Tri State Ambulance Inc

La Crosse, WI
Tax-exempt since Aug. 2002
EIN: 39-1965415

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Health — General and Rehabilitative / Ambulance, Emergency Medical Transport Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$6.81M (2023)

Expenses

$6.26M (2023)

Total Assets

$7.81M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$671k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$6,812,428

Expenses

$6,264,714

Net Income

$547,714

Net Assets

$7,140,193

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$201,257	3.0%
Program Services	$6,591,763	96.8%
Investment Income	$19,408	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,981,060	47.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,811,573
Total Liabilities	$671,380
Net Assets	$7,140,193

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Bryan Erdmann (Board Of Directors Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Mckee (Board Of Directors President)	$0	$0	$0
Mikel Poellinger (Board Of Directors Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Christopher Eberlein Md (Board Of Directors Member (Begin 2/23))	$0	$0	$0
Kim Smith (Board Of Directors Member (Begin 3/23))	$0	$0	$0
Kyle Bakkum (Board Of Directors Member (End 3/23))	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Of Directors Member (End 1/23))	$0	$0	$0
Therese Binfet (Board Of Directors Member)	$0	$0	$0
Gerald Oetzel (Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer Thru 8/23)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Rathgaber Md (Ceo, Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Little (Interim Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer Begin 8/23)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$8,543,010

Expenses

$7,870,421

Net Income

$672,589

Net Assets

$6,592,479

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$171,305	2.0%
Program Services	$8,363,377	97.9%
Investment Income	$8,328	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,735,864	47.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,298,962
Total Liabilities	$706,483
Net Assets	$6,592,479

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Callie Revels (Operations Supervisor)	$104,790	$0	$12,741
Gregg Bulman (Paramedic)	$93,815	$0	$30,105
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$316,306	$72,463
Michael Mckee (President)	$0	$270,756	$67,960
Michael Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Therese Binfet (Board Member)	$0	$163,779	$45,783
Tom Tornstrom (Administrative Director)	$0	$146,760	$39,263

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990

Filed on Oct. 27, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$7,643,517

Expenses

$7,151,875

Net Income

$491,642

Net Assets

$5,919,890

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$149,309	2.0%
Program Services	$7,491,424	98.0%
Investment Income	$5,844	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,060
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,408,926	47.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,779,441
Total Liabilities	$859,551
Net Assets	$5,919,890

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nick Eastman (Program Mgr, Clinical Services)	$99,707	$0	$13,085
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$296,814	$65,944
Michael Mckee (President)	$0	$258,496	$62,247
Therese Binfet (Board Member)	$0	$140,462	$42,053
Thomas Tornstrom (Administrative Director)	$0	$125,618	$36,262
Mikel Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 2, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$7,661,673

Expenses

$7,551,467

Net Income

$110,206

Net Assets

$5,428,248

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$315,629	4.1%
Program Services	$7,341,842	95.8%
Investment Income	$3,723	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$479	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$100,933	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,505,214	46.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,376,849
Total Liabilities	$948,601
Net Assets	$5,428,248

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Administrative Director)	$87,397	$50,645	$27,141
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$267,169	$60,881
Michael Mckee (President)	$0	$227,150	$55,760
Therese Binfet (Board Member, Began 2/20)	$0	$126,670	$38,043
Stephanie Swartz (Board Member, Thru 1/20)	$0	$39,725	$7,411
Mikel Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$8,359,805

Expenses

$7,865,168

Net Income

$494,637

Net Assets

$5,318,042

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$83,583	1.0%
Program Services	$8,269,341	98.9%
Investment Income	$6,048	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$833	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$302,077	3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,308,742	42.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,931,200
Total Liabilities	$613,158
Net Assets	$5,318,042

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Executive Director)	$130,713	$0	$36,969
Bryan Erdmann (Treasurer)	$0	$267,981	$64,725
Michael Mckee (Secretary)	$0	$220,996	$57,470
Stephanie Swartz (President)	$0	$142,602	$40,966

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990

Filed on Oct. 20, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$7,903,662

Expenses

$7,429,777

Net Income

$473,885

Net Assets

$4,823,405

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,354	0.1%
Program Services	$7,889,188	99.8%
Investment Income	$7,670	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$450	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,398,365	45.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,050,301
Total Liabilities	$1,226,896
Net Assets	$4,823,405

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Executive Director)	$121,871	$0	$20,762
Bryan Erdmann (Treasurer)	$0	$261,182	$61,694
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Stephanie Swartz (President)	$0	$138,305	$39,067
Michael Mckee (Board Member)	$0	$208,406	$53,793

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990

Filed on Nov. 11, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$7,976,295

Expenses

$7,234,922

Net Income

$741,373

Net Assets

$4,349,520

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,111	0.2%
Program Services	$7,955,582	99.7%
Investment Income	$6,868	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$266
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$134,903	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,019,758	41.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,764,969
Total Liabilities	$1,415,449
Net Assets	$4,349,520

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Executive Director)	$116,158	$0	$18,745
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$250,355	$65,582
James Klock Termed (President)	$0	$42,185	$12,214
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Stephanie Swartz (President)	$0	$131,611	$43,709
Michael Mckee (Board Member)	$0	$204,496	$58,882

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$7,775,370

Expenses

$6,728,959

Net Income

$1,046,411

Net Assets

$3,608,147

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$20,040	0.3%
Program Services	$7,696,586	99.0%
Investment Income	$2,658	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$56,086	0.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$132,475	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,949,507	43.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,192,923
Total Liabilities	$1,584,776
Net Assets	$3,608,147

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Executive Director)	$114,353	$0	$18,123
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$233,187	$64,470
James Klock (President)	$0	$122,779	$43,354
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$7,555,079

Expenses

$6,896,040

Net Income

$659,039

Net Assets

$2,561,736

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$43,494	0.6%
Program Services	$7,481,867	99.0%
Investment Income	$2,495	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$27,223	0.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$117,455	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,024,146	43.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,180,279
Total Liabilities	$1,618,543
Net Assets	$2,561,736

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Tornstrom (Executive Director)	$95,970	$0	$21,485
Bryan Erdmann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$218,446	$58,375
James Klock (President)	$0	$119,771	$39,548
Kyle Bakkum (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kittelson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Poellinger (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Smith Houskamp (Board Member)	$0	$334,194	$39,804

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$7,206,948

Expenses

$7,004,100

Net Income

$202,848

Net Assets

$1,902,697

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$51,039	0.7%
Program Services	$7,153,829	99.3%
Investment Income	$3,211	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,131
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,155,010	45.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,950,938
Total Liabilities	$2,048,241
Net Assets	$1,902,697

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$6,595,098

Expenses

$6,835,700

Net Income

-$240,602

Net Assets

$1,699,849

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$21,137	0.3%
Program Services	$6,551,864	99.3%
Investment Income	$11	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$22,086	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,939,249	43.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,747,895
Total Liabilities	$2,048,046
Net Assets	$1,699,849

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$6,297,502

Expenses

$6,152,246

Net Income

$145,256

Net Assets

$1,940,451

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$21,883	0.3%
Program Services	$6,273,923	99.6%
Investment Income	$3,598	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,902
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,962,538	48.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,360,673
Total Liabilities	$2,420,222
Net Assets	$1,940,451

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$5,733,712

Expenses

$5,696,799

Net Income

$36,913

Net Assets

$1,783,774

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$57,592	1.0%
Program Services	$5,664,724	98.8%
Investment Income	$6,341	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$5,055	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,702,509	47.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,544,619
Total Liabilities	$1,760,845
Net Assets	$1,783,774

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Tri State Ambulance Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $6.81M (2023)

Expenses $6.26M (2023)

Total Assets $7.81M (2023)

Total Liabilities $671k (2023)

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Revenue

$6.81M (2023)

Expenses

$6.26M (2023)

Total Assets

$7.81M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$671k (2023)

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