Western Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services Committee Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042658109
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Northampton, MA, USA
Phone
4135866065
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$144,483
Expenses
$213,786
Assets
$353,179
Liabilities
$7,132

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATTHEW LEMBERG (V. PRESIDENT)
  • PHILIP WONKKA (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA HERRINGSHAW (EXEC DIRECTO): $90,514 total reported compensation
  • KENNETH KNOWLES (MED DIRECTOR): $7,500 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To improve the delivery of emergency medical services to the residents of western Massachusetts.

What it reported doing in 2024

1. Provided technical assistance to region 1 communities in drafting/revising/updating service zone plans as requested by the state. 2. Assisted region 1 agencies surrounding mci responses in their communities. 3. Maintained readiness for 2 regional disaster trailers for large scale community events to provide standby to assist local emergency reponders in the event of an emergency. 4. Reviewed, provided technical assistance as needed and approved continuing eduction applications submitted from region 1 agencies. 5. Maintained ppe cache for licensed region 1 ambulance services for future emergency need. 6. Provided technical assistance and support to unaffiliated region 1 emts needing to recertify in 24/25 oems recertification cycle. 7. Coordinated and facilitated practical training sessions for ems agency nero's law compliance in conjunction with representatives from the Massachusetts veterinary medical association. 8. Provided expert review to northwestern district attorney office child fatality review team.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -48%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.65; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 45.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $184K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.