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Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps

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Commack, NY501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 23-7012685Revenue $3.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRScommackambulance.org200 Burr Rd Box 819, 11725-1810 · Commack, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1967Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide skilled emergency medical care to victims of all injuries and medical emergencies within the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps district and to provide Ambulance transportation for these victims to the hospital.to provide a variety of community outreach services including:basic first aid training disaster preparednessextremer weather preparednessambulance tours school presentationsambulance coverage for major events and mutual aid to neighboring areas

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 66 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $449K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$236K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$597K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1967.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.4M Management & general 17% · $498K Fundraising 0% · $14K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $236K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Joseph Cassano
Ems Director
$121,779Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Rossi
Controller
$114,432Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Guttenberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dominic Pultovak
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Justina Greenblatt
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas McAllister
3rd Asst. Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Cassano’s $122K as Ems Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Cassano$121,779$98,856$81,500——
Denise Rossi$114,432$109,127$104,500$101,375$97,350
Jess Boyle———$79,154$92,972

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Responds to medical emergencies with skilled care and transport, plus offers community safety training.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides 24/7/365 skilled emergency and medical care to a geographic area of 24 square miles within the Towns of Huntington and Smithtown, NY. The service area is comprised of approximately 40,000 residents, 1,400 commercial entities, and 8 schools.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Lawrence and Elizabeth Krulik FoundationFY2023$50
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$498K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$597K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$72K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$605K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$597K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$694K$597K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$57K$57K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$236K$146K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$947K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$79K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$113K$106K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$119K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$24K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$29K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$65K
InterestLn 20$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$239K$191K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$324K$260K$64K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$429K$398K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$38K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.4M$498K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.0M$2.9M$171K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.6M$525K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.5M$508K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.5M$373K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$2.5M$668K$3.2M 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 $3,034,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $305,519$202,633
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,729,686$2,816,603
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,923−$46,412
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,699$61,569
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,125,827$3,034,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $57,327$56,870
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,299,584$1,432,881
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,243,639$1,373,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,600,550$2,863,490
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $525,277$170,903
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,034,393 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$68,494
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,139
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,633
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,816,603$2,816,603
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,713$25,713
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$72,125−$72,125
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,217$36,217
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,352$25,352
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,769,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,930$3,034,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,863,490 across 18 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $56,870$56,870
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $145,908 · Management $90,303$236,211
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $946,797 · Management $53,364$1,000,161
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,612 · Management $4,900$83,512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,375 · Management $6,622$112,997
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,612$10,612
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,000$21,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $118,538$118,538
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $13,920$13,920
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,401 · Management $11,401$22,802
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,817 · Management $5,959$29,776
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,838 · Management $7,216$36,054
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $65,249$65,249
IX-20 InterestManagement $21,697$21,697
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191,222 · Management $47,848$239,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $260,231 · Management $64,196$324,427
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $398,179 · Management $30,780$428,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,064 · Management $3,571$41,635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,351,563 · Management $498,007 · Fundraising $13,920$2,863,490
Part X · Balance sheet $5,308,216 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $636,260$604,605
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,946,931$2,220,873
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $261,369$344,532
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,751$141,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,292,676$1,996,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,234,596$5,308,216
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $349,048$340,042
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,866$17,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $694,489$597,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,540,107$4,711,012
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,540,107$4,711,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,234,596$5,308,216
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,711,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,034,393
XI-2 Total expenses$2,863,490
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,540,107
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,711,012

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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