Houtzdale Ramey Emergency Medical Service

Analysis

Houtzdale Ramey Emergency Medical Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Houtzdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Houtzdale Ramey Emergency Medical Service reported income of $342k and spending of $295k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $342k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Houtzdale Ramey Emergency Medical Service sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company ($342k), Eastern Greene Fire Protection Territory Corporation ($342k) and Junior Fire Company No 2 Inc ($342k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $328k against liabilities of $3,579, net assets of $324k. It reported 8 employees.