East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Litchfield, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2025. 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 2023, East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $74k and spending of $59k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $136k to $74k (-45%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hilltop Fire Co ($74k), York Beach Fire Department ($74k) and Wallington Fire Co Inc ($74k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $201k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $201k.