Hammond Fire and Rescue Inc

Overview

Mission

Hammond fire & rescue inc is a group of approximately 40 volunteers which have organized to provide fire protection and quality emergency medical care to the community it serves. It is located in hammond, st. Lawrence county, New York. The volunteers are on call to respond to emergency needs. Their primary focus is to offer fire protection and ambulatory service to the residents of hammond. In the case of emergency the volunteers are dispatched to a scene. Depending on the circumstances, their duties vary. The organization is prepared to extinguish fires, rescue trapped victims, provide emergency medical care and other duties as necessary. The group of volunteers consists of three advanced medical technicians which allow the organization to offer advanced cardiac care as needed. The members of the department also assist residents with pumping water out of cellars during high water events. Also, in emergencies or disaster, volunteers support police and medical personnel with traffic control. The department hosts a regular monthly meeting on the first thursday of the month. This is usually attended by the officers and volunteers. Form 990, part i, line 6 the organization is made up of approximately 40 volunteer firemen and emergency medical technicians. Form 990, part vi, line 11b, organization's process to review form 990 review is done by officers. Form 990, part vi, line 19 -governing documents disclosure. Documents are available upon request

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 87% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 46
• Transparency & Controls: 90
• Accountability: 6
• Sustainability: 64
• Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• Where the money goes: 48.1% of revenue deployed · 48.9% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 0 of 40 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $32K in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
• Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
• Schedules: 3 filed schedules
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 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 0/100.
• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
• High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 24/100.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.