Fairfax Ems INC

Tax-deductible

Fairfax, VT501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 27-2963063

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To provide 24 hour emergency medical services and emergency ambulance trasport service in and around Fairfax, fletcher, and westford, vermont

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 30 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 $136K a year · 24% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$286K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$759K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$759K
FY2024▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$759K
Expenses
$639K
FY2024▲ +57%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$880K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $565K Management & general 11% · $72K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Whiteman’s $18K as Board Member is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bambi Dame———$70,688
Scott Whiteman$17,502$19,415$21,014—
Christie Raymond$16,587$12,488$2,011—
Kathy Jochim———$15,901
Kristi McAllister$9,886$10,685$1,816—
Michael C Wheeler$1,520$1,813$1,276$3,111
Tim Wasilinski——$210$1,455

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

Provides 24-hour emergency medical services and ambulance transport in Fairfax, Fletcher, and Westford, Vermont.

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1 program service account for $565K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide emergency medical service in the vermont towns of fairfax, fletcher and westford, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Services include the care, treatment and transport of sick or injured persons, support for the fire department, mutual aid agreements with neighboring ems services, coverage at community events and national lebel…

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$759K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Other incomeLn 4–11$82K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$565K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Government grantsLn 1e$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$82K
Total revenueLn 12$759K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$440K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$466K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$820K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$286K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K$466K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$587K$820K
Total assetsLn 16$1000K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$286K
Net assetsLn 32$880K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$240K$240K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$18K$550
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$53K$1K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$254$254
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K$307
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$106K$104K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$39K$278
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$106K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$565K$72K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $759K$639K$121K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $730K$408K$322K$880K 990 PDF
FY2022 $463K$363K$100K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021 $381K$337K$43K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $449K$354K$95K$414K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $759,495 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $193 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$51,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,305
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $624,486$624,486
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,676$1,676
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $81,835$81,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $624,486 · Excluded from tax $83,704$759,495
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $638,964 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,246$240,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,424 · Management $550$18,974
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,878$10,878
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,450 · Management $51,560$53,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $254$254
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,243 · Management $4,671 · Fundraising $2,179$10,093
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,781 · Management $1,198$11,979
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,114$1,114
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,167 · Management $307$8,474
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $103,929 · Management $2,121$106,050
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,314 · Management $278$39,592
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,292$106,292
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,008$32,008
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $565,222 · Management $71,563 · Fundraising $2,179$638,964
Part X · Balance sheet $1,286,180 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,297$25,629
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $356,505$440,164
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $586,902$820,387
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,704$1,286,180
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,832$7,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,092$286,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $879,612$1,000,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $879,612$1,000,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,704$1,286,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,000,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$759,495
XI-2 Total expenses$638,964
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,531
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$879,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,000,143

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

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