abdo, P.A.

Camp Fire Minnesota Executive Staff

Marnie WellsChief Executive Officer

Jessica Ayers-BeanVP of Organizational Advancement

Laura Wendle, CPAChief Financial Officer