Telico Volunteer Fire Department

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751287791
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ennis, TX, USA
Phone
9728756655
Rating
32
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,265
Expenses
$58,622
Assets
$412,079
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Charles Walker (Fire Chief)
  • Benny Trojacek (Assistant Chief)
  • Laura Trojacek (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Provide volunteer fire fighting manpower & equipment to unincorporated rural area of approximately 96 square miles

What it reported doing in 2024

The expenses are all related to the fire fighting manpower and equipment to unincorporated rural area of approximately 96 square miles. The revenue is from donations made to ensure the safety of the homes and property in the area

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 20
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.1%; rating input score 26
  • Program expense ratio: 17%; rating input score 17
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 76.9%; rating input score 77; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -53.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.03; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.1% of revenue deployed · 17% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 38 of 43 current checks pass · 5 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 26/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX AllOtherExpenses column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX DepreciationDepletion column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX Insurance column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.