Huron Valley Ambulance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382200909
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ann Arbor, MI, US
Phone
734-994-4111
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulance, Emergency Medical Transport Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$40,619,728
Expenses
$38,938,780
Assets
$33,336,672
Liabilities
$2,868,923

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RONALD SLAGELL (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • RONALD SLAGELL (PRESIDENT/CEO): $467,437 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Provide high-quality out-of-hospital care and transportation services to the communities we serve.

What it reported doing in 2024

The company provides a substantial portion of its services to the elderly and poor. During the fiscal year huron valley ambulance provided transports to elderly patients under the medicare program, as well as to patients who were deemed indigent under state, county, or medicaid center guidelines. Patient transport servicesthe company serves five counties with a medical staff of emergency medical technicians and paramedics.community benefit activitiesas a community-owned nonprofit, huron valley ambulance recognizes that part of their mission is to give back to the community. The company coordinates various programs and offers them free of charge to the community, and has a program for indigent patients.our goals for these programs, which are targeted to various age groups, are the following: to provide information on ems in general and hva specifically and to provide programs on safety, injury prevention and health improvement. The types of programs, events and appearances are illustrated below: community education programsblogs and social media campaigns to provide basic education, news and information to the community.presentations and ambulance tours ages 5-18 to cover how to call 911, what paramedics do, basic first aid, and other simple safety messages.presentations to older children and young adults about considering ems as a career.help scout troops receive first aid badges.presentations to adult groups who hva is, hva services, how ems works, emergency preparedness.presentations to seniors any or all of the following topics: who hva is, hva services, how ems works, emergency preparedness, advance medical directives, preventing falls.demonstration and education hands-only cpr for all ages.staffing exhibits at business expos, health fairs and career fairs where we answer questions and distribute literature, sometimes demonstrate automated external defibrillators (aeds).ems standby coverage for large community events, high school sports, etc.participating in community parades with an ambulance or aed presentations throughout the year.participating in community safetytowns throughout our service area, where preschool children learn about fire, police and ems.providing crew and ambulance to high school "mock crashes" for driver education throughout our service area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • 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: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 84.3% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $34.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $467K · 12 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.