Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Flatonia, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $200k and spending of $136k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $128k to $200k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Safety Awareness Foundation ($200k), Antietam Fire Company ($200k) and South Wall Fire Co Inc ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $335k against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $142k.