Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Mt Enterprise, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2008, 18 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, Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $78k and spending of $59k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $75k to $78k (+3.9%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stony Brook Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($78k), Hampton Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($78k) and Tennessee Operation Lifesaver Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $57k.