Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company Inc

Analysis

Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozrah, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company Inc reported income of $444k and spending of $353k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $291k to $444k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thinkfirst Foundation ($443k), Association of the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services of ($444k) and Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $1.4m.