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Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth

St Joseph, MO · EIN 27-3923442 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth reported $10.9 million in revenue and $11.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.32 went to program services, $19.68 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.7% of the total. Government grants made up 51.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,244 (PARAMEDIC). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between FY2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.7%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
52.7%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
51.5%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
45.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$169,244$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.51%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.16.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 788.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $5.0M

The mission of Regional Emergency Medical Services authority (remsa) is to provide an effective ground ambulance service which functions as a part of a coordinated Emergency Medical service system for the health and safety of the community and its citizens. The organization is the only Emergency Medical transport company in the city of st. Joseph and also serves the surrounding communities in buchanan county. The county has a population of approximately 90,000 people.the board of directors of the organization adopted an amendment, effective july 1, 2014, that changes the articles of…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$166,112$0$3,132$169,244
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,916$0$4,216$160,132
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$126,941$0$0$126,941
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$119,504$0$0$119,504
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$112,359$0$0$112,359
PARAMEDIC
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$100,754$0$0$100,754

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth (Part VII, line 2).

6 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021202220232024$11M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$11M$11M80.3%$10M$169,244
2023 ⓘ$11M$11M82.9%$11M$130,863
2022 ⓘ$10M$9.6M86.9%$10M$142,131
FY2021 (6 mo.) ⓘ$4.5M$4.3M86.8%$9.7M$124,499
FY2021 ⓘ$8.7M$8.1M87.0%$9.5M$119,931
FY2020 ⓘ$8.1M$7.3M87.0%$8.9M$115,959

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b7 · 7 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • 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 5123
  • Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MEDSERV MANAGEMENT
Management
$147,080
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
Repairs and maintenance
$134,972

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth totaling $48 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 Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth reported that 80.3% of its $11.2 million in expenses went to program services, 19.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $169,244, for the role of PARAMEDIC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth get its money?

Of $10.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 52.7% came from contributions and grants (including 51.5% from government grants) and 45.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Regional Emergency Medical Services Auth a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-3923442 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349301000 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443039349300939 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303179349307280 · read the filing
  • FY2021 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2021, object 202213199349318511 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230569349301558 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141339349300849 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-3923442: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.