Civic Intelligence

Merit Volunteer Fire Dept

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 75-2880310

Sep 01, 2017 to Aug 31, 2018 • Filed on Mar 01, 2019

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 262Merit, TX 75458

(972) 342-4439

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

70th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

77th percentile

21%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

62nd percentile

9.0%

Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

81st percentile

37%

Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets70th percentile

Assets

Up

$253,380

Up $20,828 (+9.0%) from 2017

Net Assets

$245,722

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Up

$7,658

Up $7,658 from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Up

$63,142

Up $16,913 (+37%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$49,972

Up $22,362 (+81%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

$13,170

Down $5,449 (-29%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth62nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2018

Assets$253,380
Liabilities$7,658
Net Assets$245,722
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth81st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2018

Revenue$63,142
Expenses$49,972
Net Income$13,170
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2017 to Aug 31, 2018
Signed
Mar 1, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$70,746
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.

Volunteer fire department in rural community

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY-$40,655
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SHANNON STEVENSFire ChiefPT$0--
DAN BENTLEYAsst ChiefPT$0--
UNKNOWNTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merit Volunteer Fire Department Inc
EIN
75-2880310
Phone
9723424439
Address
PO BOX 262, MERIT, TX 75458

Signing Officer

Name
Shann0n Stevens
Title
Fire Chief
Phone
9723424439
Signed
2019-03-01

Preparer

Firm
Conway Company Cpas
Address
8910 WESLEY ST, GREENVILLE, TX 75402
Preparer
Coleen M Smith CPA
Phone
9034501200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Donation to florida emergency; donation; : , , , ; , 769.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Equipment expenses 23163.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Operating supplies 10204.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 5150.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OTHER EXPENSES 2138.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Depreciation 496.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Equipment - net 232552. 243599.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$253,380
Liabilities
$7,658
Net assets
$245,722
Revenue
$63,142
Expenses
$49,972
Net income
$13,170
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
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
Peer Organizations

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