Refugio Volunteer Fire Department

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742139171
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Refugio, TX, USA
Phone
3615265361
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$169,710
Expenses
$244,933
Assets
$213,626

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • IXTLAZIHUATL VASQUEZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • IXTLAZIHUATL VASQUEZ (PRESIDENT)
  • MARTIN DELEON (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MARVIN NULL (ASST CHIEF/S)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to provide the town of refugio with firefighting services and keeping the volunteer firefighters informed of new regulations pertaining to firefighting and prevention.

What it reported doing in 2024

In carrying out the organization's exempt purpose, the refugio volunteer fire department achieved a variety of tasks. In the vast majority the organization was able to provide fire eqipment and train volunteer personnel to help protect the assets and people of the town of refugio, Texas. The number of persons benefited is difficult to determine specifically.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 73% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -44.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $245K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.