Civic Intelligence

Merit Volunteer Fire Department

EIN 75-2880310 • 501(c)3 • Merit, TX

Profile

The merit volunteer fire department was established to serve the northwest portion of hunt county texas with fire and emt services to help protect the community and surrounding areas.

P O Box 262Merit, TX 75458

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

42nd percentile

-1.4%

Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

52nd percentile

-0.5%

Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-21%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$353,061

Up $8,207 (+2.4%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$353,061

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin42nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$119,241

Up $41,412 (+53%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$120,872

Up $41,392 (+52%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$1,631

Up $20 (+1.2%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth52nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2014: $242,316Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $244,666Liabilities 2015: $24,6782015Assets 2016: $230,611Liabilities 2016: $16,6782016Assets 2017: $232,552Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $253,380Liabilities 2018: $7,658Net Assets 2018: $245,7222018Assets 2019: $362,251Liabilities 2019: $36,9702019Assets 2020: $380,624Net Assets 2020: $380,6242020Assets 2021: $346,519Net Assets 2021: $346,5192021Assets 2022: $346,505Net Assets 2022: $346,5052022Assets 2023: $344,854Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $353,061Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $353,0612025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$353,061
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$353,061
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth33rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $68,359Expenses 2014: $71,463Net Income 2014: -$3,1042014Revenue 2015: $60,262Expenses 2015: $83,595Net Income 2015: -$23,3332015Revenue 2016: $50,228Expenses 2016: $57,053Net Income 2016: -$6,8252016Revenue 2017: $46,229Expenses 2017: $27,610Net Income 2017: $18,6192017Revenue 2018: $63,142Expenses 2018: $49,972Net Income 2018: $13,1702018Revenue 2019: $152,133Expenses 2019: $72,576Net Income 2019: $79,5572019Revenue 2020: $55,3432020Revenue 2021: $65,278Expenses 2021: $44,040Net Income 2021: $21,2382021Revenue 2022: $103,653Expenses 2022: $137,772Net Income 2022: -$34,1192022Revenue 2023: $77,829Expenses 2023: $79,480Net Income 2023: -$1,6512023Revenue 2025: $119,241Expenses 2025: $120,872Net Income 2025: -$1,6312025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$119,241
Expenses$120,872
Net Income-$1,631
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$353,061
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$353,061
Revenue
$119,241
Expenses
$120,872
Net income
-$1,631
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.53$0.00$3.53$1.19$1.21$0.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.45$0.00$0.78$0.79$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.47$3.47$1.04$1.38$0.34
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.47$3.47$0.65$0.44$0.21
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.81$3.81$0.55
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.62$0.37$1.52$0.73$0.80
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.53$0.08$2.46$0.63$0.50$0.13
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.33$0.00$0.46$0.28$0.19
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.31$0.17$0.50$0.57$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.45$0.25$0.60$0.84$0.23
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.42$0.00$0.68$0.71$0.03
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 20, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.5
Gross Receipts
$119,241
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The merit volunteer fire department was established to serve the northwest portion of hunt county texas with fire and emt services to help protect the community and surrounding areas.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE MERIT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVES THE CITIZENS OF THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF HUNT COUNTY TEXAS WITH FIRE AND EMT SERVICES.$0$120,873
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KARAH SMOOTPresident-$0--
KHLOE SNOOKVice President-$0--
MARIANE SAATHOFFTreasurer-$0--
CRAIG KLINE IIIFire Chief-$0--
JOSHUA BOYDAsst. Fire Chief-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merit Volunteer Fire Dept
EIN
75-2880310
Phone
9037762285
Address
P O BOX 262, MERIT, TX 75458

Signing Officer

Name
Karah Smoot
Title
President
Phone
9037762285
Signed
2026-02-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Rutherford Taylor & Company Pc
Address
3500 JOE RAMSEY BLVD, GREENVILLE, TX 75401-7707
Preparer
Michael E Taylor
Phone
9034556252
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: fire truck exp. Amount: 48,012. Description: office supplies. Amount: 5,602. Description: job supplies. Amount: 27,800. Description: meals. Amount: 495. Description: insurance. Amount: 17,172. Description: training. Amount: 6,022. Description: bank & merchant fees. Amount: 34. Description: fuel. Amount: 3,349. Description: licenses. Amount: 1,032. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 109,518.”

Raw XML Appendix153 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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