Lifeflight Eagle is dedicated to serving our community by providing safe, quality air transport of critically ill and injured persons in a timely and cost effective manner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$566K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$566K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $88
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.2M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.4M
Spent
$19.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$12.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$20.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.4M
FY2021$23.0M
FY2022$19.2M
FY2023$21.0M
FY2024$20.3M
Expenses
$19.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.7M
FY2021$20.6M
FY2022$18.1M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$19.3M
Net assets
$12.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$16.0M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$19.7M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1997.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $17.0M Management & general 14% · $2.7M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $566K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Manager, Clinical Services
$136,340Pt VII · Sec A
Paramedic
$114,130Pt VII · Sec A
$107,305Pt VII · Sec A
Education Manager
$105,386Pt VII · Sec A
$102,893Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Dock’s $160K as Nurse is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacey Dock$160,369$144,362$139,985$129,820$136,340
Sheila Hagen$155,752$142,499$119,906$113,394—
Joshua Lading$154,813$150,394———
Gillian Earnest$144,710$148,847$130,346——
Michael Hagen$134,245$128,562$135,140$114,708—
Andrew Umland——$120,200$113,768$114,130
George Coulter————$107,305
Shirley Arnold———$106,424$102,893

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Provides safe, quality air transport for critically ill and injured people.

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1 program · $17.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Lifeflight eagle provided air ambulance service in missouri and eastern kansas from its four bases in chillicothe, odessa, harrisonville, and clinton, mo. The organization also provides aircraft and aviation management to children's mercy hospital in kansas city, mo.

$17.0Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$88

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$19.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.0M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$12.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$21.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$917K
Total revenueLn 12$20.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$420K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$21.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 60
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$2.1M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.4M$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$23.4M$21.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M$9.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.8M$12.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$3.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$580K$580K
Payroll taxesLn 10$226K$226K
Management feesLn 11a$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$177K$177K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$69K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$285K$285K
TravelLn 17$63K$63K
InterestLn 20$213K$213K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.0M$971K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$276K$75K$201K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.0M$11.6M$1.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$338K$338K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.7M$17.0M$2.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $20.3M$19.3M$993K$19.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.0M$18.3M$2.7M$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.2M$18.1M$1.1M$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.0M$20.6M$2.5M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $20.4M$19.7M$699K$12.5M 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 $20,383,578 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,576$4,637
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,841,639$20,898,255
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,136−$885,928
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $705$366,614
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,889,056$20,383,578
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 $3,840,613$4,163,122
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,523,686$15,521,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,364,299$19,684,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $524,757$698,609
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,383,578 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,637
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,637
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,898,255$20,898,255
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,676$30,676
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$916,604−$916,604
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $366,614$366,614
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,348,265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,676$20,383,578
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,684,969 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,357,495$3,357,495
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $579,985$579,985
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $225,642$225,642
IX-11a Management feesManagement $24,000$24,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,339$14,339
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,925$32,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,721$3,721
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $177,118$177,118
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $68,517$68,517
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,294$2,294
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $285,264$285,264
IX-17 TravelManagement $63,367$63,367
IX-20 InterestPrograms $213,005$213,005
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $971,074 · Management $78,279$1,049,353
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $74,953 · Management $200,924$275,877
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,604,239 · Management $1,370,130$12,974,369
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $337,698$337,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,026,393 · Management $2,658,576 · Fundraising $0$19,684,969
Part X · Balance sheet $21,700,882 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $316,714; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,099,087$420,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,002,213$2,289,822
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,371,016$9,904,833
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $75,561$95,065
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $140,720$132,874
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,418,747$7,287,067
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $47,516$30,180
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,267,449$1,223,888
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,422,309$21,700,882
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,219,455$2,020,397
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,127,300$931,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,105,505$6,210,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,599,255$9,163,132
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,823,054$12,537,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,422,309$21,700,882
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,537,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,383,578
XI-2 Total expenses$19,684,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$698,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,823,054
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,087
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,537,750

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