EMS, INC. dba ELKINS MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OPERATES RESIDENTIAL BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTERS FOR ADOLESCENT MALES AGES 13-18 UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF WV. EMS, INC. PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, BEHAVIOR AND GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$182K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $573K a year · 6% 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
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
$182K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$554K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$11.5M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$11.3M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Dec 1993.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $5.8M Management & general 16% · $1.1M

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; $182K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$122,605Pt VII · Sec A
$59,710Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laura Hawkins$180,130$139,801$124,549$59,710—
Pamela Channell$163,494$127,747$102,706——
Roger Robinson$150,021$111,060———
Rebecca a Sanders———$122,605$120,109
Georgann Davis$121,844————
Jenna Davis$115,726————

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

Programs and updates

Provides residential behavioral health services for adolescent males.

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Elkins Mountain Schools, Inc. provides residential behavioral health treatment services for adolescent males. The agency operates two residential programs, a 44 bed Main Campus program provides Level III services and a 15 bed Oak Ridge program provides Level II services.

$5.8Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Investment incomeLn 3$279
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$554K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Government grantsLn 1e$418K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$279
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$554K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5139
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$594K$554K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$182K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.5M$308K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$60K$48K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$938K$799K$139K
Payroll taxesLn 10$336K$282K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$1K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$125K$113K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$82K$39K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$375K$375K
TravelLn 17$70K$67K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$3K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$99K$99K
InsuranceLn 23$59K$59K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$660K$522K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$8K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$5.8M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.5M$11.3M$238K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.9M$8.8M$108K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$8.3M$791K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $7.6M$6.9M$710K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.4M$6.4M$1.0M$2.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $7,575,424 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,538,682$417,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,845,402$7,157,330
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110$279
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,384,194$7,575,424
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,967,100$5,337,806
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,399,138$1,527,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,366,238$6,865,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,017,956$709,831
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $7,575,424 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$417,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$417,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,157,330$7,157,330
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $279$279
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,157,330 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $279$7,575,424
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,865,593 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $182,315$182,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,514,158 · Management $308,067$3,822,225
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $48,071 · Management $11,852$59,923
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $798,709 · Management $138,996$937,705
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $281,807 · Management $53,831$335,638
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,000 · Management $9,497$10,497
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,334 · Management $11,480$124,814
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,407 · Management $42,762$82,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $375,124$375,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,747 · Management $3,261$70,008
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,041 · Management $15,237$18,278
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $98,805$98,805
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $58,709$58,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $522,039 · Management $137,895$659,934
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,014 · Management $12,435$20,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,771,451 · Management $1,094,142 · Fundraising $0$6,865,593
Part X · Balance sheet $4,139,660 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,769$5,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,232,954$1,618,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $387,405$732,599
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,036$72,071
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,786,346$1,710,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,469,510$4,139,660
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $594,156$554,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $594,156$554,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,875,354$3,585,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,875,354$3,585,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,469,510$4,139,660
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,585,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,575,424
XI-2 Total expenses$6,865,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$709,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,875,354
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,585,185

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