Woodstock Fire Protection Association Inc

Analysis

Woodstock Fire Protection Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in S Woodstock, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Woodstock Fire Protection Association Inc reported income of $536k and spending of $553k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $486k to $536k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Woodstock Fire Protection Association Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation Inc ($536k), The National Organization of Forensic Social Work ($537k) and Scott County Life Saving & First Aid Crew Inc ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $301k, net assets of $1.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.