Civic Intelligence

Merit Volunteer Fire Dept

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 75-2880310

Sep 01, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023 • Filed on Jul 30, 2024

Organization ProfileN/A
P O 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

58th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

38th percentile

-2.1%

Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

46th percentile

-0.5%

Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Flat

$344,854

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$344,854

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin38th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$77,829

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Flat

$79,480

Flat from 2023

Net Income

Flat

-$1,651

Flat from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth46th 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: $0Net Assets 2023: $344,8542023Assets 2023: $344,854Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $353,061Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $353,0612025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$344,854
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$344,854
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd 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 2023: $77,829Expenses 2023: $79,480Net Income 2023: -$1,6512023Revenue 2025: $119,241Expenses 2025: $120,872Net Income 2025: -$1,6312025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$77,829
Expenses$79,480
Net Income-$1,651
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023
Signed
Jul 30, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$77,829
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.$77,829$79,480
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KHLOE SNOOKPresident-$0--
KARAH SMOOTVice President-$0--
MARIANE SAATHOFFTreasurer-$0--
CRAIG KLINE IIIFire Chief-$0--
JOHSUA BOYDAsst. Fire Chief-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merit Volunteer Fire Dept
EIN
75-2880310
Phone
9037662468
Address
P O BOX 262, MERIT, TX 75458

Signing Officer

Name
Khloe Snook
Title
President
Phone
9037662468
Signed
2024-07-30

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: 31,960. Description: office supplies. Amount: 12,139. Description: job supplies. Amount: 12,652. Description: meals. Amount: 316. Description: sub contractors. Amount: 14,614. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 71,681.”

Raw XML Appendix148 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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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$344,854
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$344,854
Revenue
$77,829
Expenses
$79,480
Net income
-$1,651
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
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.45$0.00$3.45$0.78$0.79$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