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United Ambulance Service

Lewiston, ME · EIN 01-0545335 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

United Ambulance Service reported $10.6 million in revenue and $9.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.64 went to program services, $24.36 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 91.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $251,699 (Executive Director). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.7M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
75.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
24.4%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
4.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
3.6%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
91.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$251,699$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.59%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.86.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 688.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$6.5M expenses · 88.9% of program spending · grants $244 · revenue $8.6M

Provides ambulance and wheelchair transportation services to the area of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, and York counties

$813K expenses · 11.1% of program spending · revenue $1.1M

United Ambulance Service a Maine EMS Licensed Training Center and CAAHEP Accredited for EMS educational programs. United Ambulance Service provides First Responder to Paramedic Licensure programs

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Director
Officer, 36.00 hrs/week
$220,610$0$31,089$251,699
EMS/Education Manager
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$153,653$0$21,266$174,919
Business Manager
Officer, 36.00 hrs/week
$138,297$0$10,339$148,636
EMS Manager
Highest compensated employee, 4.00 hrs/week
$107,763$0$24,951$132,714
Paramedic/Instructor
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$120,753$0$11,052$131,805
Shiftleader
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,063$0$3,524$113,587

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from United Ambulance Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $400K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$11M$9.7M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$11M$9.7M75.6%$4.7M$251,699
FY2024 ⓘ$9.7M$9.6M75.4%$3.8M$235,118
FY2023 ⓘ$8.5M$9.3M74.0%$3.7M$221,475
FY2022 ⓘ$8.3M$8.7M78.3%$4.5M$226,752
FY2021 ⓘ$7.7M$7.8M77.0%$4.9M$220,449
FY2020 ⓘ$8.5M$8.5M79.5%$5.0M$207,204

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5193
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to United Ambulance Service totaling $1,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from United Ambulance Service's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for United Ambulance Service, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of United Ambulance Service's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, United Ambulance Service reported that 75.6% of its $9.7 million in expenses went to program services, 24.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does United Ambulance Service pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation United Ambulance Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $251,699, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does United Ambulance Service get its money?

Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.1% came from contributions and grants (including 3.6% from government grants) and 91.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is United Ambulance Service a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0545335 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202513169349305926 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530869349300903 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313109349301001 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243009349300444 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123159349302407 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023039349301797 · read the filing

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