West Harrison Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

West Harrison Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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, West Harrison Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $655k and spending of $548k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $477k to $655k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, West Harrison Volunteer Fire 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 New Hope Fire Department Inc ($654k), West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation ($655k) and Bushkill Fire Company ($654k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $742k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $742k. It reported 17 employees.