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University Emergency Medical Services
University Emergency Medical Services reported $79.1 million in revenue and $78.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.64 went to program services, $10.36 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: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $782,269 (DIRECTOR). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 61% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $78MFor context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $79MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.4% | 7.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.2% | 2.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $782,269 | $350,135 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 1.29% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 9 | 100.0% |
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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe corporation provides Emergency Medical services to the wny population. It exists to train medical students, residents and fellows in the practice of emergency medicine and also supports the general mission of the jacobs school of medicine at the state university of new york at buffalo
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $740,269 | $0 | $42,000 | $782,269 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $572,653 | $0 | $70,175 | $642,828 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $563,096 | $0 | $49,457 | $612,553 |
| SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $528,017 | $0 | $49,050 | $577,067 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $530,006 | $0 | $44,645 | $574,651 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $528,115 | $0 | $42,000 | $570,115 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $501,593 | $0 | $63,770 | $565,363 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $491,634 | $0 | $44,645 | $536,279 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from University Emergency Medical Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.6M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b9 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 5272
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PRACTICEFIRST Billing | $1,859,984 |
| LOGIXHEALTH Coding | $1,112,223 |
| MEDICAL AMBASSADORS Staffing | $473,619 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from University Emergency Medical Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for University Emergency Medical Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 University Emergency Medical Services spent in 2025, $89.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of University Emergency Medical Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, University Emergency Medical Services reported that 89.6% of its $78.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does University Emergency Medical Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation University Emergency Medical Services reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $782,269, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does University Emergency Medical Services get its money?
Of $79.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is University Emergency Medical Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1494924 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641899349301704 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522249349300002 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442769349300844 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322569349301207 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202519349300040 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142289349301639 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002449349301300 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1494924: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.