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Darien Ems Post 53 INC

Tax-deductible

Darien, CT501(c)(3)Since 2002Health CareEIN 06-1625224Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpost53.org0 Ledge Road, 06820-0000 · Darien, CTTax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Post 53 is to provide emergency medical services to the Darien community at the highest level of excellence, using Darien high school students and adult volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 143 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $135K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$165K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$12.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$807K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$836K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$985K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$12.5M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.1M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$12.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $177K Fundraising 4% · $52K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Edgar
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanne Matson
Secretary & Adult Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Heck
President of Friends
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph Larcheveque
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Halloran
Adult Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Cunningham
Adult Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Responds to medical emergencies and trains local high school students as emergency responders.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Darien ems post 53, inc dedicates itself to providing timely, quality emergency medical care and transportation to the town of darien CT.IN the last year dems responded to over 1,800 calls for help of which approx. 600 were medic transports.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$577K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$177K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$577K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$719K
SavingsLn 2$21
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$719K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$466K
Other assetsLn 15$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6143
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$719K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$466K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K$165K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M$12.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$214K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$605$86K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$34K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$109K$105K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$813K$809K$4K$272
All other expensesLn 24e$81K$46K$23K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$177K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$185K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$170K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $848K$1.3M−$435K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $836K$1.3M−$446K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$108K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $807K$985K−$178K$9.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,622,138 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $900,161$964,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $510,284$577,139
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,721$19,198
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,757$61,379
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,515,923$1,622,138
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$251,576
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,346,277$1,185,690
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,346,277$1,437,266
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,646$184,872
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,622,138 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$964,422
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$964,422
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $577,139$577,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,198$19,198
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $55,624$55,624
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,755$5,755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $577,139 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,577$1,622,138
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,437,266 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $213,840 · Management $37,736$251,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $605 · Management $86,371 · Fundraising $39,025$126,001
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,726$9,726
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,469 · Management $1,436$35,905
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $104,521 · Management $4,355$108,876
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,189$11,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $808,739 · Management $3,679 · Fundraising $272$812,690
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,512 · Management $22,870 · Fundraising $12,921$81,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,207,686 · Management $177,362 · Fundraising $52,218$1,437,266
Part X · Balance sheet $12,645,008 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $454,057$719,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $564,791$21
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,575$86,242
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,760$60,623
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,989$17,673
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,598$466,202
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,998,580$11,294,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,217,350$12,645,008
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $122,389$107,809
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,998$57,592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,387$165,401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,657,563$12,407,836
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $388,400$71,771
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,045,963$12,479,607
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,217,350$12,645,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,479,607 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,622,138
XI-2 Total expenses$1,437,266
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$184,872
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,045,963
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,248,772
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,479,607

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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