South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Analysis
South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Giddings, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1999, 27 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 June 2024, South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $161k and spending of $118k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $92k to $161k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, South Lee County Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pine Island Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc ($161k), Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($161k) and Normangee Volunteer Fire Department ($161k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $633k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $633k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 10%
- Other 90%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Island Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc | Pine Island | $161k |
| Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Church View | $161k |
| Normangee Volunteer Fire Department | Normangee | $161k |
| Silver Creek Fire Department Inc | Manitowoc | $161k |