Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Burleson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $870k and spending of $590k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237k to $870k (+266%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ludwigs Corner Fire Company No 1 ($870k), Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($870k) and West Ridge Fire Department ($869k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8,711. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $328k, net assets of $1.1m.