Beach City Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Beach City Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Baytown, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 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 June 2023, Beach City Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $276k and spending of $202k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $120k to $276k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 53%. 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, Beach City Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bikemore Incorporated ($275k), Greene County Interfaith Volunteers ($276k) and North Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($275k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $586k against liabilities of $254k, net assets of $332k.