Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541222351
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Ivor, VA, USA
Phone
7578184609
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Search and Rescue Squads

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$211,896
Expenses
$135,535
Assets
$718,785
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARON GARNER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SHARON GARNER (PRESIDENT)
  • RUSTY LOWE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ASHLYN SCARBOROUGH (SECRETARY/ T)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The activities of the lvor volunteer rescue squad include saving lives, administering emergency first aid, and promoting safety in our area. The squad is run by a combination of volunteers and a paid emergency crew. The squad has served its community and surrounding communities since 1959. These activities are also included in the squad's articles of incorporation, article ii and make of 100% of the total activity time. From august 2020 through july 2021, the dedicated volunteers and staff answered the call for help 342 times. Over l,900 man hours were spent answering calls and training, as well as many other activities by our devoted membership. The squad proudly participates in all community events including the town of ivor christmas parade and 4th of july celebrations. In the fall of 2020, we were able to add a second bunk room to enable males and females to have separate sleeping quarters. The volunteers turned the existing office into a bunk room and were able to build' a new off

What it reported doing in 2025

The activities of the lvor volunteer rescue squad include saving lives, administering emergency first aid, and promoting safety in our area. The squad is run by a combination of volunteers and a paid emergency crew. The squad has served its community and surrounding communities since 1959. These activities are also included in the squad's articles of incorporation, article ii and make of 100% of the total activity time.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.5%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 36%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.3; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 48.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.5% of revenue deployed · 83.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $113K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.