The Eagle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

The Eagle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, The Eagle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.5m and spending of $987k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $702k to $1.5m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, The Eagle Mountain 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 Wexford Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Pine Township ($1.5m), Pleasant Valley Community Fire Co ($1.5m) and Lower Providence Community Center ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8,472 (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $352k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $217k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 36 employees.