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Nonprofit · EIN 38-2138484

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE

Also known as MEDIC 1 AMBULANCE

Tax-exempt · BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022

Financials

$14.9M$15M2023$16.5M$16.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
February 28, 2025990$16,536,836$16,793,333-$256,497$8,640,798$4,138,663$4,502,135
February 29, 2024990$14,943,559$15,042,866-$99,307$9,158,448$4,399,816$4,758,632
Financial details: 990 for the year ended February 28, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,622,416
Membership dues
$1,622,416
Program service revenue
$14,749,078
Investment income
$79,930
Other revenue
$85,412

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$135,664
Other salaries and wages
$4,830,921
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,507,232
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$51,243
Travel
$1,999
Depreciation
$711,619
Program services (functional)
$16,194,883
Management and general (functional)
$598,450

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,158,448
Total assets, end of year
$8,640,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,138,663
Net assets, end of year
$4,502,135
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,557,392
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,502,135
Gross receipts
$16,536,836
Employees
127
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1975
State of legal domicile
MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended February 28, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON WILEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$128,489$7,175
DARWIN WATSON - CITY OF NEW BUFFALOCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIKE HILDEBRAND - ORONOKO TOWNSHIPVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVE TILLY - ROYALTON TOWNSHIPSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALLEN S WEICH - CHIKAMINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN KAZMIERZAK- CITY OF BENTON HAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHAEL KUZDA - BERRIEN SPRINGSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED MENY - ST JOSEPH CHARTER TOWNSHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CHANDLER - SODUS TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE HEIT - NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDON CHIARELLO - LINCOLN CHARTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON BEYER - BC MEDICAL CONTROLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACH CARSON - LAKE CHARTER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEVI KIESTER - CITY OF BRIDGMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE STOVER - BERRIEN TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CATHY YATES - BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DENNIS KROTZER - BARODA TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE NEUBECKER - CITY OF ST JOSEPHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY GARDINER - BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATTY HILER-MOLTER - BAINBRIDGE TOWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE MARVIN -CITY OF WATERVLIETMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARSHA HAMMOND - CITY OF COLOMAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WES SMIGIELSKI - COLOMA TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
IZZY DIMAGGIO - HAGER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY ULEG - HAGER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ANN PATER - WATERVLIET TOWNSHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE STEPICH - WATERVLIET TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE HASKINS - PIPESTONE TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended February 29, 2024: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON WILEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$125,958$7,175
ALLEN S WEICH - CHIKAMINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIKE HILDEBRAND - ORONOKO TOWNSHIPVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRIAN KAZMIERZAK- CITY OF BENTON HASECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AL DIBRITO - COREWELL HEALTH SOUTHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHAEL KUZDA - BERRIEN SPRINGSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED MENY - ST JOSEPH CHARTER TOWNSHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CHANDLER - SODUS TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE TILLY - ROYALTON TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK ROGERS - NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRANDON CHIARELLO - LINCOLN CHARTERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON BEYER - BC MEDICAL CONTROLMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACH CARSON - LAKE CHARTER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEVI KIESTER - CITY OF BRIDGMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE STOVER - BERRIEN TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHY YATES - BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS KROTZER - BARODA TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARWIN WATSON - CITY OF NEW BUFFALOMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE NEUBECKER - CITY OF ST JOSEPHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY GARDINER - BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTY HILER-MOLTER - BAINBRIDGE TOWMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE TIEDEMAN -CITY OF WATERVLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHA HAMMOND - CITY OF COLOMAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WES SMIGIELSKI - COLOMA TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IZZY DIMAGGIO - HAGER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY ULEG - HAGER TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ANN PATER - WATERVLIET TOWNSHIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE STEPICH - WATERVLIET TOWNSHIPMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
635 E NAPIER AVE, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022-5813
In care of
% WILLIAM GEBHARD
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JASON WILEY, PO BOX 1563, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49023
Signed the 990
JASON WILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(269) 925-2143
Return prepared by
KRUGGEL LAWTON & COMPANY LLC

Mission

TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT.

990 for the year ended February 28, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • AMBULANCE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES BOTH EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TRANSPORATION TO THE SICK AND INJURED.
    Expenses $16,194,883 · revenue $14,834,490

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in February, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025February 28, 2026July 15, 2026Not on file
2024February 28, 2025July 15, 2025990 on file
2023February 29, 2024July 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-2138484
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1978
Accounting year ends
February
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E62Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$8,640,798
Income (IRS master file)
$16,536,836

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990February 2025$16,536,836$16,793,333$8,640,798XML
990February 2024$14,943,559$15,042,866$9,158,448XML
990February 2023$11,903,904$12,128,906$5,276,839IRS
990February 2022–––IRS
990February 2021–––IRS
990February 2020–––IRS
990February 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-2138484).

Questions about COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE is 38-2138484.
Is COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending February 28, 2026) is due July 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended February 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2025 names JASON WILEY.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE?
The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,489 (JASON WILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICE have?
On its 990 for the year ended February 28, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,536,836, expenses of $16,793,333 and total assets of $8,640,798 at year end.

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