Harper Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Harper Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harper, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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 September 2023, Harper Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $202k and spending of $147k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $111k to $202k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 54%. 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, Harper Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Conference of Arson Investigators Educational and ($202k), Andover Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($202k) and Monell Engine Company ($202k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $404k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $404k.