Brock-Dennis Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Brock-Dennis Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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, Brock-Dennis Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $483k and spending of $498k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $319k to $483k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Brock-Dennis Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belmont Hills Fire Co ($483k), Flowes Store Volunteer Fire Department ($484k) and New Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($483k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $6,009, net assets of $90k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.