PEORIA HOSPITALS MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
PEORIA HOSPITALS MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICES (EIN 37-0999878)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-07-25
IRS object ID
201432069349300538
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2014-07-25T15:14:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1301 SW ADAMS STE 900 BOX 1835AddressLine1
CityPEORIACity
StateILState
ZIP Code616561835ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN370999878EIN

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Business Name Line2D/B/A ADV MEDICAL TRANS OF CENTRAL ILBusinessNameLine2
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,546CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$198,760TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,526CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,821CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,590CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,173CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$816CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$203,294TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,696,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,423,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,395,176CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,120,481CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,380,784CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,016,584TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99470PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98920PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00260InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00220InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$233,789OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$233,789BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,993,910OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,043,128DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,950,782BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,529,953OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,251,354DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,278,599BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,463,170TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED WAGES, TAXES, AND WITHHOLDINGS$786,847
OTHER LIABILITIES$391,825
RELATED PARTY PAYABLE$350,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,528,672TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,380,784TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,380,784RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,380,784TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,548,980TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,548,980ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,548,980TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY
509 W HIGH STPEORIAIL61606370661504501(C)(3)$48,437SUPPORT LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN CARE PROGRAMS
PEORIA PROMISE FOUNDATION
620 W GLEN AVEPEORIAIL61614134353454501(C)(3)$22,500TUITION ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PEORIA AREA STUDENTS
OSF ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
530 NE GLEN OAK AVEPEORIAIL61637370662569501(C)(3)$50,000MEMORIAL TO OSF CANCER CENTER
PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM
222 SW WASHINGTON STPEORIAIL61602272920016501(C)(3)$10,625SUPPORT MUSEUM AND MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
ISAA
PO BOX 464CANTONIL61520232881612501(C)(3)$8,250SUPPORT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY OF ILLINOIS EMS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
806 E KANSASPEORIAIL61603370800010501(C)(3)$7,500SUPPORT UNDERPRIVILEGED BOYS AND GIRLS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW RANDPersonNm
TitleCEO/BOARD MEMBERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$229,153BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$64,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,500DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,694NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$307,347TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBASED ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCEExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AONE MEMBER IS ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD OF THE SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER, ONE MEMBER IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNITYPOINT HEALTH METHODIST HOSPITAL, AND ONE MEMBER IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNITYPOINT HEALTH PROCTOR HOSPITAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF FORM 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA AND THE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 AND PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ARE PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS.
FORM 5471, SCHEDULE BNO U.S. PERSONS OWNED (AT ANY TIME DURING THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PERIOD), DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, 10% OR MORE IN VALUE OR VOTE OF ANY CLASS OF THE CORPORATION'S OUTSTANDING STOCK.
FORM 5471, SCHEDULE O, PART II, SECTION C & DTHE TAXPAYER NEITHER ACQUIRED NOR DISPOSED OF STOCK IN THE FOREIGN CORPORATION, CATALYST INSURANCE, LTD., DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2013. THE TAXPAYER IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY 3 FILER FOR FORM 5471 PURPOSES BECAUSE THE TAXPAYER IS TREATED AS A U.S. SHAREHOLDER OF CATALYST INSURANCE, LTD. UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SEC. 953(C), AND IS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE O.
FORM 5471, SCHEDULE O, PART II, SECTION FCATALYST INSURANCE, LTD. FILED FORM 1120-F, U.S. INCOME TAX RETURN OF A FOREIGN CORPORATION, FOR ITS TAX YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2010, 2011, AND 2012. THE COMPANY HAD NO TAXABLE INCOME AND NO TAX DUE ON THE RETURN. ADDITIONAL FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 3 FILERS: 1. THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS THE FOREIGN CORPORATION HAS WITH THE RELATED PERSONS DESCRIBED IN REGULATION SEC. 1.6046-1(B)(11). N/A - THERE IS NO INDEBTEDNESS BETWEEN CATALYST INSURANCE, LTD. AND RELATED PARTIES. 2. THE NAME, ADDRESS, INDENTIFYING NUMBER AND NUMBER OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED TO BY EACH SUBSCRIBER TO THE FOREIGN CORPORATION'S STOCK. N/A - THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ANY OF CATALYST INSURANCE, LTD.'S STOCK.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT INC
1718 N STERLING AVEPEORIAIL61604260312211CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL TO FUTHER PHMMS AND AMT OF IOWAIL501(C)(3)90
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
1718 N STERLING AVEPEORIAIL61604274133957PROVIDES AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICESIA501(C)(3)90ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT INC

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11718 N STERLING AVEAddressLine1
CityPEORIACity
StateILState
ZIP Code61604ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263021862EIN
Primary ActivitiesBILLING AND MANAGEMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgYes (1)AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (10 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
A$1,408INTEREST ON NOTE PAYABLE
MIDWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
R$783INTEREST ON NOTE PAYABLE
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
D$0NOTE PAYABLE TO AMT IOWA
MIDWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
E$350,000NOTE PAYABLE FROM MEMSI
MIDWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
P$289,354MEMSI EXPENSES PAID BY PHMMS
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
P$606,939AMT IOWA EXPENSES PAID BY PHMMS
MIDWEST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
O$221,684MEMSI PAYROLL PAID BY PHMMS
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
O$426,739AMT IOWA PAYROLL PAID BY PHMMS
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
H$161,323PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM AMT IOWA
ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA
G$111,220SALE OF ASSETS TO AMT IOWA

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA NOTE PAYABLE TO ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSPORT OF IOWA IS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE R WITH A ZERO BALANCE. THE LOAN BALANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WAS $440,076. THE LOAN BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WAS $0, AS THE BALANCE WAS PAID IN FULL DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

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