Shelby Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Shelby Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Fayetteville, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2022, 4 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, Shelby Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $133k and spending of $44k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $57k to $133k (+133%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Shelby Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pender United Inc ($133k), Rush Fire Department Inc ($133k) and Toms River Fire Company ($133k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $290k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $290k.