Carancahua Community Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Carancahua Community Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Palacios, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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, Carancahua Community Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $96k and spending of $83k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $96k (+80%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Carancahua Community Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department ($96k), San Luis Obispo Fire Investigation Strike Team Inc ($96k) and Spanish Fort Fire Rescue Department Inc ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $262k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $262k.