East Bernard Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

East Bernard Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in East Bernard, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, East Bernard Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $60k and spending of $651k, spending 1086% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $340k to $60k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, East Bernard Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ephrata Football Booster Club ($60k), Dirtbags Softball ($60k) and Huntington Beach Youth Lacrosse ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $976k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $976k.