Lindale Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Lindale Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Lindale, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 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, Lindale Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Lindale Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Action Campaign ($1.5m), McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc ($1.5m) and Pleasant Valley Community Fire Co ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $321k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $156, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 42 employees.