Cottage Hose Ambulance Corps Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232128471
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Carbondale, PA, USA
Phone
5702825654
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,760,253
Expenses
$2,609,492
Assets
$1,914,860
Liabilities
$679,641

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY BALINAS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN VEINA (SECRETARY): $74,528 total reported compensation
  • RENEE HARRIGFELD (TREASURER): $74,514 total reported compensation
  • STEPHEN FISH (OPERATIONS M): $73,359 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Emergency ambulance, invalid van transportation, fire suppression, and rescue services-see schedule o for additional details

What it reported doing in 2024

Cottage hose ambulance corps inc. 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 includes 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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 16
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th 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: 11.9%; rating input score 12; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.5%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 42 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 12/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.