Kennett Fire and Ems Regional Commission Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823828348
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Chadds Ford, PA, USA
Phone
4848832787
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,601,418
Expenses
$3,709,566
Assets
$1,191,017
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CUYLER WALKER (CHAIRMAN)
  • RICHARD LEFF (VICE CHAIR)
  • AARON MCINTYRE (SECRETARY/TREASURER)

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

To lessen the burden on local government by providing for inter-municipal collaboration and the pooling of municipal resources and funds for the provision of fire, rescue and emergency services within all or a portion of certain municipalities located in the southern portion of chester county, Pennsylvania.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization is an inter-municipal fire and emergency services regional commission servicing six municipalities and three fire companies that oversees the funding for operating and capital expenses for the fire companies and the ems services.the purposes of the organization is (a) to lessen the burden on local government by providing for inter-municipal collaboration and the pooling of municipal resources and funds for the provision of fire, rescue, and emergency services within all or a portion of certain municipalities located in the southern portion of chester county, Pennsylvania (as enlarged or reduced from time to time, "the region"); and (b) to do all things which may be necessary, appropriate, or convenient to the achievement of the foregoing purposes and which may lawfully be done by a nonprofit corporation under and pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and which are not otherwise prohibited by the inter-municipal agreement, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws. Presently within the initial area constituting the region, fire and rescue services are provided by the longwood, kennett, and po-mar-lin fire companies, and ems services are provided by the longwood and kennett fire companies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 99.7%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.4%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.4% of revenue deployed · 99.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.