Calvert Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Calvert Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Calvert, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Calvert Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $138k and spending of $144k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $114k to $138k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Calvert Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilmer Fire District ($138k), Brighton Volunteer Fire Company No 5 Inc ($138k) and St Meinrad Fire Dept Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $294k, net assets of $227k.