Scurry Volunteer Fire Dept

Tax-deductible

Scurry, TX501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 75-1923367Revenue $363K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 211, 75158-0211 · Scurry, TXTax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fire fighting and Fire prevention

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 17% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$197K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$363K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$314K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$507K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$295K
FY2020$158K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$363K
Expenses
$314K
FY2025▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$239K
FY2020$151K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$314K
Net assets
$507K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$121K
FY2020$128K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$458K
FY2025$507K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $239K Management & general 24% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ass. President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fights fires and prevents them through education and training.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The scurry VFD provides fire prevention and fire fighting services for several thousand residents in southwest kaufman county, texas

$239Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Money outPt IX
$314K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$507K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$317K
Total assetsLn 16$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32$507K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$408K$317K
Total assetsLn 16$667K$704K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K$197K
Net assetsLn 32$458K$507K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$152K$114K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$35K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$47K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$16K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$314K$239K$75K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $363K$314K$49K$507K 990 PDF
FY2024 $310K$189K$121K$458K 990 PDF
FY2023 $274K$208K$66K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022 $200K$214K−$14K$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 $159K$148K$12K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 $158K$151K$6K$128K 990 PDF
FY2019 $295K$239K$55K$121K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $363,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $310,355$363,139
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $310,355$363,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$1,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $187,948$312,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,448$314,136
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,907$49,003
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,139 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$363,139
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$363,139
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $314,136 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,375 · Management $2,125$8,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,825 · Management $2,275$9,100
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,972$11,972
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $114,073 · Management $38,024$152,097
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,906 · Management $11,635$46,541
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,110 · Management $15,703$62,813
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,209 · Management $5,404$21,613
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,970 · Management $75,166 · Fundraising $0$314,136
Part X · Balance sheet $704,326 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,807$333,555
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$53,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $408,009$317,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,816$704,326
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $208,660$197,167
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,660$197,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,156$507,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,816$704,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $507,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,139
XI-2 Total expenses$314,136
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$507,159

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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