Bexar County Emergency Services Districts Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921925383
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2104222432
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$294,706
Expenses
$257,859
Assets
$173,712
Liabilities
$140

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joshua Brown (Executive Director)
  • Kevin Clarkson (President)
  • Ron Haygood (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Joshua Brown (Executive Director): $21,876 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To encourage legislation in support of these objectives. To oppose or support the enactment of laws, regulations, and ordinances for the best interests of Emergency Service Districts in Bexar County, Texas, that affect the ability to provide fire protection and/or emergency services to the community within these Districts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bexar County Emergency Services Districts Association was established to support issues as they pertain to the Emergency Service Districts within Bexar County, Texas that provide fire protection and/or emergency medical services to the community within these Districts. To encourage legislation in support of these objectives. To oppose or support the enactment of laws, regulations, and ordinances for the best interests of Emergency Service Districts in Bexar County, Texas, that affect the ability to provide fire protection and/or emergency services to the community within these Districts. To collect and distribute information among the members of the Association. To take any and all action necessary for the advancement and attainment of the above-stated goals. This Association is organized and operated exclusively for the above-stated purposes, and for other not-for-profit purposes. No part of any net earnings shall inure to the

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 67
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.7%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.5%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 53.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.7% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $217K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $22K · 9 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $136K reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.