Bellville Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Bellville Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellville, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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 September 2023, Bellville Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $643k and spending of $437k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $552k to $643k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Bellville Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Saucon Volunteer Fire Dept No 1 ($642k), Pves Foundation ($643k) and West Fargo Rural Fire Department ($642k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.4m.