2025-02-25T09:41:38-06:00 2024-06-30 411489071 SMITH SCHAFER & ASSOCIATES LTD 7500 HIGHWAY 55 SUITE 350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55427 990 2023-07-01 201240867 COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PROG PROGRAM COMP 7632858939 2600 FERNBOOK LN N 104 PLYMOUTH MN 55447 ANN GIHL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7632858939 2025-02-16 1 ADAM KELLERHALS P01568272 9529201455 2025-02-16 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANN GIHL 2600 FERNBOOK LN N 104 PLYMOUTH MN 55447 1151612 0 X WWW.CALSPROGRAM.COM X 2004 MN CALS (COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT) IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, RNS, LPNS, PARAMEDICS, AND ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS (EG. CRNAS AND RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS) WHO WORK IN RURAL, REMOTE, OR GLOBAL SETTINGS. RURAL EMERGENCY CARE TEAMS ARE, BY NECESSITY, FRONT-LINE EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS WHO MUST ADEQUATELY EVALUATE AND STABILIZE CRITICALLY ILL/INJURED PATIENTS BEFORE TRANSFER TO A MEDICAL CENTER WITH GREATER TREATMENT CAPACITY. IN MANY CASES, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HAVE A MORE GENERALIST BACKGROUND RATHER THAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. IN LIGHT OF THE ACCESS BARRIERS WHICH EXIST BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN MEDICAL CENTERS, ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, OFTEN DEFINED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS. 13 13 7 5 0 0 727881 11487 492894 1131665 1657 8460 0 0 1222432 1151612 0 0 0 0 463752 482294 0 0 5672 647235 674318 1110987 1156612 111445 -5000 684428 658341 162848 141761 521580 516580 X CALS (COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT) IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, RNS, LPNS, PARAMEDICS, AND ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS (EG. CRNAS AND RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS) WHO WORK IN RURAL, REMOTE, OR GLOBAL SETTINGS. RURAL EMERGENCY CARE TEAMS ARE, BY NECESSITY, FRONT-LINE EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS WHO MUST ADEQUATELY EVALUATE AND STABILIZE CRITICALLY ILL/INJURED PATIENTS BEFORE TRANSFER TO A MEDICAL CENTER WITH GREATER TREATMENT CAPACITY. IN MANY CASES, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HAVE A MORE GENERALIST BACKGROUND RATHER THAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. IN LIGHT OF THE ACCESS BARRIERS WHICH EXIST BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN MEDICAL CENTERS, ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, OFTEN DEFINED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS (CAHS). CALS COMBINES THE CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN MANY OF THE OTHER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT COURSES, PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZABLE, TE 0 0 1002077 1131665 THE CALS PROGRAM PROVIDES A SINGLE CURRICULUM UNIQUELY SUITED FOR RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS IN THE RURAL SETTING. THE CALS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES. DURING THE PAST YEAR, CALS PROVIDED COURSES IN MULTIPLE STATES INCLUDING MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, ALASKA, AND MONTANA EDUCATING APPROXIMATELY 900 HEALTHCARE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY CARE IN RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING. IN THE UNITED STATES RESIDENTS OF RURAL US COMMUNITIES HAVE HIGHER MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY IN COMPARED WITH URBAN RESIDENTS. MOST AREAS LACKING MATERNITY CARE ARE RURAL. THE CALS PROGRAM PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR RURAL OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY EDUCATION AND NEONATAL RESUSCITATION TRAINING TO 112 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE NEED FOR SUCH EDUCATION IS NEEDED DESPERATELY AS THE SERVICES FOR DELIVERY AND CARE ARE DIMINISHED IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS AND MORTALITY IS HIGH. THE CALS PROGRAM IS PROUD TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OF INITIAL EMERGENCY TRAINING TO US EMBASSY MEDICAL PERSONAL WORKING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AROUND THE GLOBE. NEW ORIENTEES IN THE PROGRAM COMPLETED TRAINING. OVER 2,400 OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOREIGN-SERVICE MEDICAL PERSONNEL HAVE COMPLETED CALS TRAINING OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. CALS CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A UNIQUE PROVIDER OF RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AS A PROVIDER OF RURAL ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING. 1002077 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X THE ORGANIZATION 7632858939 2600 FERNBOOK LN N 104 PLYMOUTH MN 55447 ANN GIHL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 114382 0 23956 KARIE PEARCE RN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRELL CARTER MD DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WILCOX MD TREASURER 2.00 X X 2900 0 0 PAUL VAN GORP MD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 100 0 0 STEPHEN DUNLOP MD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 1900 0 0 GREG KEROLA EMT-P DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON LUM MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 400 0 0 KEVIN SMITH MHA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY GILBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE WHAYLEN PA CURRICULUM CHAIR 1.00 X 2800 0 0 LINETTE MEYER RN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2300 0 0 MICHAEL GRAVDAHL NRP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 6380 0 0 GREG MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 3700 0 0 DAVID LARSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2780 0 0 ANNE SWEARINGEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 137642 0 23956 1 0 0 0 0 11487 11487 11487 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 611600 756783 756783 REGISTRATION FEES 611600 372606 372606 OTHER CALS PROGRAMS 611600 2276 2276 1131665 8460 8460 1151612 1131665 0 8460 396730 333253 59510 3967 55111 46293 8267 551 30453 25580 4568 305 15000 12000 3000 10250 8200 2050 105966 84773 21193 3994 3195 799 52775 44859 7916 44751 37590 6713 448 89174 89174 28318 24070 4248 24471 20555 3671 245 HONORARIUM 196282 196282 SUPPLIES 75004 56253 18751 MEALS 9110 7743 1367 TELEPHONE 8851 7434 1328 89 10372 4823 5482 67 1156612 1002077 148863 5672 263895 240060 153983 157885 141358 170322 28307 38183 264629 224473 61880 40156 35005 11735 684428 658341 55165 51440 67857 76847 39826 13474 162848 141761 X 521580 516580 521580 516580 684428 658341 -5000 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 472609 503200 645827 719012 768270 3108918 311608 548033 417431 492894 374882 2144848 784217 1051233 1063258 1211906 1143152 5253766 0 0 0 5253766 1754 1152 173 1657 8460 13196 1754 1152 173 1657 8460 13196 785971 1052385 1063431 1213563 1151612 5266962 0.99750 0.99880 0.00250 0.00120 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1500 1500 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: HIRED OUTSIDE LOBBYISTS ON OUR BEHALF, WHO ALSO WORKED FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. OF THE TIME SPENT ON OUR BEHALF, 90% WAS DEDICATED TO MONITORING LEGISLATION AND 10% WAS SPENT IN ACTUAL LOBBYING. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE PAID $15,000. NO OTHER EXPENSES WERE INCURRED. 4315 3884 431 260314 220589 39725 40156 ROU LIABILITY 13474 13474 X 1151612 0 1151612 0 1151612 1156612 0 1156612 0 1156612 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEETINGS HAVE THIS AS AN ONGOING AGENDA ITEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION POLICY FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY INCLUDES UTILIZATION OF PAYSCALE.COM, THE MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS COMPENSATION SURVEY OR OTHER OUTSIDE ANALYSIS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. DOCUMENTATION OF COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS MAINTAINED BY THE ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY OR MORE OFTEN IF NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CALS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.