Waelder Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Waelder Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Waelder, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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, Waelder Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $114k and spending of $44k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $130k to $114k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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, Waelder Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bellmore Volunteer Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association ($114k), Drones for Good Worldwide ($114k) and Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Departments Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.0% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $497k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $423k.