Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire

Analysis

Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1990, 36 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, Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.0m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association of Maryland Inc ($2.0m), Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department ($2.0m) and Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $923k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 53 employees.