Civic Intelligence

Merit Volunteer Fire Dept

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 75-2880310

Sep 01, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021 • Filed on Oct 17, 2022

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 262Merit, TX 75458

(903) 766-2468

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2021

Net Margin

76th percentile

33%

Higher net margin than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-9.0%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

18%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$346,519

Down $34,105 (-9.0%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$346,519

Down $34,105 (-9.0%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin76th percentile

Revenue

Up

$65,278

Up $9,935 (+18%) from 2020

Expenses

$44,040

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$21,238

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th 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

2021

Assets$346,519
Liabilities-
Net Assets$346,519
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th 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

2021

Revenue$65,278
Expenses$44,040
Net Income$21,238
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021
Signed
Oct 17, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$65,278
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.

The Merit Volunteer Fire Department serves the citizens of the northwest section of Hunt, County Texas with fire protection and EMT services.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Merit Volunteer Fire Department serves the citizens of the northwest section of Hunt County, Texas with fire protection and EMT services.$44,040-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Shannon StevensTreasurerPT$0--
Dan BentleyAsst Chief/PresPT$0--
Katie SparksOfficerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merit Volunteer Fire Department
EIN
75-2880310
Phone
9037662468
Address
PO Box 262, Merit, TX 75458

Signing Officer

Name
Katie Sparks
Title
Officer
Signed
2022-10-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Solutions Tax & Bookkeeping LLC
Address
2770 MAIN STREET SUITE 254, FRISCO, TX 75033
Preparer
Andrew Hill EA
Phone
2144690050
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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$346,519
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$346,519
Revenue
$65,278
Expenses
$44,040
Net income
$21,238
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
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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