Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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 2022, Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $200k and spending of $234k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $219k to $200k (-8.6%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Borough Volunteer Fire Company ($200k), Elk District Volunteer Fire Company ($200k) and The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $491k against liabilities of $242k, net assets of $250k.