Medic Ems

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421186903
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Davenport, IA, USA
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulance, Emergency Medical Transport Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,271,297
Expenses
$6,846,657
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN HARTMAN (DIRECTOR): $620,794 total reported compensation
  • THERESA SUMMERS-MAIN (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE): $489,838 total reported compensation
  • ROB FRIEDEN (CHAIRMAN): $464,654 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provides 911 emergency and hospital ambulance services in scott county: provides hospital ambulance services in clinton county

What it reported doing in 2023

Provides 911 emergency and non-emergency basic and advance life support ambulance services, Hospital transfer services and dispatching in Scott and Clinton County, IA as a supporting organization for Genesis Health System, Trinity Regional Health Center, Mercy Medical Center Clinton, and Scott County, IA. 911 emergency and non-emergency basic and advance life support services are provided to all patients including those who do not have the resources to pay. Total ambulance dispatches during July 1 - December 31, 2023 were 17,880

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% 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.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 53.3%; rating input score 53; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.5% of revenue deployed · 83.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $621K · 23 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $215K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.