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Medical Center Emergency Services

Detroit, MI · EIN 38-2537427 · 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

Medical Center Emergency Services reported $35.5 million in revenue and $36.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.57 went to program services, $5.43 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: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $778,704 (PRESIDENT). 76 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 18% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37M

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 $36M

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)
94.6%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.4%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
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$778,704$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.12%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
7627
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 1388.9%

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
$35M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $35M

Provision of Emergency Medical Services to the general public, including services to a very large indigent population at reduced charges or without compensation

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
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$673,484$1,025$104,195$778,704
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$440,873$0$98,895$539,768
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$413,512$0$109,135$522,647
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$408,050$0$104,051$512,101
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$406,926$0$103,970$510,896
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$390,503$0$104,195$494,698
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$385,601$0$106,195$491,796
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$385,804$0$104,762$490,566

76 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Medical Center Emergency Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.7M (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$36M$37M94.6%$1.6M$778,704
2023 ⓘ$34M$37M95.3%$2.7M$726,233
2022 ⓘ$37M$39M95.6%$5.6M$707,654
2021 ⓘ$42M$37M96.1%$7.6M$682,878
2020 ⓘ$40M$40M96.1%$2.7M$670,186
2019 ⓘ$43M$43M95.4%$2.9M$569,957

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–1b13 · 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 593

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Medical Center Emergency Services totaling $30 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 Medical Center Emergency 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 Medical Center Emergency Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

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

In calendar year 2024, Medical Center Emergency Services reported that 94.6% of its $36.7 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Medical Center Emergency Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Medical Center Emergency Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $778,704, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Medical Center Emergency Services get its money?

Of $35.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Medical Center Emergency Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2537427 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 202513099349302481 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423069349301942 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312989349301471 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203189349306050 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102999349301000 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012699349300431 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2537427: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.