Northwest Emergency Medical Services Inc

Analysis

Northwest Emergency Medical Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elizabethtown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 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, Northwest Emergency Medical Services Inc reported income of $4.6m and spending of $5.4m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.6m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Northwest Emergency Medical Services Inc 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 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Occoquan-Woodridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department ($4.5m), Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Co ($4.6m) and Summerfield Fire District Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. It paid $10k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $569k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 94 employees.