Emergency Medical Service Institute
Direction and coordination of all the resources available for the effective provision of optimal emergency medical services in a Sixteen county area within western Pennsylvania.
Emergency Medical Service Institute at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,095,375
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,538,518
- +18.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $63,500
- -59.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,522,005
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Emergency Medical Service Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $135K (2020) to $154K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $154K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Western Regional Emergency Medical Services Inc Pittsburgh, PA | To Fund EMS Certification Program | $153,728 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,095,375 | $3,538,518 | $3,522,005 | — | — | $63,500 |
| 2024 | $2,771,868 | $2,983,938 | $2,908,469 | — | — | $155,199 |
| 2023 | $1,789,436 | $2,587,901 | $2,600,884 | — | — | $185 |
| 2022 | $989,852 | $2,648,071 | $2,532,666 | — | — | $84,174 |
| 2021 | $1,064,556 | $2,044,610 | $2,131,502 | $153,728 | 1 | $6,282 |
| 2020 | $753,137 | $2,323,215 | $2,417,536 | $135,000 | 1 | — |
About Emergency Medical Service Institute
Based on IRS filings
Emergency Medical Service Institute is a public charity focused on Health, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $64K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Emergency Medical Service Institute is led by Thomas McElree, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 37 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas McElree
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$127K (2020) → $177K (2025)
Greg Porter
President
Vice President → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bj Pino
Director
Vice President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Dell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrick Gerano
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Brewer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Schmidt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Jewart
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Grinnell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Kelly
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Sadler
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Cook
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Festa
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael McAllister
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Nemec
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Stangroom
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myron Rickens
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Frejkowski
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. McCaughan
Director
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Zents
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Plunkett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Deforest
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Orton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt McKnight
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Federici
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Plunkett
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shane Spielvogel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Marcelewski
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathon Jenkins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Hodgkiss
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Wadas MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Senica
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Dlutowski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kovac
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Hellier
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Adobato
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Pantuso
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Ed Heltman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jr Henry (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert McLafferty (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tina Marshall (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Charles Cressley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Doug Garretson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Giannetti (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Larry Pantuso (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Reeser (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Adam Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Luke Derosa (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Wayne Steele (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: William Hess (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ronald Romero (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Hayes (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Adobato (2020–2021) — Acting Vice President
- Former: Rodney Rohrer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Terry Wigfield (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bill Groft (2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Bunnell (2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Romano (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $177K, to Thomas McElree (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Emergency Medical Service Institute
How large is Emergency Medical Service Institute?
Emergency Medical Service Institute reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Emergency Medical Service Institute?
Emergency Medical Service Institute is a public charity focused on Health, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Emergency Medical Service Institute operate?
Emergency Medical Service Institute has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Emergency Medical Service Institute's EIN?
Emergency Medical Service Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1229491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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