LAKES REGION EMS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: LAKES REGION EMS INC (EIN 23-7146628)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-09-25
IRS object ID: 201812689349300011
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-09-25T08:58:46-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	818 SECOND ST SO SUITE 320	AddressLine1Txt
City	WAITE PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56387	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237146628	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAKES REGION EMS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LAKE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6512774911	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40245 FLETCHER AVE PO BOX 266	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BRANCH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55056	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT SELLMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6512774911	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-09-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM A LECLAIRE CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00058875	PTIN
Phone	3202035500	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.137.57.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-09-13	IPDt
IP Tm	12:26:49	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	2445D9F23906184C4D8AC5CFB2D61DB567B3B979	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2E0D7D06F106C8D332254A4512B5BBA3400C4AD7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SCOTT SELLMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40245 FLETCHER AVE PO BOX 266	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BRANCH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,547,467	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LREMS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1970	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	NOT-FOR-PROFIT AMBULANCE SERVICE, SERVICING CHISAGO COUNTY, PARTS OF ISANTI AND PINE COUNTIES IN MN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	96	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$101,305	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$697,839	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,062,684	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,148,852	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$29,542	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$46,967	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$491,026	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$653,167	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,684,557	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,546,825	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,734,549	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,695,222	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,661,859	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,725,319	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,396,408	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,420,541	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$288,149	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,126,284	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,978,173	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,789,985	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$882,605	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$449,198	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,095,568	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,340,787	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO LEASE, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN EMERGENCY RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE WHICH WILL SERVE THE CHISAGO LAKES, MN AREA TO RENDER AID TO THE SICK, INJURED OR DISABLED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, CREED, OR TO STATION IN LIFE. TO SERVE THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,015,426	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$5,802,019	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE AMBULANCE SERVICE, STAFFED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL, PROVIDES AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF CHISAGO LAKES, RUSH CITY, AND NORTH BRANCH, MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PART OF POLK COUNTY IN WISCONSIN.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,015,426	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	96	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TODD J FISK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6512774911	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40245 FLETCHER AVE PO BOX 266	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BRANCH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KEITH CARLSON
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE CARROLL
VICE-CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT SELLMAN
SECRETARY / TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAN MEYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE SCHROEDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRYAN GAFFY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AARRON REINERT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$204,870	$0	$0
TODD J FISK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$133,022	$0	$12,630
BEN WASMUND
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00			$141,395	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KEN LARSON
DIRECTOR OF CLINIC SERVICES	40.00			$107,854	$0	$4,753	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$587,141	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$17,383	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
94 SERVICES
118 OAKWOOD DR E PO BOX 70	MONTICELLO	MN	55362	AMBULANCE, TRUCK MAINT., PARTS	$403,185
STRYKER MEDICAL
PO BOX 93308	CHICAGO	IL	60673	POWERLOAD, COTS	$177,795

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$697,839	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$697,839	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AMBULANCE SERVICE	621910	$5,118,113	$5,118,113
EMS EDUCATION	621910	$30,739	$30,739

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,148,852	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$47,609	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$47,609	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$642	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$642	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$642	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$642	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MANAGEMENT INCOME	561000	$506,152	$506,152
OTHER REVENUE	621910	$147,015	$147,015

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$653,167	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,546,825	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,802,019	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$46,967	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,522	TotalAmt
Management And General	$350,522	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,641,771	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,075,482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$566,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,872	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,955	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$401,040	TotalAmt
Program Services	$288,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$112,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,408	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,654	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,289	TotalAmt
Management And General	$42,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,863	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,863	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,076	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,038	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,615	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,789	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,661	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,416	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$513,995	TotalAmt
Program Services	$489,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$158,784	$158,784
TRAINING	$87,759	$87,759
DISPATCH SERVICES	$81,000	$81,000
MN CARE TAX	$72,080	$72,080

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,420,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,015,426	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,405,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,013	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,613	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$689,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$824,428	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,190,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,024,888	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,911	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,603,171	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,713,068	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,132,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,890,103	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$693,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$832,625	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,540	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,417	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,978,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,789,985	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$747,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,620	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,154	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,424	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$882,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$449,198	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,095,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,313,387	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,400	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,095,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,340,787	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,978,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,789,985	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,126,284	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$118,935	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$434,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$101,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$697,839	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,236,285	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,430,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,308,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,423,322	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,062,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,148,852	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,373,127	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,430,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,310,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,857,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,163,989	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,846,691	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,609,412	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$622,364	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$665,518	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$622,364	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$665,518	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$23,943,894	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47,609	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$111,474	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$47,609	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$111,474	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$294,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$349,287	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$400,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$491,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$653,167	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,188,940	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,727,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,662,186	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,288,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,684,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,547,467	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,909,826	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.88980	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.92650	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00410	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00280	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER REVENUE - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 294,490. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 349,287. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 400,970. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 491,026. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 653,167.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$222,137	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$222,137	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,514,200	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$185,276	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,328,924	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,866,834	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,527,792	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,339,042	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,890,103	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLES	Desc
Amt	$17,424	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$17,424	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,665,760	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$118,935	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$118,935	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,546,825	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,546,825	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,420,541	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,420,541	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,420,541	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING STATE TAX CODES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY AS A CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION BY THE CONTRIBUTOR. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AARRON REINERT	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$186,870	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$18,000	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$204,870	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 FIRST GOES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW/APPROVAL, AND THEN MOVES ON TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD WILL VOTE AND APPROVE, THEN THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; C. AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; AND D. UNDERSTANDS THAT LREMS IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES AND NO PART OF ITS NET EARNINGS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IMPROPERLY INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE PERSON. TO ENSURE THAT LREMS OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND THAT IT DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX, LREMS'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS. IF IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS MAKE THE DETERMINATION. AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD AS SOON AS THE INTERESTED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF IT. THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST LEAVE THE ROOM FOR DISCUSSIONS OF THE TRANSACTION AND ANY VOTES CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS REVIEWED EACH YEAR BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AT TIMES THE MEMBERS WILL REQUEST COMPARATIVE INFORMATION FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE. THE REVIEW WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2018. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A RELATED REVENUE:	STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 LAKES REGION, EMS, INC. ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ST. CROIX VALLEY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. IN MARCH 2013, LAKES REGION, EMS, INC. ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THIS REVENUE REPRESENTS THE MANAGEMENT FEES THAT WERE EARNED BY LAKES REGION EMS, INC. FOR SERVICES RENDERED FOR THE YEAR.