KENTUCKY TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $4K · expenses $1K · assets $3K

Also known as
SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC (KYTEMS)
EIN
82-4378934
Address
PO BOX 221258, LOUISVILLE, KY 40252-1258
Website
WWW.KYTEMS.ORG
NTEE code
M19
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

ADVANCE EDUCATION OF TACTICAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Kevin Combs PRESIDENT2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Freeman Bailey VICE PRESIDENT2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
James Kevin Combs Ii SECRETARY2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Dustin Clem TREASURER2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Tim Harrod (former) VICE PRESIDENT2023 5 $0 reported 1
Tom Puckett (former) SECRETARY2018-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Anthony Higgins (former) TREASURER2018-2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES KEVIN COMBS II SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
DUSTIN CLEM TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TIM HARROD VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES KEVIN COMBS II SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
DUSTIN CLEM TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PUCKETT SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY HIGGINS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PUCKETT SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY HIGGINS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PUCKETT SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY HIGGINS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PUCKETT SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY HIGGINS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES KEVIN COMBS PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FREEMAN BAILEY VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TOM PUCKETT SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ANTHONY HIGGINS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,795$1,291 $3,189$3,189 $3,390$405 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$809$1,070 $685$685 $809- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,915$4,964 $946$946 $4,915- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$581$541 $995$995 $581- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$455$580 $955$955 $245$210 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,803$10,879 $1,080$1,080 $3,195$7,608 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,324$10,168 $1,156$1,156 $1,910$9,414 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $1,291 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $916 71.0%
Fees to independent contractors $375 29.0%
Total$1,291100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $1,070 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $695 65.0%
Fees to independent contractors $375 35.0%
Total$1,070100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $4,964 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,589 92.4%
Fees to independent contractors $375 7.6%
Total$4,964100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $541 100.0%
Total$541100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $580 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $580 100.0%
Total$580100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $10,879 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,879 100.0%
Total$10,879100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $10,168 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,168 100.0%
Total$10,168100%

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