New Orleans Emergency Medical Services Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE NEW ORLEANS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) BY PROVIDING CERTAIN EMERGENCY-RELATED GOODS AND EQUIPMENT TO NEW ORLEANS EMS, AS WELL AS INVESTING IN EQUIPMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OR, AND RAISING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS TO NEW ORLEANS EMS. THE ROLD OF THE FOUNDATION IS NOT TO DISPLACE FUNDING FOR BASIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, OR TO REDUSE ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO COMMIT THE NECESSARY FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ITS CITIZENS AND VISITORS. RATHER, AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EVOLVE AND INNOVATE TO HANDLE THE GROWING MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE POPULATION THAT THEY SERVE, SIMILAR TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND TO STAY CURRENT IN TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL SUPPORT, AND OUTREACH.
- Income
- $17,293
- Spending
- $14,386
- Reserves
- 64.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF NEW ORLEANS EMS WITH EMERGENCY RELATED SPECIALTY TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS MORALE BOOSTING EVENTS IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO NEW ORLEANS EMS PERSONNEL.
- $13,007 spent. THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF NEW ORLEANS EMS WITH EMERGENCY RELATED SPECIALTY TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS MORALE BOOSTING EVENTS IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO NEW ORLEANS EMS PERSONNEL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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