Deep River Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Deep River Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Deep River, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 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 December 2023, Deep River Fire Department Inc reported income of $109k and spending of $24k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $108k to $109k (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 18% 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, Deep River Fire Department Inc sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mascoutah Volunteer Fire Company ($109k), Amo Membership Assistance Program TR ($110k) and Columbus Firemans Cheer Fund Inc ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.