Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL & STATE ESD EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT THRU THE STATE OF TEXAS. IVANHOE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A NON-PROFIT ALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE IVFD PROVIDES FIRE PREVENTION BY 1) EXTINGUISHING FIRES AND 2) PROVIDING AID DURING VARIOUS EMERGENCIES FOR THE CITY OF IVANHOE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING ALL OF TYLER COUNTY. OUR MISSION AT THE IVFD IS TO PROTECT LIVES, PROPERTY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH DEDICATED EMERGEMCY REPSONSE, PROACTIVE FIRE PREVENTION, AND CONTINUOUS EDUCATION. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING WITH INTEGRITY, COURAGE, AND COMPASSION, STRIVING TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND RESILIENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH TEAMWORK, TRAINING, AND UNWAVERING COMMUYNITY SUPPORT, WE AIM TO MAKE IVANHOE A SAFER PLACE FOR ALL.
- Income
- $95,434
- Spending
- $107,156
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $32,697 spent. FIREMEN SUPPLIES [:AMP:] EQUIPMENT
- $12,406 spent. FIREMEN UNIFORMS
- $8,335 spent. SAFETY [:AMP:] TRAINING
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on August 15, 2013 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on September 15, 2014.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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