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Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Allentown, PA · EIN 23-1740898 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Cetronia Ambulance Corps reported $21.7 million in revenue and $22.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.44 went to program services, $22.32 to management and general costs and $1.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $247,303 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23M

For 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

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22M

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

2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
76.4%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
22.3%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.26$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
5.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.8%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.4%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$247,303$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.09%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
176
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.96.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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 expense
$17M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $20M

The corps has a diverse set of program services that extends beyond the traditional ambulance service. The core service is emergency medical services which encompasses 911 emergency ambulance treatment, care, and transport to the local hospitals. This includes more than 20,000 responses for medical emergencies, fire, trauma, motor vehicle accidents, disaster responses, and non-emergency ambulance transport. In addition to 911 responses, the corps provides thousands of medically necessary non-emergency ambulance transports and tens of thousands of wheelchair, ambulette (stretcher van), and…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$223,324$0$23,979$247,303
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$170,900$0$20,099$190,999
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$157,261$0$30,659$187,920
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,368$0$33,735$166,103
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,543$0$28,744$165,287
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,903$0$9,942$159,845
CHIEF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,017$0$9,606$145,623

17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cetronia Ambulance Corps (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $450K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$22M$23M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$22M$23M76.4%$11M$247,303
2024 ⓘ$21M$20M75.8%$12M$258,549
2023 ⓘ$17M$17M74.6%$12M$248,984
2022 ⓘ$14M$13M71.1%$11M$236,897
2021 ⓘ$14M$13M72.9%$11M$215,475
2020 ⓘ$12M$12M71.2%$8.7M$231,738
2019 ⓘ$11M$11M71.7%$8.4M$244,866

Governance 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–1b13 · 13 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 5261
  • Volunteers Part I, line 628

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Cetronia Ambulance Corps totaling $7,061 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 Cetronia Ambulance Corps's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cetronia Ambulance Corps, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cetronia Ambulance Corps's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Cetronia Ambulance Corps reported that 76.4% of its $22.7 million in expenses went to program services, 22.3% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cetronia Ambulance Corps pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cetronia Ambulance Corps reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $247,303, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cetronia Ambulance Corps get its money?

Of $21.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 5.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 92.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cetronia Ambulance Corps a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-1740898 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 202620979349300747 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501159349301030 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421369349305027 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331029349301958 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202210959349300041 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202120929349300007 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041069349300124 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-1740898: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.