Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Westminster, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 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, Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $119k and spending of $90k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $287k to $119k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Westminster Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 44th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bandera Fire & Rescue ($119k), West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department ($119k) and Alert Fire Company No 1 of Downingtown ($119k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $263k.