Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team

Analysis

Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team is a registered charity in United States, based in W Greenwich, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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 December 2023, Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team reported income of $3.3m and spending of $2.7m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.3m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 277%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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, Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($3.2m), Karns Volunteer Fire Department ($3.3m) and Kennett Fire and Ems Regional Commission Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $468k. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $12.3m.