The bulk of our income comes from our Annual Fund Drive.
Other sources of revenue include:
- Memorial donations (often made in lieu of sending flowers)
- Bequests from wills & estates
- Miscellaneous donations (often from patients or their families)
- Grants from foundations and local service organizations such as the Jaycees, Junior Fortnightly and Junior League.
- Investment interest from some stock that was donated several years ago
Our Annual Fund Drive
is mailed to each Summit residence and business in September. Like all of our services, the Fund Drive is administered by volunteers. Unlike some organizations, we do not use any outside marketing agencies or professional fund raisers nor do we solicit donations by phone. As a result, we can assure our contributors that 100% of all donations made will directly benefit the First Aid Squad and the people it serves.
The annual Fund Drive typically covers only about 80% of our operating budget. The remaining 20% must be met from donations, memorials, grants and interest on a few investments. Our annual operating budget reflects the cost to provide our service from day-to-day. It does not cover capital expenses such as major building repairs or new ambulances.
We own 4 ambulances and try to keep each for about 10 years. To accomplish this, an ambulance must be replaced or refurbished every 3-4 years. The cost of our new 2011 ambulance was $158,000.
It is estimated that a full-time paid ambulance service for the City of Summit would cost in excess of $1,000,000 per year.
Ambulance Replacement Fund
To help our efforts to replace our oldest ambulances, we have launched a special capital campaign. We expect to place our next new ambulance in service in 2014.
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Donation of $ 10,000 or more |
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| Gold Sponsor |
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Donation of $ 5,000 to $ 9,999 |
| Silver Sponsor |
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Donation of $ 1,000 to $4 ,999 |
| Bronze Sponsor |
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Donation of $ 500 to $999 |
[ Ambulance Fund Donation Form ]
Contributing
The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. When requested, we will acknowledge any donation. In the case of a memorial contribution, we will notify the family of the person in whose memory the donation was made.
Contributions are now accepted online via credit card as well as by mail with a check or credit card.
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