Bethesda-chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520583872
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone
3016520077
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulance, Emergency Medical Transport Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,070,153
Expenses
$1,816,624
Assets
$5,482,560
Liabilities
$66,183

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER JENNISON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SEAN P PURCELL (RESCUE CAPTA): $116,593 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The bethesda-chevy chase rescue squad is a philanthropically operated organization that provides state of the art emergency medical, fire, and rescue services to the bethesda-chevy chase area and surrounding Maryland communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bccrs responded to approximately over 8,385 calls for assistance in fy 2023. The bethesda-chevy chase rescue squad is an all-hazard fire and rescue organization responding to structural fire, vehicle crash, technical rescue and emergency medical incidents across southern montgomery county, Maryland. One of two volunteer fire companies in montgomery county dedicated to operating heavy rescue squad and emergency medical service units, the bccrs operates as an integral component of montgomery county fire and rescue services. The bethesda-chevy chase rescue squad has more than 150 professionally trained volunteers and 28 paid emergency response personnel who respond to incidents during regularly scheduled evening, night, and weekend duty shifts. On weekdays, units are staffed with bccrs employees, volunteers, one montgomery county fire rescue paramedic. This staffing strategy ensures that personnel are ready to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our fleet includes 7 ambulances, 2 heavy rescue squads, and various command and utility vehicles.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.9%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.02; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.9% of revenue deployed · 81.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $117K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.