Wichita West Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Wichita West Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita Falls, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 2022, Wichita West Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $346k and spending of $189k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $94k to $346k (+266%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 43% 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, Wichita West Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pierpont Volunteer Fire Department ($346k), Millersburg Fire Company No 1 ($346k) and Buchanan Engine Company No 1 Inc ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $350, net assets of $1.3m.