Plains Community Ambulance INC

Tax-deductible

Plains, MT501(c)(3)Since 1979Health CareEIN 81-0468021Revenue $601K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 268, 59859-0268 · Plains, MTTax-exempt since Aug 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Ambulance Services for Plains, MT and surrounding area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 14% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 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
$124K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$142K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$601K
+0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$540K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$705K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$601K
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$475K
FY2020$427K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$598K
FY2025$601K
Expenses
$540K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$330K
FY2020$370K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$540K
Net assets
$705K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$501K
FY2020$559K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$671K
FY2025$705K

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 Aug 1998.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $452K Management & general 16% · $88K

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; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Member at Large
$28,778Pt VII · Sec A
President
$26,140Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$24,888Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$20,017Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$12,160Pt VII · Sec A
Bookkeeper
$10,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$1,676Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Banham’s $29K as Member at Large is at the 18th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020FY2019
Debra Banham$28,778—————
Daniel Gibbs$26,140—————
Lyle Fisher$24,888—————
Larry Neilson—$20,270$20,917$18,996$10,543$10,591
Jennifer Fratzke$20,017—————
Billiejo Jabs————$16,769$12,291
Greg Davis—$18$11,958$16,236$15,555$14,972
Billie Jo Jabs———$12,452——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides emergency ambulance services to Plains, MT and nearby communities.

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1 program · $452K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Plains Community Ambulance provides services to the community of Plains, MT and to the regional hospitals.

$452Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$601K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$540K
Ln 25
Programscol B$452K
Managementcol C$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$705K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Government grantsLn 1e$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$601K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$457K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$341K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$705K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 60
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$422K$506K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$418K$341K
Total assetsLn 16$840K$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$671K$705K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$87K$37K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$106K$8K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$17K$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$33K$33K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$336$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$551$551$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$928$0
OccupancyLn 16$57K$43K$14K$0
InterestLn 20$10K$10K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$57K$19K$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$324$0
All other expensesLn 24e$86K$82K$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$540K$452K$88K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $601K$540K$61K$705K 990 PDF
FY2024 $598K$465K$133K$671K 990 PDF
FY2023 $388K$435K−$47K$538K 990 PDF
FY2022 $360K$441K−$80K$585K 990 PDF
FY2021 $594K$381K$213K$772K 990 PDF
FY2020 $427K$370K$57K$559K 990 PDF
FY2019 $475K$330K$145K$501K 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 $601,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,988$40,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $469,926$538,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,550$19,988
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,685$2,457
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $598,149$601,430
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $234,343$259,485
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,691$280,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $465,034$540,278
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,115$61,152
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $601,430 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,410 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$31,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,450
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$538,535
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,988
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $47$47
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $560,980 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$601,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $540,278 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,881 · Management $37,178 · Fundraising $0$124,059
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,981 · Management $8,348 · Fundraising $0$114,329
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,068 · Management $4,029 · Fundraising $0$21,097
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $33,395 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,395
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,009 · Management $336 · Fundraising $0$1,345
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $551 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$551
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,784 · Management $928 · Fundraising $0$3,712
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,021 · Management $14,319 · Fundraising $0$57,340
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,643 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,643
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,160 · Management $19,053 · Fundraising $0$76,213
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,261 · Management $324 · Fundraising $0$12,585
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,340 · Management $3,669 · Fundraising $0$86,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $452,094 · Management $88,184 · Fundraising $0$540,278
Part X · Balance sheet $847,372 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $104; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,205$48,911
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $282,332$456,949
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $418,368$341,408
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $840,009$847,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $168,813$141,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $168,813$141,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $671,196$705,487
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $840,009$847,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $705,487 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$601,430
XI-2 Total expenses$540,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,152
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$671,196
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$26,861
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$705,487

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

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