Central Grimes County Fire Association

Analysis

Central Grimes County Fire Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Anderson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 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 September 2023, Central Grimes County Fire Association reported income of $106k and spending of $154k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $124k to $106k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 144% 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, Central Grimes County Fire Association sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bunker Hill Fire Company ($105k), Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society ($106k) and Willing Volunteer Hose Co 1 ($105k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $915k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $915k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.