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Emergency Response Training & Certification Association

501(c)(6) organization Lewistown, PA EIN: 84-4763895 Website

To revolutionize the future of safety training.

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association at a glance

Total assets
$49,145
-26.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$24,687
+2482.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$41,712
-52.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Emergency Response Training & Certification Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Wellsboro

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $69 (2023) to $16K (2022). In 2023 it reported $69 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Coolidge Foundation Wellsboro, PASafety Training$16,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$49,145$24,687$41,712———
2024$67,002$956$87,573——$80
2023$163,536$690,907$719,925$69Total only$-6,471
2022$181,805$1,049,102$879,129$16,0001$360

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Emergency Response Training & Certification Association

Based on IRS filings

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lewistown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $49K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association is led by Isaac Suydam, President, Treasurer & C since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Isaac Suydam

    President, Treasurer & C

    Current President → President, Treasurer & C, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    $90K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • William Schlosser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Lance Thomas (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Phillips (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Wharton (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Timothy Sevison (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Porterfield (2022) — CEO & Treasurer
  • Former: Erick Coolidge (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Niklaus (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Henry (2022) — Prior President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Isaac Suydam — Pres/Treas/C: $28KIsaac SuydamPres/Treas/C$28KJennifer Wharton — Secretary: $2KJennifer WhartonSecretary$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $28K, to Isaac Suydam (Pres/Treas/C). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Emergency Response Training & Certification Association

How large is Emergency Response Training & Certification Association?

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association reported $49K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $25K.

What is Emergency Response Training & Certification Association?

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lewistown, PA. It holds $49K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Emergency Response Training & Certification Association operate?

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Emergency Response Training & Certification Association's EIN?

Emergency Response Training & Certification Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4763895. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)

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