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Chesterfield Fire Co INC

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Chesterfield, CT501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 23-7124392Revenue $327K in FY2025

On file with the IRSchesterfieldfire-ct.org1606 Route 85, 06370-1715 · Chesterfield, CTTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fire, rescue and ambulance services to town of montville

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $812 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$327K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$328K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$617K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$327K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$182K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$279K
FY2025$327K
Expenses
$328K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$217K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$230K
FY2025$328K
Net assets
$617K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$587K
FY2022$571K
FY2023$621K
FY2025$617K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $310K Management & general 5% · $17K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Joanne Forster
Board of Fin
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Frischling
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Gaudreau
Games Chairp
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Constance Herrmann
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Kinney
Asst Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Kneier
Ems Captain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Rogers
Board of Fin
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides fire, rescue, and ambulance services to Montville.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Fire, rescue and ambulance response services

$310Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2022$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$327K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$140K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Money outPt IX
$328K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$617K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Government grantsLn 1e$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Total revenueLn 12$327K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$605K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$617K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$222K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$653K$605K
Total assetsLn 16$867K$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$618K$617K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$76K
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$56K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$118K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$17K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K$310K$17K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $327K$328K−$1K$617K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $279K$230K$50K$621K 990 PDF
FY2022 $221K$238K−$16K$571K 990 PDF
FY2021 $182K$217K−$36K$587K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $326,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,292$115,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,802$140,096
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,385$3,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $82,506$67,721
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $279,985$326,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $282,544$327,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $282,544$327,734
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,559−$1,178
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $326,556 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $62,202 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$99,435
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,096$140,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,332$3,332
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,000$2,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,519
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202,298 · Excluded from tax $5,332$326,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,734 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,568$6,568
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,320$3,320
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,438$13,438
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $76,133$76,133
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,468$17,468
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,624$55,624
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,290$18,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,447$118,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,026 · Fundraising $1,420$18,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $309,556 · Management $16,758 · Fundraising $1,420$327,734
Part X · Balance sheet $827,091 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,161$23,449
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,661$198,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $652,779$605,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $866,601$827,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,486$210,154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $618,115$616,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $618,115$616,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $866,601$827,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $616,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$326,556
XI-2 Total expenses$327,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$618,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$616,937

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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