Volunteer Firemans Association

Analysis

Volunteer Firemans Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 December 2023, Volunteer Firemans Association reported income of $144k and spending of $147k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $144k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Volunteer Firemans Association sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakvale Volunteer Fire Department ($144k), Lanoka Harbor Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc ($144k) and South Gulf County Volunteer Firedepartment Inc ($144k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $271k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $271k.