Surfside Beach Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Surfside Beach Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Surfside BCH, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 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, Surfside Beach Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $96k and spending of $141k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $308k to $96k (-69%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Surfside Beach Volunteer Fire Dept 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 Heiserville Volunteer Fire Company ($95k), District Heights Volunteer Fire Department ($96k) and E-470 Public Highway Authority Transportation Safety Foundation ($95k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $334k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $334k.