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KATONAH-BEDFORD HILLS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP

KATONAH, NY · EIN 136167906 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE E62Z · Health Care · Small ($100K-$1M) · kbhvac.org
revenue
$499K
expenses
$423K
net assets
$2.1M
employees
0
volunteers
87
program ratio
82%
mission · from form 990

TO CARE FOR AND TRANSPORT THE SICK AND INJURED

profile · synthesized from sources

Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps (KBHVAC) is a volunteer-based emergency medical service providing ambulance response and advanced life support to the sick and injured in Katonah and Bedford Hills, New York. Established in 1963, the organization operates three ambulances 24/7 and responds to over 900 emergency medical calls annually. It also offers community CPR and first aid training.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Community CPR and First Aid Training
Offers CPR courses and first aid training to the local community at the KBHVAC facility
Emergency Medical Response
Provides 24/7 ambulance services with advanced life support, including defibrillation and emergency interventions for cardiac, allergic, and respiratory emergencies
U-18 Volunteer Program
Engages local high school students in a youth volunteer program to support ambulance corps activities
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Community CPR and First Aid Training 1 activity
    • Community CPR and first aid training
      Operates a facility that serves as a center for community-based CPR courses and first aid training programs.
  • Regional EMS Coordination and Quality Improvement 1 activity
    • Early defibrillation program implementation
      Launched and operates the first early defibrillation team response program in New York State, integrating police emergency service units to improve cardiac emergency outcomes.
  • Emergency Ambulance & Medical Response 1 activity
    • Emergency medical response and patient transportation
      Provides emergency medical assistance and transportation for the sick and injured, responding to over 900 emergency medical calls annually. Operates three ambulances available 24/7 for emergency response.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$499K
Contributions & grants$90K18%
Program service revenue$360K72%
Investment income$49K10%
Other revenue$1K
expenses
Total expenses$423K
Program expenses82%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$2.15M
Cash$114K
Investments$1.44M
Liabilities$75K
Net assets$2.07M
Liquid reserves44.3 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -25.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 9
  • CHARLIE ROHRER — President
  • FLORE DESJARDINS — Treasurer
  • JEFFREY CARPENTER — Trustee
  • JESSICA DEALTO — Vice President
  • KATHLEEN ROCHE — Secretary
  • KRISTEN LEHRER — Trustee
  • LAUREN SMITH — Chair
  • LESLEY BOLTZ — Trustee
  • PAUL CANTOR — Trustee
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • Bedford Police Department Partner — Integrated into KBHVAC's emergency response operations, including early defibrillation team response.
  • Bedford Village Fire Department Partner — Participates in the Town of Bedford’s emergency medical response system alongside KBHVAC.
  • Katonah Fire Department Partner — Partnered with KBHVAC by donating an ambulance and collaborating on emergency response; later integrated into joint emergency medical response system.
  • Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corp Partner — Local volunteer ambulance service providing emergency medical services to the Katonah and Bedford Hills communities.
  • New York State Government — Certifies KBHVAC as a state-certified ambulance agency and sets regulatory standards for personnel and equipment.
  • Town of Bedford Government — Sold property to KBHVAC for its headquarters and developed an emergency medical response system that included KBHVAC.
  • Westchester County Government — Mandated the use of paramedics for advanced life support calls, shaping KBHVAC's level of care.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Advanced Life Support Deployment
    methodology: advanced_life_support_with_paramedics
    By deploying paramedics to provide advanced life support during emergency calls, the organization enhances patient outcomes in critical situations because higher-level medical interventions can be administered on-scene and during transport.
  • Community-Based Volunteer Response Model
    methodology: community_based_emergency_response
    By training community volunteers in emergency medical response, the organization increases local capacity for immediate intervention during emergencies, thereby improving response times and survival outcomes because localized, volunteer-driven care bridges gaps in traditional EMS coverage.
  • Integrated Early Defibrillation Strategy
    methodology: early_defibrillation_team_response
    By integrating police emergency service units into early defibrillation teams, the organization improves cardiac arrest survival rates because rapid defibrillation through coordinated, multi-agency response reduces time-to-treatment during critical minutes.