Austonio Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Austonio Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Crockett, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 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, Austonio Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $62k and spending of $62k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $48k to $62k (+29%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Austonio Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hollow Creek Voluntary Fire Department ($62k), Cypress Lakes Volunteer Fire Department ($62k) and Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Incorporated ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $61k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $61k.