Comfort Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Comfort Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Comfort, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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, Comfort Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $404k and spending of $514k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $146k to $404k (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Comfort Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United American Committee ($404k), Citizens Fire Company No 1 of Newport ($405k) and Boyertown Area Fire & Rescue Inc ($404k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $404k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $404k.