Santo Volunteer Fire and Ems Department

Analysis

Santo Volunteer Fire and Ems Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Santo, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, Santo Volunteer Fire and Ems Department reported income of $658k and spending of $640k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $224k to $658k (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Santo Volunteer Fire and Ems Department sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Fire Company ($657k), Lovelady Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($658k) and Minnesota Fire Service Certification Board ($657k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $283k. At year end it held assets of $346k against liabilities of $225k, net assets of $121k.