The Cheshire Fire Department Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204239210
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cheshire, CT, USA
Phone
2032721828
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,599
Expenses
$74,580
Assets
$287,051

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIEL FORD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DANIEL FORD (PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE DONNARUMMA (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JEFFREY PECHMANN (VICE PRESIDE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Fire protection services to the town of cheshire Connecticut

What it reported doing in 2024

Volunteer fire protection services for the town of cheshire Connecticut. Maintenance of a fire protection bureau, providing educational services, and promotion of fire safety to the residents of the town. Providing aparatus and training to the volunteers of the department.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.8%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.85; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.8% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.