Boerne Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Boerne Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Boerne, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Boerne Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $163k and spending of $73k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $60k to $163k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Boerne Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% 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 McCords Cross Roads Vol Fire Dept ($163k), Crary Hose Company ($164k) and Gis Helping Hands Foundation ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.