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Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority

Reno, NV · EIN 88-0175774 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority reported $77.5 million in revenue and $77.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.13 went to program services, $16.87 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: 98.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $476,320 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 56% 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 $78M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $78M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
83.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.9%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
0.3%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$476,320$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.61%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.76.6
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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$65M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $77M

Remsa provides air and ground ambulance service as well as emergency dispatch services for residents of northern nevada and neighboring counties in california

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$421,322$0$54,998$476,320
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$230,838$0$33,385$264,223
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR & TECHNOLOGY
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$187,430$0$28,606$216,036
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$169,615$0$33,824$203,439
SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,858$0$30,339$167,197
IT ADMINISTRATOR III
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,550$0$19,499$153,049
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$121,964$0$28,717$150,681
SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,618$0$17,455$150,073

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$78M$78M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$78M$78M83.1%$50M$476,320
FY2024 ⓘ$78M$67M81.6%$50M$423,736
FY2023 ⓘ$62M$61M83.3%$39M$284,322
FY2022 ⓘ$56M$54M84.9%$37M$394,066
FY2021 ⓘ$56M$49M84.0%$35M$310,987
FY2020 ⓘ$50M$47M85.7%$28M$308,617

Governance 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–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 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 566

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RASI
Air/ground contractor
$31,314,068
AIR METHODS CORPORATION
Aircraft hours/lease/maintenance
$4,681,690
MED-TRANS CORPORATION
Aircraft hours/lease/maintenance
$3,278,876
KPS3
Public relations
$244,640

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority totaling $109 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 Authority'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 Authority, 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 Authority's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority reported that 83.1% of its $77.6 million in expenses went to program services, 16.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

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

The largest total compensation Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $476,320, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority get its money?

Of $77.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 98.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 88-0175774 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 202601299349301605 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500559349300000 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421289349303672 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300439349300410 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133579349300323 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131039349301518 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 88-0175774: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.