The Edwards County emergency medical service (Ems) was organized 2/15/05 to provide ambulance and emergency medical service to the 6,758 residents of this rural County in southeastern illinois without regard to the patient's ability to pay for such services.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 19% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $95K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$408K
Spent
$440K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$692K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$408K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$522K
Expenses
$440K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$440K
FY2021$662K
Net assets
$692K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$692K
FY2021$552K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending November 2020) · see the original

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No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $440K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides ambulance and emergency medical care to rural residents, regardless of ability to pay.

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1 program · $440K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The edwards county emergency medical service (ems) was organized 2/15/05 to provide ambulance and emergency medical service to the 6,758 residents of this rural county in southeastern illinois without regard to the patient's ability to pay for such services.

$440Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$440K
Ln 25
Programscol B$440K
Owns and owesPt X
$692K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$692K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$233K
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$209K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$318K
Total assetsLn 16$692K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$692K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K$318K
Total assetsLn 16$738K$692K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$0
Net assetsLn 32$725K$692K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$291K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27$27
Management feesLn 11a$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$972$972
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K$440K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $522K$662K−$141K$552K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $408K$440K−$32K$692K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $408,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,350$11,447
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,651$162,119
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,548$1,362
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $221,508$233,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $637,057$408,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $308,573$291,116
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $224,184$149,349
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $532,757$440,465
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $104,300−$32,406
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,059 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,447
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,119$162,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,362$1,362
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $233,131$233,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $395,250 · Excluded from tax $1,362$408,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,465 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $291,089$291,089
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27$27
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $27,498$27,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,131$1,131
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $972$972
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,969$4,969
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,670$12,670
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,863$46,863
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,778$23,778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,468$31,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $440,465 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$440,465
Part X · Balance sheet $692,116 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,445$208,932
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $269,270$165,463
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $281,236$317,721
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $737,951$692,116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,429$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $724,522$692,116
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $724,522$692,116
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $737,951$692,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $692,116 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,059
XI-2 Total expenses$440,465
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,406
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$724,522
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$692,116

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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