Stamford Emergency Medical Services
Stamford Emergency Medical Services reported $12.6 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.07 went to program services, $10.31 to management and general costs and $1.62 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $344,354 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% 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 $12MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.3% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.6% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $344,354 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.78% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSems' goal is to provide consistent, compassionate, high quality, pre-hospital paramedic service to the citizens and visitors of stamford. We also provide paramedic intercept service to the neighboring town of darien. In the last year sems responded to 18,007 calls for help including 628 responses to darien. 7,670 of those calls required our highly trained paramedics to perform advanced life support (als) interventions. Sems responded to over 93% of all calls within the american heart association recommended target of 8 minutes and sems has an average response time of 4.69 minutes to als calls
Sems academy offers quality training programs for all levels of Emergency Medical service providers. From cpr and bloodborne pathogens to advanced life support courses to continuing education and Emergency Medical Services liaisons, sems academy supports health professional education and training needs throughout the area
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $278,016 | $0 | $66,338 | $344,354 |
| ASSISTANT CHIEF Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $190,865 | $0 | $45,998 | $236,863 |
| DEPUTY CHIEF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,475 | $0 | $14,694 | $215,169 |
| CAPTAIN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,598 | $0 | $43,272 | $201,870 |
| DEPUTY CHIEF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,997 | $0 | $34,963 | $186,960 |
| PARAMEDIC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,762 | $0 | $43,719 | $185,481 |
| PARAMEDIC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,447 | $0 | $43,702 | $178,149 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stamford Emergency Medical Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $493K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 599
- Volunteers Part I, line 639
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Stamford Emergency Medical Services totaling $2,526 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.
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Every number above is copied from Stamford 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 Stamford Emergency Medical Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Stamford Emergency Medical Services spent in FY2025, $88.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Stamford Emergency Medical Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Stamford Emergency Medical Services reported that 88.1% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 10.3% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Stamford Emergency Medical Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Stamford Emergency Medical Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $344,354, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Stamford Emergency Medical Services get its money?
Of $12.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.4% came from contributions and grants and 96.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Stamford Emergency Medical Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2757306 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 202503049349301135 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202442749349300734 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202312729349301431 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202212649349300731 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202112739349300226 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202022699349300617 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2757306: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.