Harwinton West Side Vol Fire Dept

Analysis

Harwinton West Side Vol Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Harwinton, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Harwinton West Side Vol Fire Dept reported income of $199k and spending of $220k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $207k to $199k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Harwinton West Side Vol Fire Dept sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A E Crandall Hook and Ladder Company Inc ($199k), Waynesboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($199k) and Fairmount Fire Company No 1 ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $184k against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $132k.