Kirby Diaster Relief Fund

Analysis

Kirby Diaster Relief Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 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, Kirby Diaster Relief Fund reported income of $127k and spending of $132k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $20k to $127k (+531%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1509%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Kirby Diaster Relief Fund sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kempner Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($127k), South Minden Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($127k) and Orchard Volunteer Fire Department ($127k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $67k.