Deuel County Ambulance INC

Tax-deductible

Clear Lake, SD501(c)(3)Since 1990Health CareEIN 46-0418357Revenue $282K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 453, 57226-0453 · Clear Lake, SDTax-exempt since Oct 2023Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide emts , first responders and Ambulance service for approximately 250 calls per year in Deuel County and standby service for all fire calls. The Ambulance has a crew on site for football games and local rodeo performances.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 36% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 94% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 42.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$282K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$624K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$178K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$282K
Expenses
$176K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$134K
FY2025$176K
Net assets
$624K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$475K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$624K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.

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% · $169K Management & general 4% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$9,625Pt VII · Sec A
President
$5,650Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$4,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$3,775Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,925Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$2,750Pt VII · Sec A

Brenda Schake’s $10K as Treasurer is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Brenda Schake$9,625$3,650
Cory Borg$5,650—
Julie Donahue$4,750$3,250
Erik Eversman$3,775—
Robert Schmidt$3,500$2,525
Sheila Monnier$2,925—
Joni Kanable$2,750—
Erick Eversman—$1,475

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Responds to emergencies with EMTs, first responders, and ambulance service for county calls.

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1 program · $169K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide emts , first responders and ambulance service for approximately 250 calls per year in deuel county and stanby service for all fire calls. The ambulance garage was built by deuel county memorial hospital in 2005 and is used 1/3 by the hospital and 2/3 by deuel county ambulance.

$169Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$169K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$624K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$484K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$619K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$624K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$550K$619K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$562K$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$559K$624K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$365$365
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$964$964
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$657$657
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$289$289
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$169K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $282K$176K$107K$624K 990 PDF
FY2024 $204K$134K$70K$559K 990 PDF
FY2023 $178K$475K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $282,285 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $88,359$90,345
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,157$171,546
I-10 Investment income$9,000
I-11 Other revenue$11,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,516$282,285
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,337$69,695
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,272$105,861
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,609$175,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,907$106,729
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,285 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,145
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,345
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$171,546
VIII-3 Investment income$9,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$11,394
VIII-12 Total revenue$282,285
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,556 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,825$53,825
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,857$8,857
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,178$3,178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,835$3,835
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $365$365
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $964$964
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,831$13,831
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,245$3,245
IX-20 InterestPrograms $657$657
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,849$3,849
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,474$6,474
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,687$70,687
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $289$289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $168,727 · Management $6,829 · Fundraising $0$175,556
Part X · Balance sheet $627,818 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,615$134,820
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $225,000$484,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,847$8,998
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $562,462$627,818
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,240$4,274
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,240$4,274
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,222$623,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $562,462$627,818
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $623,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,285
XI-2 Total expenses$175,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,222
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$42,407
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$623,544

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

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