Sherman Volunteer Fire Department
Provide fire, emergency & medical services
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,096,935
- +21.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $637,339
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $82,211
- +346.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $459,884
- -24.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sherman Volunteer Fire Department funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $124K (2021). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Sherman Sherman, CT | SUV Purchase | $42,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,096,935 | $637,339 | $459,884 | — | — | $82,211 |
| 2024 | $902,663 | $639,746 | $610,768 | — | — | $18,431 |
| 2023 | $856,376 | $355,782 | $332,805 | $5,322 | Total only | $8,321 |
| 2022 | $822,908 | $332,730 | $392,992 | $42,050 | 1 | $3,024 |
| 2021 | $913,439 | $320,588 | $441,129 | $123,544 | 1 | $1,400 |
| 2020 | $1,033,980 | $440,810 | $298,500 | — | — | $5,009 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sherman Volunteer Fire Department
Based on IRS filings
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department is a public charity, based in Sherman, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $82K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department is led by James Mandracchia, 1st Fire Lieutenant & President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Mandracchia
1st Fire Lieutenant & President
President → 1st Fire Lieutenant & President, 2025
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Walsh
Business Manager
Captain-Ems → Business Manager, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Fuchs
Chief
Assistant Chief-Fire → Chief, 2021
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kris Fazzone
Assistant Chief-Ems
President → Assistant Chief-Ems, 2022
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Accosta Jr.
Assistant Chief-Fire
Captain-Fire → Assistant Chief-Fire, 2021
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Benson
Ems Captain
Ems Lieutenant → Ems Captain, 2023
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Dwyer
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Oscar Correa
2nd Fire Lieutenant
Fire Captain → 2nd Fire Lieutenant, 2025
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Luis
Recording Secretary
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Hoffman
Ems Lieutenant
On filings since 2023
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Desalvo
Fire Police Lieutenant
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Grant
Steward
New on the 2025 filing
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Hauspurg
Fire Captain
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Beryl Taylor (2020–2024) — Business Manager
- Former: Jack Macdonald (2021–2024) — Fire Police Lieutenant
- Former: Spencer Haupsberg (2022–2024) — 1st Fire Lieutenant
- Former: Addison Calsetta (2023–2024) — 2nd Fire Lieutenant
- Former: Kelly Beatty (2022) — President
- Former: Brant Cadovius (2020–2021) — 2nd Fire Lieutenant
- Former: Doris Clark (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathy Grant (2020–2021) — Assistant Chief-Ems
- Former: Roger Oppenheimer (2020–2021) — Ems Captain
- Former: Tony Grioli (2020–2021) — 1st Fire Lieutenant
- Former: Chad Beatty (2021) — Fire Captain
- Former: Jacob Calsetta (2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Lauren Morelli (2021) — Ems Lieutenant
- Former: Bob Accosta (2020) — Chief
- Former: Dan Boulanger (2020) — Lieutenant-Fire Police
- Former: Ellen Healey (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Sherman Volunteer Fire Department
How large is Sherman Volunteer Fire Department?
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $637K.
Where does Sherman Volunteer Fire Department operate?
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Sherman Volunteer Fire Department's EIN?
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1032912. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 20, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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