The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Analysis

The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Simsbury, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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, The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated reported income of $76k and spending of $96k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $86k to $76k (-12%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, The Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poured Out Inc ($75k), Wilson County Rescue Squad ($76k) and Citizens Hose Company 5 TR Ua ($75k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $477k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $477k.