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Cottage Ambulance Foundation

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Carbondale, PA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 31-1585314Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRS2 Greenfield Rd, 18407-2833 · Carbondale, PATax-exempt since Feb 1999Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Cottage Ambulance Foundation ("caf") is an affiliate of Cottage hose Ambulance corp., INC. ("chac"). Chac strives to deliver the highest quality pre-hospital care to the residents of the greater carbondale area and surrounding commmunities on a 24 hour a day, 7 day per week basis. Areas served include carbondale, carbonale township and fell township in lackawanna county, as well as the surrounding areas of lackawanna, wayne and susquehanna counties. Services include, but are not limited to, advanced life support, basic life support, invalid transportation, non- emergency Ambulance and van transportation, and fire suppression and rescue services. All services are provided in a non-discriminatory manner, with special consideration to those medically and/or financially disadvantaged. Caf provides emergency medical training support to members and employees of chac, as well as to the communties served by chac. Effective january 1, 2011, certain employees of chac became employees of caf. As

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$77K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$956K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$116K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021−$525K
FY2022−$209K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 Feb 1999.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanne Soblesky
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Veina
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides emergency and non-emergency medical transport, plus fire and rescue services.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Refer to Schedule O

All expenses related to supporting cottage hose ambulance corp., inc., an affiliate of the company.

$2.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$188K$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$77K
Net assetsLn 32$110K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.7M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$133K$133K
Payroll taxesLn 10$144K$144K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$2.0M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$5K$116K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M$2K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.5M$318K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.4M$316K−$209K 990 PDF
FY2021 $956K$1.5M−$525K−$525K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.7M$0$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,022,877 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,526,919$2,022,877
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,526,919$2,022,877
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,500,678$1,995,822
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,730$21,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,525,408$2,017,407
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,511$5,470
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,022,877 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,022,877$2,022,877
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,022,877$2,022,877
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,017,407 across 5 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,718,478$1,718,478
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $133,440$133,440
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $143,904$143,904
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,327$20,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,258$1,258
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,017,407 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,017,407
Part X · Balance sheet $193,183 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $161,693; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,566$31,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,713$193,183
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $77,338$77,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,338$77,338
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,375$115,845
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $110,375$115,845
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,713$193,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,845 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,022,877
XI-2 Total expenses$2,017,407
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$110,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,845

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

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