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Cheboygan Life Support Systems INC FY2020 filing

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Cheboygan, MI501(c)(3)Since 1983Health CareEIN 38-2480149Revenue $2.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRS536 Riggs Dr, 49721-1063 · Cheboygan, MITax-exempt since May 1985Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Cheboygan Life Support Systems, INC. Operates an ambulance service which serves the greater Cheboygan county michigan area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $307K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $124K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$416K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$10.0M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$9.1M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $2.2M Management & general 4% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Carpenter
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Collier
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Ginop
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Lacross
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Operates an ambulance service for the greater Cheboygan County area.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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CLSS provided 2,826 ambulane runs in cheboygan county in 2019.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Mackinac Island Community FoundationFY2025$124K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$124K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$574K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$574K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$844K$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$416K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$164K$164K
Payroll taxesLn 10$102K$102K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$262K$262K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$197K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$4K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.2M$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.0M$9.1M$873K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.5M$8.9M$562K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$5.2M$32K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$4.6M$245K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $2.1M$2.3M−$178K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,081,149 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,991,297$1,925,278
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$169$11,732
I-11 Other revenue$144,139
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,991,128$2,081,149
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,544,009$1,636,671
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $558,009$622,626
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,102,018$2,259,297
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$110,890−$178,148
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,081,149 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,925,278$1,925,278
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $732$732
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $11,000$11,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $144,139$144,139
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,081,149$2,081,149
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,259,297 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,330,520$1,330,520
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $39,229$39,229
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $164,425$164,425
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,497$102,497
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $24,286$24,286
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,919$3,919
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,408$3,408
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,668$30,668
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $262,174$262,174
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $81,201$81,201
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $196,708$196,708
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,642 · Management $16,620$20,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,175,754 · Management $83,543 · Fundraising $0$2,259,297
Part X · Balance sheet $2,796,626 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $844,467$573,972
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $700,771$768,860
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,406$6,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,149,885$1,447,362
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,711,529$2,796,626
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $153,241$416,486
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,241$416,486
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,558,288$2,380,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,558,288$2,380,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,711,529$2,796,626
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,380,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,081,149
XI-2 Total expenses$2,259,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,148
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,558,288
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,380,140

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

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