Scurry Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Scurry Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Scurry, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Scurry Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $274k and spending of $208k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $295k to $274k (-7.2%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Scurry Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strykersville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($274k), Center for Campus Fire Safety Inc ($274k) and Watkins Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $581k against liabilities of $244k, net assets of $337k.