Crandell Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Crandell Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Crandall, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2005, 21 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, Crandell Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $627k to $1.3m (+105%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Crandell Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellicott City Volunteer Firemans Association Inc ($1.3m), Dewey Fire Co No 1 ($1.3m) and Echo Volunteer Rescue Squad ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $432k. At year end it held assets of $783k against liabilities of $360k, net assets of $423k. It reported 36 employees.