Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilmer, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $99k and spending of $63k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $86k to $99k (+15%), an average of +15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lionhardt ($99k), Adrian Sandy Fire Co ($99k) and Marlboro Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $68k.