Paid ambulance service to columbia falls and north flathead valley

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 15 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% 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 · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$165K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$723K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$723K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$723K

From the FY2024 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 Mar 1982.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.7M Management & general 1% · $24K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$9,066Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Spencer Moore——$69,247$56,259—
John Thomson———$25,694$58,879
Michael Nordmark————$51,155
Jackie Smith—$11,756———
Jade Thomas$9,066$4,524———
Mike Johnson————$4,160

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

Provides paid ambulance service to Columbia Falls and the North Flathead Valley.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Paid ambulance services to columbia falls and northern flathead valley montana

$1.7Mprogram 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$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$723K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Government grantsLn 1e$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
SavingsLn 2$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$312K
Total assetsLn 16$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$723K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$312K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$672$165K
Net assetsLn 32$675K$723K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$570K$570K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$814$814
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$71K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$26K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$914K$914K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.7M$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$49K$723K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$12K$675K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$77K$663K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$198K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$165K$542K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,767,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,922$204,397
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,452,479$1,538,132
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $990$25,231
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,552,391$1,767,760
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 $610,704$626,046
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $929,898$1,093,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,540,602$1,719,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,789$48,685
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,767,760 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$193,152
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,245
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,397
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,538,132$1,538,132
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $731$731
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $24,500$24,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,562,632 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $731$1,767,760
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,719,075 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $570,011$570,011
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,358$9,358
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,677$46,677
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,460$8,460
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,426$1,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,638$23,638
IX-17 TravelPrograms $814$814
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,892$9,892
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,976$70,976
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,379 · Management $14,334$40,713
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $913,830$913,830
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,280$23,280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,694,855 · Management $24,220 · Fundraising $0$1,719,075
Part X · Balance sheet $888,383 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,525$155,616
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $178,513$89,477
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $323,272$331,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $135,889$312,159
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $675,199$888,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $672$202
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$164,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $672$165,171
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $674,527$723,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $674,527$723,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $675,199$888,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $723,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,767,760
XI-2 Total expenses$1,719,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$674,527
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$723,212

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