Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237100977
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pittsford, NY, USA
Phone
5853852401
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ambulance, Emergency Medical Transport Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,904,063
Expenses
$2,700,918
Assets
$2,315,660
Liabilities
$184,377

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jonathan Smith (Chief/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jonathan Smith (Chief/CEO): $148,374 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance exists to provide Pittsford and neighboring communities with patient-centered care and consultation, education, prevention programs, and partnerships to maintain quality of health and life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. was requested for 4,441 responses, provided emergency medical services (including basic and advanced life support services) to 2,942 patients during the fiscal year, and transported 2,380 patients for continued medical care. Not every response results in contact with a patient, and not all contacts result in transport, which is consistent with industry norms.(Continued on Schedule O)We recognize variable demand for service, driven in part by demand for mutual-aid service as a result of systemic workforce shortages and fiscal challenges. Inadequate reimbursement for services, including disallowed and non-payments for responses we are statutorily obligated to provide, antiquated fee-schedules for Medicare and Medicaid, and arbitrary payment for service by commercial and private insurers continue to underfund and destabilize EMS service delivery. We anticipate fiscal constraints will continue to affect the EMS workforce, and erode sustainability of capital and operating programs. We anticipate a sustained period of volatility in healthcare demand, including in EMS service delivery.In coordination with our EMS partners, PVA continues to pursue reforms essential to payment for service, incorporation of telehealth and treat-in-place options, and strategies to align patients with non-ambulance services when more appropriate for patient needs. Overall PVA continues to provide emergency responses and care, and continues to define the leading edge of industry trends and opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 79% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 71.6%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

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; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.6% of revenue deployed · 71.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $148K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 50/100.