Howard County Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Howard County Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Spring, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 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 2024, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $625k and spending of $582k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $441k to $625k (+42%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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, Howard County Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mortlake Fire Company of Brooklyn Connecticut Inc ($625k), Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade ($625k) and Central School Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($624k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.7m.