Monte Alto Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Monte Alto Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Edcouch, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Monte Alto Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $313k and spending of $286k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $313k (+149%), an average of +149% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Monte Alto Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sutersville Volunteer Fire Company ($313k), Nashville Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Nashville Jackson Township Pa ($313k) and Augusta Volunteer Fire Department ($312k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $264k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $264k.