The Rumson First Aid Squad Inc of Rumson New Jersey
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 216018620
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Rumson, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9084611725
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $79,855
- Expenses
- $93,252
- Assets
- $584,233
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CYNTHIA ALYWARD (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- TOM EADON (5YR TRUSTEE)
- JOHN FOSSETTA (4YR TRUSTEE)
- ELZE-ANN HOLTZHAUSEN (1ST LIEUTENA)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose and objectives of the squad shall be the care, nurture and maintenance of injured, wounded, infirm and aged persons in emergencies, by rendering first aid and transportation thereof to hospitals, or to a place of medical treatment or care. To answer emergency calls and to operate ambulance services for community-at-large, and to keep members and others well-trained in the principles of first-aid as outlined by the american national red cross; to maintain and operate such equipment as may be necessary; and to advance such knowledge as will promote prevention of injury and suffering.
What it reported doing in 2024
The rumson emergency medical services satisfied its exempt purpose by providing the residents of the community with emergency and other medical services encompassing cpr, marine rescue, and transportation to area hospitals. The organization was also able to satisfy the need for medical training to its personnel, purchase and maintenance of emergency and rescue equipment, and support and maintenance of its facility.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 88
- Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- 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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- 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: -16.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.27; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $82K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.