Emergency Medical Services Council of Whatcom County
Analysis
Emergency Medical Services Council of Whatcom County is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Emergency Medical Services Council of Whatcom County reported income of $85k and spending of $129k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $79k to $85k (+7.1%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Emergency Medical Services Council of Whatcom County sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 28th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Council of the Blind Ohio Chapter Inc ($85k), Auglaize County Board for Crippled Children and Adults Inc ($85k) and Natividad Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary ($85k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $453k against liabilities of $733, net assets of $452k. It reported 1 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 22%
- Program services 54%
- Other 24%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| American Council of the Blind Ohio Chapter Inc | Columbus | $85k |
| Auglaize County Board for Crippled Children and Adults Inc | Wapakoneta | $85k |
| Natividad Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary | Salinas | $85k |
| Fairbanks Community Homes | Fairbanks | $85k |