CRITICAL CARE SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CRITICAL CARE SERVICES INC (EIN 41-1518013)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-25
IRS object ID
202512689349301126
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-09-25T09:57:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1121 WEST BRIDGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOWATONNACityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55060ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN411518013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CRITICAL CARE SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCRITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6126384900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13673 LEXINGTON AVE N BOX 402 H-2AddressLine1Txt
CityARDEN HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55126ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA KNIPPINGPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6126384900PhoneNum
Signature2025-09-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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PTINP02236744PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIFE LINK IIIBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerJOSHUA HOWELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13673 LEXINGTON AVE N BOX 402 H-2AddressLine1Txt
CityARDEN HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55126ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$80,288,263GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIFELINKIII.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PATIENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee353TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers22TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$58,429TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$10,485NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$123,830PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$116,867CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$62,272,691PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$67,087,424CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$2,674,852PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$5,993,243CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,786,623PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,315,562CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$61,508,292PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$62,526,610CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$22,932,028CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$63,733,422PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$62,268,267CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,225,130PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$258,343CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$87,360,727TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$77,953,749TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$32,140,514TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,536,124TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$55,220,213NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$55,417,625NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF LIFE LINK III IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY SETTING, HOLDING, AND ENHANCING THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$49,963,195ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$63,014,868RevenueAmt
DescROTOR WING SERVICESPROVIDES AIR TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS REQUIRING CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN HELICOPTERS CONFIGURED FOR MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE 3,493 TRANSPORTS IN 2024. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES HELICOPTER AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING ON-SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. WITH HELICOPTER BASES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, LIFE LINK III TRANSPORTS ALL TYPES OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,699,418ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$4,072,556RevenueAmt
DescFIXED WING SERVICESPROVIDES AIR TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS REQUIRING CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN FIXED WING AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE 199 TRANSPORTS IN 2024. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES AIRPLANE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. LIFE LINK III HAS A DEDICATED, MEDICALLY-CONFIGURED AIRPLANE READY AT ALL TIMES AND HAS ACCESS TO A FLEET OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TRANSPORT ALL TYPES OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS.Desc

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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescCOMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SAFETYLIFE LINK III'S AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (CAMTS), WHICH REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PATIENT CARE, QUALITY AND SAFETY. LIFE LINK III IS ONE OF ONLY 60 MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THAT ARE CAMTS ACCREDITED FOR THE TWO MODES OF CRITICAL CARE AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION: ROTOR WING AND FIXED WING. LIFE LINK III SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REACCREDITATION PROCESS IN MARCH 2022 THAT EXTENDED ACCREDITATION THROUGH MARCH 2025.LIFE LINK III PROVIDES OUTREACH EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO PRE-HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL-BASED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COVERING SUCH TOPICS AS HELICOPTER LANDING ZONE SET UP, SCENE SAFETY, PATIENT TRANSPORT PREPARATION AND OTHER PATIENT CARE TOPICS. LIFE LINK III ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES WITH THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, INCLUDING PUBLIC, INFORMATIONAL, SCHOOL, INJURY PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2024 THE ORGANIZATION DONATED CLINICIAN, PILOT, AND AIRCRAFT TIME FOR 408 SEPARATE COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE-RELATED EVENTS AND TRAININGS WITH MORE THAN 36,000 ESTIMATED ATTENDEES. LIFE LINK III WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE THE AACN BEACON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE GOLD LEVEL. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING.IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE-RELATED EDUCATION AND SAFETY EVENTS, LIFE LINK III CONTINUES TO SEEK NEW CHANNELS FOR DELIVERING EDUCATION TO EMERGENCY SERVICE, FIRST RESPONDER, AND HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL FROM MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND SURROUNDING STATES. LIFE LINK III PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL SPEAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS THROUGH BOTH ITS CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND LINKED EVENTS, A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERIES THAT BRINGS EDUCATION TO THE REGION WITH THE GOAL OF ENHANCING SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATING TRANSPORT BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVIDERS OF ALL LEVELS, FROM RESCUE AND PRE-HOSPITAL SITUATIONS TO TRANSPORT AND IN-HOSPITAL TREATMENT.Desc

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$0$0$0FINANCIAL ASSISTANCELIFE LINK III MAINTAINS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CALLED COMMUNITY CARE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF SERVICES. WE MAINTAIN RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY CARE UNDER THIS PROGRAM. APPLICANTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT YEAR INCOME INFORMATION. WE USE INCOME-BASED CRITERIA IN OUR DETERMINATION OF COMMUNITY CARE AND USE 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY. IN 2024 THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM WAS $2,134,137. LIFE LINK III PARTICIPATES IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND IS COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL PERSONS IN NEED REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONALITY, RELIGION, DISABILITY, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS, LIFE LINK III PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS: MEDICARE, MEDICAID (PRIMARILY MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN), MINNESOTACARE, BADGERCARE, AND OTHER GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. PAYMENTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY DO NOT COVER THE COSTS LIFE LINK III INCURS TO SERVE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES. IN 2024 THE COST OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LIFE LINK III WAS $7,394,578 IN EXCESS OF THE REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC PROGRAMS.
$0$0$0PATIENT RECEIVABLES AND CREDIT POLICYPATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE UNCOLLATERALIZED PATIENT OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE STATED AT THE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT EXPECTS TO COLLECT FROM OUTSTANDING BALANCES. THESE OBLIGATIONS ARE PRIMARILY FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE INSURED UNDER THIRD-PARTY PAYORS ON THE PATIENTS' BEHALF. OR, IF THE PATIENT IS UNINSURED, THE PATIENT RECEIVES AN AUTOMATIC DISCOUNT EQUAL TO THE DISCOUNT GIVEN THE ORGANIZATIONS LARGEST THIRD PARTY PAYER, THEN THAT PATIENT IS BILLED DIRECTLY. ONCE CLAIMS ARE SETTLED WITH THE PRIMARY PAYER, ANY SECONDARY INSURANCE IS BILLED AND PATIENTS ARE BILLED FOR COPAY AND DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS THAT ARE PATIENTS' RESPONSIBILITY. PAYMENTS ON PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE APPLIED TO THE SPECIFIC CLAIM IDENTIFIED ON THE REMITTANCE ADVICE OR STATEMENT. LIFE LINK III DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY TO CHARGE INTEREST ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTABILITY OF PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES ITS COLLECTION HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, THE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS, A PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS AND COMMUNITY CARE. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS (WHICH INCLUDES BOTH PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE AND PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLE AND COPAYMENT BALANCES DUE FOR WHICH THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE EXISTS FOR PART OF THE BILL), THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF ITS PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES (OR DISCOUNTED RATES IF NEGOTIATED) AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLE COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. IN 2024 THESE BAD DEBTS ALONG WITH COMMUNITY CARE WRITE-OFFS TOTALED $9,937,004.PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET NET OF CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS AND AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.IT IS UNKNOWN HOW MUCH BAD DEBT EXPENSE, IF ANY, REASONABLY COULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PERSONS WHO LIKELY WOULD QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER OUR COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$53,662,613TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee353EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA KNIPPINGPersonNm
Phone6126384900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13673 LEXINGTON AVE N SUITE H-2 BOXAddressLine1Txt
CityARDEN HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55126ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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KELLY SPRATT
CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN BOREN
VICE CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY ALLEN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BEACHER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRET HAAKE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE HELLIE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HOERNEMAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANUPAM KHARBANDA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BJORN PETERSON
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY STULAC-MOTZEL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK VAN DEELEN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE STERNER
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RJ FRASCONE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA M HOWELL
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$310,878$0$81,214
CATHY L RICHARDS
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$235,943$0$81,306
KOLBY L KOLBET
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$250,942$0$55,097
LISA M KNIPPING
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$238,265$0$65,784
GREGORY A THINGVOLD
VP OPERATIONS40.000.00$213,028$0$37,739Yes (X)
KEVIN R RIXMANN
RN BACHELOR BASE LEAD40.000.00$291,940$0$53,392Yes (X)
CAROLYN P INDIA-BLACK
VP BUSINESS OPERATIONS40.000.00$188,885$0$79,890Yes (X)
ANDREW B TIDBALL
ROTOR WING PILOT40.000.00$218,924$0$46,413Yes (X)
ROBERT A SANNERUD
SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR40.000.00$178,661$0$76,811Yes (X)
MARTIN ISKE
ROTOR WING PILOT40.000.00$185,192$0$64,028Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K142IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
K&E CONSULTING
1541 OAKVIEW COURTLINO LAKESMN55038IT SUPPORT$508,853
FAEGRE DRINKER
90 S 7TH STREET SUITE 2200MINNAPOLISMN55402LEGAL SERVICES$372,520
PRIMACY STRATEGY
660 TRANSFER ROADST PAULMN55114PROFESSIONAL SERVICE$150,000
FULTON ANALYTICS
1960 CLIFF LAKE ROAD SUITE 129-132EAGANMN55122SOFTWARE SUPPORT$134,400
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$43,257GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$73,610AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$116,867TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ROTOR WING SERVICE621910$63,014,868$63,014,868
FIXED WING SERVICE621910$4,072,556$4,072,556
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$67,087,424TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$546,124TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$546,124ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,923,312SecuritiesAmt
Other$9,298,974OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,857,897SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,903,756OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$65,415SecuritiesAmt
Other-$6,604,782OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$6,539,367TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$6,539,367ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME900099$666,604$666,604
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES561000$590,529$590,529
INVESTMENT IN FLIGHTBRIDGEED LLC523000$58,429$58,429
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,315,562OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,526,610TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$67,087,424RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$58,429UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$4,736,110ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,570,196TotalAmt
Management And General$1,570,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,533,322TotalAmt
Program Services$28,325,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,207,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,047,438TotalAmt
Program Services$1,047,438ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,797,795TotalAmt
Program Services$2,566,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$231,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,387,488TotalAmt
Program Services$2,042,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$345,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,572TotalAmt
Program Services$26,665ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,907ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,987TotalAmt
Program Services$59,987ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,856TotalAmt
Management And General$26,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$799,481TotalAmt
Program Services$201,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$598,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,660TotalAmt
Program Services$171,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,034,110TotalAmt
Program Services$813,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,054,056TotalAmt
Program Services$2,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,051,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,020,759TotalAmt
Program Services$923,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,110,926TotalAmt
Program Services$2,930,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$481,840TotalAmt
Program Services$382,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322,150TotalAmt
Program Services$322,150ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,727,372TotalAmt
Program Services$3,671,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,331,505TotalAmt
Program Services$997,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$333,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$3,475,585$3,377,596$97,989
MISCELLANEOUS$2,751,880$2,430,015$321,865
AIRCRAFT RENT$1,931,934$1,931,934
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$1,438,355$1,438,355

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,268,267TotalAmt
Program Services$53,662,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,605,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,436BOYAmt
EOY$278,487EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,212,839BOYAmt
EOY$10,207,982EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,493,933BOYAmt
EOY$16,409,648EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,173BOYAmt
EOY$541,605EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,959,000BOYAmt
EOY$4,527,647EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$770,365BOYAmt
EOY$568,192EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$55,598,461LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,884,787LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,711,339BOYAmt
EOY$28,713,674EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,534,985BOYAmt
EOY$5,892,161EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$183,000EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,692,425BOYAmt
EOY$1,688,584EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,912,232BOYAmt
EOY$8,942,769EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,360,727BOYAmt
EOY$77,953,749EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,112,369BOYAmt
EOY$5,073,468EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,892BOYAmt
EOY$1,242,302EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,206,305BOYAmt
EOY$9,080,307EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,978,948BOYAmt
EOY$7,140,047EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,140,514BOYAmt
EOY$22,536,124EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,179,208BOYAmt
EOY$55,355,060EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,005BOYAmt
EOY$62,565EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,220,213BOYAmt
EOY$55,417,625EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,360,727BOYAmt
EOY$77,953,749EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$258,343ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$86,835NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$147,766OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$546,634CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,058,440CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$151,256CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$123,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,997,027TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,750,173CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,878,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,783,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,272,691CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67,087,424CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$292,771,569TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,296,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$58,936,480CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,934,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,396,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67,204,291CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$296,768,596TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$296,768,596PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,381CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,305CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$507,388CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$415,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$546,124CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,434,473TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,088CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,283CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,371TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$543,381CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$422,305CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$507,388CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$426,363CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$554,407CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,453,844TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$495,382CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,387,638CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,287,178CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,709,314CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,257,133CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,136,645TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$50,335,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,746,423CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,729,063CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,532,198CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,015,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$305,359,085TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97190PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97360PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00800InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00880InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TAX BENEFITExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$150,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$16,201OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$166,201TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLIFE LINK III ENGAGES DIRECTLY WITH A PROFESSIONAL FIRM FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, A PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERSHIP DUES PAID TO VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS ARE USED BY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF THEIR MEMBERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,535,582OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,014,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$521,382BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,979,168OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,870,587DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,108,581BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,083,711OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,083,711BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$28,713,674TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE ASSET$2,124,964
HELD-FOR-SALE ASSET$6,817,805
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$8,942,769TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE$4,992,718
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$2,147,329
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,140,047TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCRITICAL CARE SERVICES, INC. (DBA: LIFE LINK III) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. IT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SIMILAR PROVISIONS IN THE MINNESOTA STATUTES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAS NO EFFECT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOSHUA M HOWELL
PRESIDENT AND CEO$310,608$0$0$0$270$0$12,914$0$68,300$0$392,092$0$0$0
KEVIN R RIXMANN
RN BACHELOR BASE LEAD$287,605$0$4,191$0$144$0$11,325$0$42,067$0$345,332$0$0$0
CATHY L RICHARDS
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$233,302$0$1,422$0$1,219$0$9,795$0$71,511$0$317,249$0$0$0
KOLBY L KOLBET
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER$249,250$0$1,422$0$270$0$10,134$0$44,963$0$306,039$0$0$0
LISA M KNIPPING
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$236,069$0$1,422$0$774$0$9,652$0$56,132$0$304,049$0$0$0
CAROLYN P INDIA-BLACK
VP BUSINESS OPERATIONS$186,911$0$1,560$0$414$0$7,864$0$72,026$0$268,775$0$0$0
ANDREW B TIDBALL
ROTOR WING PILOT$218,654$0$0$0$270$0$8,914$0$37,499$0$265,337$0$0$0
ROBERT A SANNERUD
SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR$176,088$0$0$0$2,573$0$7,447$0$69,364$0$255,472$0$0$0
GREGORY A THINGVOLD
VP OPERATIONS$209,504$0$1,560$0$1,964$0$6,099$0$31,640$0$250,767$0$0$0
MARTIN ISKE
ROTOR WING PILOT$184,922$0$0$0$270$0$8,034$0$55,994$0$249,220$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN273866124BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-09-30BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$15,420,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposePURCHASE OF HELICOPTERSPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$14,166,087RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$15,420,000TotalProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$15,420,000CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2014SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceDATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMEDFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationISSUER NAME: PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 07/01/2018ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE FINANCE COMMITTEE INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS AND FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES OF CONSORTIUM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED BY COMMITTEE CHARTER AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS SOLELY OF BOARD MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ANY MATTER REQUIRING A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OR OTHER MATTERS SPECIFIED IN THE BYLAWS. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF NON-BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE RESPECTIVE LIFE LINK III MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ACTS AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ASSISTS AND ADVISES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE, FINANCING, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND FINANCIAL POLICIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND SETTING COMPENSATION OF THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4IN 2024, CRITICAL CARE SERVICES, INC. UPDATED ITS BYLAWS TO MODERNIZE GOVERNANCE AND CLARIFY MEMBERSHIP ROLES. A KEY CHANGE WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS, WITH VOTING MEMBERS REQUIRED NOT TO OPERATE COMPETING AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES. THE BYLAWS NOW ALLOW FOR VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY RECLASSIFICATION BETWEEN THESE CATEGORIES. THE BOARD STRUCTURE REMAINS SIMILAR, BUT MEMBER DIRECTORS ARE NOW AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED IF THEIR APPOINTING VOTING MEMBER RESIGNS OR IS RECLASSIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6LIFE LINK III OPERATES AS A CONSORTIUM OF TEN MEMBERS NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING: ALLINA HEALTH; CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE; HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.; REGIONS HOSPITAL; FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES; CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM; SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS; ASPIRUS ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL; ESSENTIA HEALTH; AND MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT ONE PERSON TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND UPON DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, SHARE EQUALLY IN ANY SURPLUS OF PROPERTY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). THE CFO PROVIDED AND REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN RECEIVED A FINAL DRAFT AND APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS REMAIN ON FILE WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE CEO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE THEY HAVE A CONFLICT. ACTUAL CONFLICTS ARE NOTED IN MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INDEPENDENT NATIONAL COMPENSATION DATA IS USED TO REGULARLY ASSESS EVERY POSITION IN THE COMPANY INCLUDING THAT OF THE CEO. THIS DATA, AND CONSIDERATION OF THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENT WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD, IS USED TO ARRIVE AT THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. LIFE LINK III ALSO PERIODICALLY ENGAGES INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTSTO REVIEW MARKET COMPENSATION DATA FOR COMPARABLE COMPANIES TO MAKE INFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR KEY ROLES. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND CFO AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY CONTRIBUTION -147,766.

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