Hatzolah Tosh

What Hatzolah Tosh does

Hatzolah Tosh Inc. is a volunteer-based, 501(c)(3)-qualified nonprofit first responder agency headquartered in Boisbriand, Quebec, that serves the Jewish community of Kiryas Tosh. Founded in 1975 by Rabbi Israel Lowen after a local death attributable to emergency medical response times exceeding 30 minutes, the organization deploys 10 trained volunteers operating 2 ambulances and supporting cars to deliver free, 24/7 emergency medical first response, including on Shabbos and Yom Tov when conventional EMS coverage is unavailable or culturally non-viable within the community.

The organization's core technology stack is operationally simple: radio communication systems for dispatch, volunteer-staffed ambulances and response vehicles, and a basic WordPress-based website (hatzolaht.com) that provides service information and processes online donations via credit card and PayPal. There is no proprietary software, no mobile application, no AI/ML capability, and no API or integration infrastructure disclosed. Cost line items published on the website — totaling approximately $200,000 annually across gas, radio, ambulance maintenance, training, insurance, medical supplies, equipment, and licenses — indicate a small, manually operated service with no technology platform architecture beyond standard web and communications tooling.

The business model is purely donation-driven. Services are provided free of charge to all community members; the organization relies entirely on voluntary charitable contributions, which are tax-deductible under its 501(c)(3) status. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth referrals within the Jewish community and religious networks, with the website serving as the primary digital touchpoint for donations and information. Leadership remains under founder Rabbi Israel Lowen's guidance, and there are no institutional investors, parent companies, or subsidiaries.

Name

Hatzolah Tosh

Legal name

Hatzolah Tosh Inc.

Website

https://hatzolaht.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hatzolah Tosh is a volunteer-based nonprofit first responder agency in Quebec, Canada, serving the Jewish community of Kiryas Tosh with free 24/7 emergency medical services including on Shabbos and Yom Tov, funded entirely by charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFANAC

Hospital-Based EMS & Mobile Integrated Health

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency Medical Services

SECONDARYHLAJAKAE

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Volunteer first response
• Ambulance transport
• Community emergency response
• Nonprofit first responders

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Hatzolah Tosh is a qualified non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS. The organization relies entirely on charitable donations from the community to fund operations including ambulances, maintenance, fuel, insurance, communication, training, equipment, medications, and other operational expenses. All donations are tax-deductible as permitted by law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hatzolah Tosh is a volunteer-based first responder agency that provides free 24/7 emergency medical response and ambulance transport to the Jewish community in the Tosh / Kiryas Tosh area of Quebec. The service is staffed by 10 trained volunteers operating 2 ambulances and additional response cars, and operates continuously including on Shabbos and Yom Tov. All emergency services are provided at no charge, with operations funded entirely through charitable donations.

Product overview

Hatzolah Tosh is a volunteer-run first responder agency providing emergency medical services to the Jewish community in Kiryas Tosh, Quebec. The organization operates as a single unified service offering immediate emergency response 24/7, staffed by 10 volunteers with 2 ambulances and cars. Services are provided free of charge to the community, with operational costs funded entirely through voluntary donations. The organization was founded in 1975 by Rabbi Israel Lowen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Response Services Volunteer-staffed first responder service providing free 24/7 emergency medical response and ambulance transport in the Kiryas Tosh area, including during Shabbos and Yom Tov. Operated by 10 volunteers using 2 ambulances and response cars.
• Charitable Donation Processing Voluntary donation system accepting contributions via credit card, PayPal, and offline methods to fund ambulances, repairs, fuel, insurance, communication, equipment, and medical supplies; donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced emergency response time from over 30 minutes to immediate availability

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Hatzalah Israel: Largest volunteer EMS network in Israel, founded on the same Chevra Hatzalah blueprint as Hatzolah Tosh. Compares on volunteer-driven model, ambulance-first-response, community funding, and religious-holiday coverage, but operates at much greater scale across Israel.
• Hatzolah Los Angeles: Volunteer Jewish ambulance service covering the Los Angeles area. Shares the volunteer-dispatch, free-service, donation-funded model and Orthodox community focus that defines Hatzolah Tosh's operating approach.
• Hatzolah Montreal: Volunteer Jewish EMS organization serving the broader Montreal area, operating with the same volunteer-ambulance model as Hatzolah Tosh. Geographic overlap in Quebec and shared cultural target population make this the closest operational peer.
• Hatzolah of Johannesburg: Volunteer Jewish EMS serving the South African Jewish community. Comparable in mission, volunteer-based delivery model, and donation funding structure, though operating in a different geographic and regulatory environment.
• Hatzolah Australia: Volunteer Jewish ambulance service covering Melbourne and Sydney. Same volunteer-dispatch, free-service, community-funded operating logic as Hatzolah Tosh, scaled for a larger geographic footprint.
• Hatzolah of Boro Park: Volunteer EMS serving the Boro Park Jewish community in Brooklyn. Operates on an essentially identical model to Hatzolah Tosh — community volunteers, free ambulance service, donation-funded — at a different geographic location.
• Chevra Hatzalah (Central Hatzalah of New York): The original volunteer Jewish EMS organization in NYC, operating a near-identical model: community-trained volunteers, ambulance-based first response, free services funded by donations, and 24/7 dispatch. It is the flagship of the global Hatzolah movement that Hatzolah Tosh belongs to.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest commercial ambulance and EMS provider in North America. Provides professional, paid ambulance and emergency medical transport — the incumbent alternative to volunteer models like Hatzolah Tosh, with overlapping capability (ambulance response) but fundamentally different funding (contracts and billing) and workforce model.
• Empress EMS: Regional commercial ambulance and EMS provider in the U.S. Northeast. Compares to Hatzolah Tosh on ambulance-based emergency response and dispatch, but operates as a paid, professionally-staffed service rather than a volunteer community-funded model.

Regional players

• Star of Life Ambulance / Local Quebec EMS Operators: Public and private EMS providers operating in the broader Quebec region alongside Hatzolah Tosh. They represent the incumbent municipal response infrastructure whose 30+ minute response time originally motivated Hatzolah Tosh's founding, and continue to be the alternative service for the community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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