Lands End Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Lands End Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Yantis, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 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, Lands End Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $76k and spending of $54k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $88k to $76k (-14%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Lands End Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyco VFD Associates Inc ($76k), Craytonville Fire Department Inc ($76k) and Oakland Firesafe Council ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $510k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $510k.