Bertram Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Bertram Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bertram, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Bertram Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.0m and spending of $930k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $564k to $1.0m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bertram Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Teamster Employer Service Training Trust ($1.0m), Center for Bio-Ethical Reform ($1.0m) and Accelertor for America ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $484k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $950k. It reported 12 employees.