Lifeflight Eagle EIN 43-1757848 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Lifeflight Eagle FY2021 filing

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Provides safe, quality air transport for critically ill and injured people. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $23.0M in revenue, $20.6M in expenses, and $15.0M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1996
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Kansas City, MO
Website
www.lifeflighteagle.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$23.0MFY2021
Expenses
$20.6M
Net assets
$15.0M
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  43-1757848 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO Founded 1996
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Provides safe, quality air transport for critically ill and injured people.
Leadership
Stacey Dock · Manager, Clinical Services · $130K
Money in and out
$23.0M revenue, $20.6M expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$23.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$20.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$15.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$23.0M
FY2021▲ +13%
Expenses
$20.6M
FY2021▲ +5%
Total assets
$23.8M
FY2021▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$8.8M
FY2021▼ -4%
Total revenue
$23.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$20.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$15.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$23.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLifeflight Eagle
EINHdr · item D43-1757848
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lifeflighteagle.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1996
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Manager, Clinical Services
$129,820Pt VII · Sec A
Paramedic
$114,708Pt VII · Sec A
Paramedic
$113,768Pt VII · Sec A
$113,394Pt VII · Sec A
$106,424Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Dock’s $160K as Nurse is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2900 $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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $17.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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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.

$17.8Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$22.1M · 96%
Contributions & grants$891K · 4%
Program service revenue96%$22.1M
Contributions & grants4%$891K
Investment income$21K
Other revenue$46K
— government grantsLn 1e$882K
Total revenueLn 12$23.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$17.8M
Management & general14%$2.8M
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$23.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$15.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.8M · Operating expenses/yr $20.6M
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $17.8M · Total expenses $20.6M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $2.8M · Total expenses $20.6M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $20.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $7K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $891K · Total revenue $23.0M
4%
Government reliance
Government grants $882K · Total revenue $23.0M
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $22.1M · Total revenue $23.0M
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21K · Total revenue $23.0M
+0.09%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $22.1M · Total expenses $20.6M
107%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $23.0M · Prior year $20.4M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $15.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $23.0M · Expenses $20.6M
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $23.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $15.0M · Total assets $23.8M
63%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $23.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stacey Dock · Reported title MANAGER, CLINICAL SERVICES · Highest reported compensation $130K · Total expenses $20.6M
0.6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.3M · Total expenses $20.6M
21%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 13%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$88

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$20.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$21.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$19.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$23.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$20.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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