Cetronia Ambulance Corps Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

The corps has a diverse set of program services that extends beyond the traditional ambulance service. The core service is emergency medical services which encompasses 911 emergency ambulance treatment, care, and transport to the local hospitals. This includes more than 20,000 responses for medical emergencies, fire, trauma, motor vehicle accidents, disaster responses, and non-emergency ambulance transport. In addition to 911 responses, the corps provides thousands of medically necessary non-emergency ambulance transports and tens of thousands of wheelchair, ambulette (stretcher van), and medical car transports to and from doctors office, private residences, hospitals and various medical facilities throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and on some occasions outside the commonwealth as well. Additionally, the corps serves a number of local school districts, sports, community, public, private and religious organizations with medical stand-by and event services for hundreds of special events annually to provide first aid and emergency medical services to the participants of these events. Multiple private and community educational programs are also offered to both internal and external audiences designed to train and educate professionals and non-professionals alike in emergency medical services, first aid, cpr, and various other specialties designed to prevent or respond to matters related to public health and safety. Many of these events and educational programs are provided free of charge which further supports the non-profit, community and charitable purpose of the corps. Lastly, the organization holds various special events designed for fund raising and support of the corps capital purchases and operational budget. In 2025, the major events held were the annual golf tournament and the night on broadway event.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.5%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 76.4%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings