North Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps

Overview

Mission

The mission of the north area volunteer ambulance corps, inc. Is to be a community oriented emergency services organization committed to providing professional, quality, pre-hospital care including training and education.

What it reported doing in 2025

Volunteerism - volunteering is part of our mission statement which is a principal service to the community. During the year there were 30 volunteers who provided the organization with their assistance as drivers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, clerks, managers and members of the board of directors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237076257
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
N Syracuse, NY, USA
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

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The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.3%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.71; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.5% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $147K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2009 to 2025
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records