Suburban Emergency Medical Services

Analysis

Suburban Emergency Medical Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmer, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Suburban Emergency Medical Services reported income of $10.3m and spending of $11.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $10.3m (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Suburban Emergency Medical Services sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc ($10.3m), St Sebastians School Fund Inc ($10.4m) and Christian Homes Inc ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 170 employees.