South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation
South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation reported $10.5 million in revenue and $9.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.84 went to program services, $10.16 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: 88.3% of the total. Government grants made up 8.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $206,367 (EXEC DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.7MFor 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
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 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 | 8.8% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 8.2% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 88.3% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $206,367 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.14% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 88.9% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProvision of fixed wing air and ground ambulance services to portions of the rio grande valley of texas primarily including communities and unincorporated areas in cameron county. Foundation has contracts to provide ambulance transport and emergency medical services in the cities and towns of harlingen, la feria, palm valley, primera, rio hondo, santa rosa, san benito and combes as well as the unincorporated areas of cameron county included in zones 2 and 4 on the cameron county emergency services district no. 1's official ambulance service zone map
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,249 | $0 | $15,118 | $206,367 |
| DEP EXEC DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,749 | $0 | $13,893 | $189,642 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,585 | $0 | $9,849 | $134,434 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $39,131 | $0 | $0 | $39,131 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $29,409 | $0 | $0 | $29,409 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $367K (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–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 11aNo
- 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 5111
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation totaling $15,000 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 South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation spent in FY2025, $89.84 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation reported that 89.8% of its $9.7 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $206,367, for the role of EXEC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 8.8% came from contributions and grants (including 8.2% from government grants) and 88.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is South Texas Emergency CARE Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-2028156 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622259349302317 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512169349301816 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432289349303103 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302159349300230 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232239349301328 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102229349302050 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-2028156: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.