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THOUSAND ISLANDS EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE INC
CLAYTON, NY · EIN 010759974 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE M23 · Public Safety & Disaster Relief · Medium ($1M-$10M) · ti-rescue.org
revenue
$1.0M
expenses
$1.0M
net assets
$1.4M
employees
44
volunteers
45
program ratio
73%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AREA OF NEW YORK.

profile · synthesized from sources

Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service provides 9-1-1 ambulance services to the towns of Clayton and Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The organization operates across a 175-square-mile rural district along the St. Lawrence River and employs paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and drivers. It is a nonprofit emergency medical service provider serving its local community year-round.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

9-1-1 Ambulance Response
Provides emergency medical transport and response services 24/7/365 across a 175-square-mile rural district in northern New York
Public Health and Safety Awareness
Initiates community programs focused on public health education and safety awareness
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Emergency Ambulance & Medical Response 3 activities
    • Maintains 24/7/365 emergency medical response with paid and volunteer staff
      Operates continuous emergency medical services using a combination of paid paramedics, supplemental paid EMTs, and volunteer EMTs and drivers to ensure round-the-clock coverage in a geographically diverse response area.
    • Provides 9-1-1 ambulance services for the Towns of Clayton and Orleans
      Delivers emergency medical services to the Towns of Clayton and Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, operating as a 9-1-1 response agency with coverage across a 175-square-mile district that includes rural communities and waterways of the St. Lawrence River.
    • Provides emergency services in the Thousand Islands and northern Jefferson County area
      Offers emergency medical response and rescue services across the Thousand Islands region and northern Jefferson County, New York, including mutual aid support to neighboring communities.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.04M
Contributions & grants$367K35%
Program service revenue$570K55%
Investment income$4K0%
Other revenue$100K
expenses
Total expenses$1.03M
Program expenses73%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$688K
Grants paid out$2K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.36M
Cash$156K
Investments$0
Liabilities$5K
Net assets$1.36M
Liquid reserves1.8 mo
3 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +18.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TIMOTHY FARRELL JR OPERATIONS O 40 $64K
MICHAEL BENNETT OPERATIONS O 40 $39K
board members · 9
  • ALLEN HEBERLING — DIRECTOR
  • BOBBY CANTWELL — DIRECTOR
  • CHRIS ERDMAN — DIRECTOR
  • DEBORAH HUNTER — SECRETARY
  • JOE COLELLO — CHAIR
  • JOHN TIMMERMAN — TREASURER/ V
  • JUDY CURTISS — DIRECTOR
  • KATHERINE NAVARRA — DIRECTOR
  • LAWRENCE GIRARD — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • New York State Department of Health Government — Recognized as the 2008 EMS Agency of the Year by the New York State Department of Health.
strategies · 2

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.

  • Community-Driven Public Health Model
    methodology: community-driven_public_health
    By operating as a nonprofit that integrates public safety awareness programs into its mission, we advance community health outcomes because localized, service-oriented education fosters prevention and strengthens public trust in emergency systems.
  • Hybrid Staffing Model
    methodology: hybrid_staffing_model
    By combining full-time paid paramedics with supplemental paid and volunteer EMTs and drivers, we ensure continuous emergency medical coverage because this flexible staffing approach allows sustainable 24/7 operations without over-reliance on any single workforce category.