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LEADERSHIP NOTE For over 100 years, Camp exas TFir st has been dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to the learning opportunities they need to succeed and thrive in our ever-changing world. We are committed to investing 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. This comiten to drenchil and familes vern waverd duringthelobapmcfZXZX
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COVID-19 presented enormous challenges for all of us, especially those who succumbed to the virus and the loved ones who are left to mourn them. In response to the pandemic, our incredible staff did not hesitate to make the nec s ary adjustmen s to me t the ne ds of our com unity Our youth development, outdoor learning/camping and early education teams embraced virtual learning and provided remote services for children who were now learning from home. After school staff, early educators, trainers and mentors took their content and mentor activities online, and our dedicated El Tesoro de la Vida staff and volunteers delivered virtual one-to-one counseling for grieving children during the summer and fall. We are now living in a new normal but what has stayed the same is our unwavering de icat on to helping childrenÆ youthÆ and famil es thrive We are deeply grateful to you, our valued champions, for your support during these challenging times. We view every dollar donated, volunteer hour completed, and in-kind donation received as a vote of confidence in our work, and we steward all of them very carefully.
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This year provided Camp Fire First Texas with many “signpost moments.” Staff, volunteers and even those in our programs found themselves at crossroads with options – some clear, others less so. Choosing the next right path wasn’t always easy in the moment, but in reflection helped the organization thrive during uncertainty while setting the stage for a solid footing to support our community in the years to come.
2020: OFF TO A GREAT START Well into the first quarter, Camp Fire First Texas programs – and the youth who benefited from them – were thriving. A new program, Early Education Apprenticeship Program, was set to open in August 2020. Registration for overnight programs at Camp El Tesoro was setting registration records and the camp team was preparing to break ground on a new lake. A second year successful Camp Classic Trail Run had wrapped with more than 200 runners, and a sold-out spring break day camp introduced children to the wonders of nature.
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VIDEO See why Camp Fire EEAP is a vital and powerful program in North Texas and beyond.
As schools re-opened in the Fall of 2020, Camp Fire First Texas offered hybrid learnigpods for students whose school schedule was split between at-home and in-classroom learning.
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In 2020, Camp Fire First Texas launched a new website that streamlined navigation for better access to content and improved search optimization. Professional development courses for early educators became virtual. Using platforms such as Zoom & Google Classrooms, more than 2,000 educators joined the newly designed, interactive instructor-led classes.
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New technology and tools were applied to support a rich mentoring network vital to the success of both Camp Fire School Readiness and the inaugural Early Education Apprenticeship Program. Resources like Snagit and Tosh coupled with providing the necessary hardware to participants resulted in more than 6,000 mentoring hours through the EEAP and School Readiness.
The annual Camp Fire Early Childhood Education Conference welcomed 189 early educators for a two-day virtual conference featuring keynote, Rachel Giannini, early education advocate, vlogger and content creator. The event kicked off with a special screening of No Small Matter, a multifaceted video project that reveals how our country is raising its youngest citizens, why making the most of this time in their lives is so crucial, and most importantly, what we can do to change the perception of when learning begins. An Artists’ Christmas kicked off a live, virtual event from Red Productions Backlot Studio. While capturing the fun and flair of the unique event was more challenging, emcee & host Paige Smith from WFAA reminded guests of the everimportant role each of them had in supporting Camp Fire youth.
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Thriving Thursdays provided families and the community support in navigating quarantine and the uncertainty of the pandemic. WoHeLo Hours debuted to connect summer campers with an eight-series video blog that reminded them summer campers that while we couldn’t be together in-person, Camp El Tesoro Staff, Counselors In Training (CITs) were there and thinking of them. Each vlog shared weekly “camp-at-home” activities spotlighting a different theme each week. These blogs not only allowed campers, educators and families to find ways and strategies to connect, it also provided muchneeded support to the community at-large. Camp Fire First Texas was re-blogged through The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth initiative called “COVID DayXDay.” With the purpose of keeping our community connected and informed through the duration of the pandemic.
VIDEO Meet Camp Fire First Texas President and CEO, Lauren Richard
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TOTAL REVENUE $4,034,295
TOTAL EXPENSES $3,733,021 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT $603,124
FINANCIAL
OUTDOOR PROGRAMS $436,208
CONTRIBUTIONS $1,601,920
SPECIAL EVENTS - NET
$184,466
CORPORATE CONTRACTS
$180,119
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
$139,743
CARES ACT FUNDING
$302,006
EARLY EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTS $509,435 SUPPORT SERVICES $2,184,254
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ENDOWMENT FUNDS
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UNITED WAYS
$18,000
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
$571,959
MISC. INCOME
$118,463
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $301,274
Paving the Way – 2020 Donors GIFTS $100,000 OR MORE Virginia Clay Jonesville Foundation Ella C. McFadden Endowment Fund at the North Texas Community Foundation The Morris Foundation Rainwater Charitable Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation Drew and Linda Springer
GIFTS $30,000 - $99,999 Anne and Orlando Carvalho Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation The Miles Foundation
GIFTS $10,000 - $29,999 Anonymous Bank of Texas Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Birdies For Charity BNSF Railway Company Foundation Communities Foundation of Texas North Texas Giving Day Eddleman-McFarland Fund Facebook Community Action Grants J.E.S. Edwards Foundation Holloway Family Foundation Hood County Development District No. 1 Nina Hutton
James A. “Buddy” Davidson Charitable Foundation The Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust Nell and Herbert Johnson The Anita Berry Martin Memorial Fund at the North Texas Community Foundation Fred and Cheryl Moore Charitable Fund at the North Texas Community Foundation Toolbox Grants Fund at North Texas Community Foundation Elaine and Timothy Petrus R4 Foundation The Rees-Jones Foundation Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation Ann Sheets Sportsmen’s Club of Fort Worth United Way of Tarrant County United Way of Tarrant County Women United
GIFTS $5,000 - $9,999 Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation, Inc. Bernau Family Foundation Marie and Brandon Chase Lisa A. Cook Karen Genovese and Gary Allen Dozier A.J. & Jessie Duncan Foundation Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Fash Foundation Cathy Halliday
Linda and Jake Jacobson JPMorgan Chase Foundation Ben E. Keith Foundation Nina R. Knight Lockheed Martin AeroCARES Community Fund Lyn and Brad Lucas Mary Potishman Lard Trust Thelma, Emil and Edmund Fahrenkamp Memorial Trust Alison and Brian Miller Carley and Brandon Moore Rosa Navejar and Charles Reid Linda and Jim Ramoz RMP Industrial Supply, Inc Fritz Roessler Rogers Wealth Group, Inc. Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation Lynda and Eric Tiedtke Drenda and John Witt Lynita and Jake Yarbrough
GIFTS $1,000 - $4,999 Chuck and Jerri Akers Marianne M. Auld Daly R. Bales The Blackbaud Giving Fund BSCO, Inc. Business Development Group of Aledo JW Butts Camp Fire National Headquarters Columbia Insurance Group Corning Incorporated Foundation Mark Crowell Kimberly A. D’Avignon
Camp Fire First Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Complete 990 information available at CampFireFW.org.
Shirley and John Dean Jane and Larry Droppa Christie and Lee Eckler Robert A. and Jane W. Ferguson Charitable Fund at the North Texas Community Foundation Firefighting’s Finest Moving & Storage First Presbyterian Church Sylvia and Pat Fisher Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Karol Genovese DelReal Vincent Genovese Memorial Foundation Dorothy and Gary Hames Thomas and Donna James-Harvey Christy and Josh Jones Kelli Keith Burt Ladner Real Estate Group Elva Concha LeBlanc Legend Bank LMEPAC Charity Match Program J. Don Looney Charitable Trust Luther King Capital Management Leonardo and Lisa Mares Walter May Aileen Milton Randi and Matthew Mitchell Matthews Children’s Foundation Molyneaux Charitable Foundation Zem Neill Optimist Club of Granbury Relentless Multisport Racing LLC Julia Summers
GIFTS $1,000 - $4,999, CONT. A Sweet Goodbye Tarrant County College Texas Health Resources Christi and John Thornhill Natalie and Benjamin Timson Lydia and Danny Tovar Dawn and Brad Tracy TrueNorth Michele Vobach Catherine and Brandon Weaver Kristi and Steven Wedge Brooke and Douglas White Dorothy Wing
GIFTS $500 - $999 Laurie Ackermann Brand Properties Group Meadow Brennan Grant Coates Dionna Deardorff Elizabeth Ann Watson Barbara and Denis Greer Deborah Hecker Lindsey Hester Terri and Rich Hollander Rebecca and Stuart Isgur Tiffany Johnson Rena Jones JPMorgan Chase Bank Joan and Howard Katz Charlotte and John Keany Jennifer Keisler Lauren King Elaine F. Klos James B. Landon Patty Mandrell Central Market Mary Lee Hafley Stacy and Bill McCoy Pati and William Meadows Sara and Vernon Mitchell Kelly Mooring
2020 DONORS
Cathy Coleman Morton Paul S. Hollis Trust Mary and L. Andrew Peters Jamie and Allan Pickering Pam and Reed Pigman Ava Powell Logan Konty and Jeremy Raines Cynthia and Stephen Raines Brooke and Robert Reeb Paige and Brant Ring Thomas Rosenberg Louann Schulze Sally and Steve Snow Kimberly Stewart Jill and Michael Teagarden M. Scott Thomas Susanne Turnbo United Way of Hood County Justin Welborn White Settlement Police Officers Association Cheryl and Fred Wieker
Facebook Donors to Camp Fire First Texas Kim and Blake Gore Stephanie Greenwood Adelaide Griffin Robin K. Hayles Debbie and Byron Holmes Katrina and Clay Hooper Elizabeth S. Horn Darko I. Keca Matt Lawson Adelaide Leavens BillyAnn Litteken Robyn and Bob Lukeman Mary Ann and Byron Keil Jason McMillan Catherine Mitchell Kay Nelson Chris and Jayson Peoples Amanda and Benedict Plotnicki, Jr. Miranda Plusnick Mimi and Dean Pritchard Laura Pyle Maurie Reynolds Lauren and John Richard Pam and Curtis Rinn Chloe and Hector Rodriguez Paige and Bob Russey Jennifer and Roland Schafer Deborah and Kenny Schmidt Pam W. Skersick Sherri and Taylor Smith Jodie Utter Paul Westbrook Leta and Don Williams
GIFTS $250 - $499 Albertson’s Companies, Inc. AmazonSmile Dee Dee Anderson Heidi Angel Kelly Barnett Michael Baylor Lauren Brady Amy and Christopher Buchanan Watt M. Casey, Jr. Nancy and John Christie Steve M. Connolly Diane Crane Colin Cremin Nikki and Carl Cropp Resa and William Dunkin Candice Edmondson Sarah and Jeffrey Ericsson
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ARTISTS Allison Aldrich Anne Allen Laurie Aurand Denis Benjamin Judge Bermes David D. Blow Dee Bowen Chris Brandley Maryann Brummer Lori Carter Watt Casey Jr. Brenda Ciardiello Jennifer Clower Candy Clynch Erica Connolly Gail Cooksey Thomas Diel Colleen Erickson Leta Farnsworth A. Michelle Fox Bob Fox Norma Gonzalez-Hillan Sarah Graham William Hallgren Sally Jan Harris Hugh Heaton Thomas Helmick Linda Henry Betsy Horn Val Hunnicutt Carol Ivey Sue Jackson Wallace Jerry Johnston BJ Jones
Sheri J. Jones Maegan Kirschner Nancy Lamb Pouran Lashini Connie Logan Levsen Chris Lokey Bob Lukeman Sharon McClung Tess McDonald Donna Miller Steve Miller Susie Monzingo Robert Nelson Kenda North Haley Ober Brianna Ortiz Osei Ovid Stormie Parker Charla Marion Pavlik Andrew Peters Amanda Plotnicki Mary Rabien Raymond Rains Chuck Roach Terry Haun Shaw Pam W. Skersick R. Dawn Smith Pamela Steege Janie Stidham Jennifer Stufflebeam Pamela Summers Dawn Taft Tyler Wagner Beatriz Welch Joan Lorraine Whitcomb Margie Whittington Phil Whittington Marc Wilson Jake Yarbrough
IN KIND DONATIONS Anonymous American Airlines Arthur Murray Dance Studio Sasha and Ed Bass Billy Bob’s Texas Bumble Bee Cabin Camp Fire First Texas Cheesecake Factory Chuy’s Charles Schwab Challenge Dance With Me Drive Xotic - Cresson Race Track Dry Creek Outfitters Drybar Andy Dunn Eatzi’s Market & Bakery Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. Fixe Southern House Fort Worth Fire Department Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Christopher Goetz Clothiers Blake Gore Stephanie Greenwood Barbara Greer Thomas and Donna James Harvey Sue Holland iFratelli Pizza
In-N-Out Burger Nell and Herbert Johnson Marcy Kelley Kendra Scott Melt Meso Maya Nothing Bundt Cakes, Southlake NRH2O Family Water Park Parrot Cabin Pinstripes Qdoba Mexican Eats Mrs. Renfro’s Salsa Andrea Roiz Scarborough Renaissance Festival Shakespeare in the Park, Dallas Ann Sheets SiNaCa Studios Steve Snow, Snow Galleries South Main District Salon Janie Stidham Art Studio SusieCakes Texas Rangers Baseball Club Christi and John Thornhill Hao Tran, Lost in the Sauce Wagon Yard The One with Wanderlust Irene and Don Wills Wings N Whimsy, Katelin Smith
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation Jamie A. Pickering Bonnie L. Schuler Drew and Linda Springer
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OUR PROMISE Young people want to shape the world.
LOOKING AHEAD: 2021
Camp Fire provides the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are.
Your support will help create a community in which every child has equitable access to the learning opportunities they need to succeed and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Join our list of supporters today at orgDnate CmpFiW .
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