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Merit Volunteer Fire Dept

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 75-2880310

Sep 01, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 • Filed on Jan 15, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
P O Box 262Merit, TX 75458

(903) 776-2285

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

56th percentile

6.5%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

53rd percentile

2.9%

Faster asset growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

91st percentile

94%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$354,692

Up $9,838 (+2.9%) from 2023

Net Assets

$354,692

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Up

$151,216

Up $73,387 (+94%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$141,378

Up $61,898 (+78%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$9,838

Up $11,489 (+696%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth53rd 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 2024: $354,692Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $354,6922024Assets 2025: $353,061Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $353,0612025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$354,692
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$354,692
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st 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 2024: $151,216Expenses 2024: $141,378Net Income 2024: $9,8382024Revenue 2025: $119,241Expenses 2025: $120,872Net Income 2025: -$1,6312025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$151,216
Expenses$141,378
Net Income$9,838
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024
Signed
Jan 15, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$151,216
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.$151,216$141,379
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KARAH SMOOTPresident-$0--
KHLOE SNOOKVice 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
9037762285
Address
P O BOX 262, MERIT, TX 75458

Signing Officer

Name
Karah Smoot
Title
President
Phone
9037762285
Signed
2025-01-15

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: 46,971. Description: office supplies. Amount: 2,497. Description: job supplies. Amount: 58,688. Description: meals. Amount: 326. Description: sub contractors. Amount: 8,838. Description: insurance. Amount: 15,382. Description: training. Amount: 605. Description: bank & merchant fees. Amount: 98. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 133,405.”

Raw XML Appendix151 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

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$354,692
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$354,692
Revenue
$151,216
Expenses
$141,378
Net income
$9,838
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
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.55$0.00$3.55$1.51$1.41$0.10
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