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Lake County Ambulance Service

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Two Harbors, MN501(c)(3)Since 1997Health Care EIN 41-1893902Revenue $2.0M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 24, 2026

On file with the IRSlcasmn.comTwo Harbors, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1999Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide medical Ambulance and auxiliary services to the public regardless of their ability to pay, insurance coverage, or governmental reimbursement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $213K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$202K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
Liabilities
$561K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$942K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.9M Management & general 16% · $347K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $202K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
John Achartz
Assistant Director
$76,146Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Strohmeyer
Executive Director
$64,809Pt VII · Sec A
Stacy Cavallin
Business Manager
$60,985Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cole Ernest
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terri McDannold
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Kaczrowski
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Achartz’s $76K as Assistant Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Achartz$76,146$75,191$77,124———
Randy Strohmeyer$64,809$58,031$58,754$48,925——
Stacy Cavallin$60,985$53,213$50,963$46,111$45,270$41,426
Derrick Bruestle———$20,077$17,966$58,120
Julia Shepersky———$54,009$47,639—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers free ambulance and medical services to everyone in need.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Lake county ambulance service (lcas) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides emergency medical care treatment and transportation in northeastern minnesota. Lcas is a part-time advanced life support ambulance service whose primary service area (psa) includes lake, cook, and ST. Louis counties.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Lake county works to create a comprehensive and accessible high school emt program that equips students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to successfully pass the emt certification exam and pursue a career in emergency medical services, contributing to the community's healthcare workforce.

$81Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$347K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$561K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Government grantsLn 1e$581K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$48K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$857K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$129K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$40K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$462K
Other assetsLn 15$401K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$561K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K$462K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$561K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$280K$97K$183K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$911K$911K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$72K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$76K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$966$966
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$1K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$15K$9K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$83K
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$115K$115K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$41K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$366K$366K
All other expensesLn 24e$118K$81K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.9M$347K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 24, 2026 $2.0M$2.2M−$207K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2025 $2.0M$1.7M$235K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.6M$1.6M$26K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2023 $1.7M$1.5M$206K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $1.8M$1.4M$345K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 $2.4M$1.7M$675K$942K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,016,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $867,867$595,565
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,107,002$1,446,124
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,033−$25,558
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $584$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,981,486$2,016,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,204,429$1,360,300
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $542,055$862,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,746,484$2,222,676
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $235,002−$206,545
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,016,131 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$580,833
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,732
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$595,565
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,446,124$1,446,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,337$22,337
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$47,895−$47,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,446,124 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$25,558$2,016,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,222,676 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,388 · Management $182,882$280,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $911,251$911,251
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,922$6,922
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,942$71,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,499 · Management $13,416$89,915
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,884$36,884
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $966$966
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,056 · Management $67,992$69,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,514 · Management $6,466$14,980
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,838$82,838
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,505$14,505
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $115,418$115,418
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,285 · Management $2,173$43,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,805$365,805
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $81,391 · Management $37,033$118,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,875,780 · Management $346,896 · Fundraising $0$2,222,676
Part X · Balance sheet $2,108,316 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,438$203,176
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $925,301$857,108
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $217,765$129,366
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $52,087$40,167
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,813$15,822
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $474,851$462,087
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$400,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,892,255$2,108,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,347$167,893
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$393,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138,347$560,953
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,408,797$1,547,363
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $345,111$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,753,908$1,547,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,892,255$2,108,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,547,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,016,131
XI-2 Total expenses$2,222,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$206,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,753,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,547,363

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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