Blue Hill Fire Company

Public charity · Grantmaker Blue Hill, ME EIN: 01-0443318

To protect life and property from fire.

Blue Hill Fire Company at a glance

Total assets
$2,163,938
+8.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$163,152
-22.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$97,325
-9.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$84,013
-26.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Blue Hill Fire Company funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Blue Hill

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $20K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Blue Hill Maine Blue Hill, MEFire Truck Purchase$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,163,938$163,152$84,013——$97,325
2024$1,987,333$209,217$114,547——$107,672
2023$1,812,720$103,219$60,735——$52,328
2022$1,870,150$127,177$75,275——$44,757
2021$1,747,110$122,919$56,322$20,0001$76,164
2020$1,289,925$78,772$45,827$20,0001$33,520
2019$1,417,228$53,737$51,726$20,0001$14,461

About Blue Hill Fire Company

Based on IRS filings

Blue Hill Fire Company is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Blue Hill, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $97K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blue Hill Fire Company is led by Matthew Dennison, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matthew Dennison

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Cote

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rusty Candage

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Bannister

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • John D. Chapman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler M. Chapman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: David B. Rackliffe (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: David N. Gulya (2019–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Blue Hill Fire Company

How large is Blue Hill Fire Company?

Blue Hill Fire Company reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $163K.

What is Blue Hill Fire Company?

Blue Hill Fire Company is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Blue Hill, ME. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Blue Hill Fire Company operate?

Blue Hill Fire Company has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Blue Hill Fire Company's EIN?

Blue Hill Fire Company's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0443318. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)

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