Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Round Rock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.9m (+20%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Sam Bass Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Smithfield Fire Rescue Service Inc ($3.9m), Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County Inc ($3.9m) and Resilience Force ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $787k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $767k. It reported 40 employees.