New York · Nonprofit
WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC
WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Western Area Volunteer Emergency Services Inc does
Mission
Western area volunteer emergency services, inc. (waves) is a community-based provider of emergency services that maintains the duty to earn the confidence, trust and respect of those we serve by providing dedicated, compassionate and courteous expert care wherever we are needed. The mission of waves is fulfilled through teamwork, education and leadership. Clinical excellence is combined with courage, integrity and diligence to cultivate a mastery of the art and science of pre-hospital emergency care. Waves will serve as the leading provider of emergency medical services by:1 - creating a supportive environment for our members that fosters learning and promotes team building.2 - providing uncompromising care utilizing all available resources.3 - providing quality education to our members and our communities.4 - supporting the communities we serve by maintaining a strong presence and participating in community events.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Waves' ambulance program provides ambulance services such as pre-hospital care for sick and injured persons in the town of camillus, onondaga county and central new york; and transports to health care facilities. We also maintain a facility that stores our vehicles and medical equipment.
$2,793,140 spent$1,721,813 earned by the program98% of program spendingWaves' professional training program provides community education, professional instruction in first aid, cpr, pals, acls, blood borne pathogens, hazardous communications, babysitting classes and pet first aid along with raising supplemental income for the ambulance program and operations. Waves also participates in the nys doh ems cme recertification program, which entails training our providers in all core didactic materials, and all practical skills on a continuing basis.
$24,960 spent$8,360 earned by the program1% of program spendingWaves' vehicle maintenance program provides reliable repair of waves' vehicles which is a critical component to providing timely services. By having the vehicles repaired on site, costs are minimized by having a mechanic who is familiar with all aspects of emergency vehicles and who can prevent failure through preventative maintenance.
$44,690 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,862,790.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $230k to $706k (+207%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 44% · 2021 36% · 2022 36% · 2023 38% · 2024 39%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
46% of WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Eric Kehoe
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC's revenue grew 36% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,121 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $51k on record.
- Department of Homeland Security$51k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC?
- WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC?
- MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTERN AREA VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing