Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Karnes City, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 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, Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $644k and spending of $542k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $351k to $644k (+84%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fort Ann Rescue Squad Inc ($644k), Moneta Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($644k) and Fire Family Transport Foundation Ltd ($643k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $828k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $828k.