Nonprofit · EIN 38-2745910
VBEMS INC
Tax-exempt · KALAMAZOO, MI 49007
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,732,994 | $8,052,978 | $680,016 | $8,863,407 | $469,014 | $8,394,393 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,874,640 | $6,948,304 | -$73,664 | $8,129,748 | $383,508 | $7,746,240 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,166,581
- of which government grants
- $2,117,958
- Program service revenue
- $6,107,665
- Investment income
- $458,748
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,348,710
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,575,999
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $47,601
- Travel
- $698,256
- Depreciation
- $387,499
- Program services (functional)
- $7,898,785
- Management and general (functional)
- $154,193
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,129,748
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,863,407
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $469,014
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,394,393
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,684,740
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,394,393
- Gross receipts
- $8,732,994
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Manns | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $2,056,207 | $1,513,385 |
| Rebecca L East | Sr VP CFO Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $886,744 | $405,311 |
| James Falahee | Sr VP Legal & Leg. Affairs Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $746,547 | $338,911 |
| Cheryl Johnson | Sr VP Chief People Officer Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $588,602 | $292,220 |
| Mahesh C Karamchandani | Director (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 4.6 | $0 | $798,414 | $38,120 |
| Susan Reinoehl | Sr VP Strategy & Comm Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $458,262 | $212,571 |
| Michael S Way | Sr VP Mat. Mgt. & Facility Svs. Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $433,722 | $215,563 |
| Matthew Dommer | Vice President, COO/VPMA - BLH/BSHH Key employee | 10 | $0 | $494,695 | $98,030 |
| Scott Larson MD | Sr VP Medical Affairs/CMO Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $535,686 | $37,160 |
| William Workman | Director/System Vice Chief of Staff Trustee or director | 4.6 | $0 | $529,939 | $38,435 |
| Christine Sangalli-Davis | VP Chief Compliance Officer Key employee | 4.6 | $0 | $296,753 | $76,107 |
| Alvin Miles Jr | Field Supervisor Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,295 | $0 | $29,100 |
| Anthony Leonard | Field Supervisor Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,501 | $0 | $32,150 |
| Dennis Reynolds | System Operations Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,331 | $0 | $31,726 |
| Daniel Phelps | Paramedic EMT Level 2 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,085 | $0 | $15,714 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terron McLean | Paramedic EMT Level 2 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,158 | $0 | $12,185 |
| John Jones JR | Former Sr VP Community Care (THRU 2020) Former | 0 | $0 | $122,357 | $0 |
| Scott Gibson MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $7,090 | $0 |
| Namita Sharma | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,440 | $0 |
| Randall Eberts | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,440 | $0 |
| James Jr Liggins | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Odar | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil Nyberg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nelson Karre | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Hunt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Parfet | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Erick Stewart | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Katy Fink | Director (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| La June Montgomery Tabron | Director (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynn Chen-Zhang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Marshall L Washington | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Allen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert IV Nicholson | System Vice Chief of Staff Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven J Lins MD | Director/System Chief of Staff Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNS BILL | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $2,172,985 | $1,337,326 |
| EAST REBECCA L | SR VP CFO Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $788,426 | $366,305 |
| LARSON SCOTT MD | SR VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS/CMO Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $808,546 | $319,866 |
| FALAHEE JAMES | SR VP LEGAL & LEG. AFFAIRS Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $721,190 | $306,488 |
| KARAMCHANDANI MAHESH C | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4.6 | $0 | $819,002 | $38,493 |
| JOHNSON CHERYL | SR VP CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $552,153 | $217,558 |
| REINOEHL SUSAN | SR VP STRATEGY & COMM Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $500,502 | $218,200 |
| WAY MICHAEL S | SR VP MAT. MGT. & FACILITY SVS. Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $418,610 | $198,531 |
| DOMMER MATTHEW | VICE PRESIDENT, COO/VPMA Key employee | 40 | $0 | $482,517 | $91,939 |
| WORKMAN WILLIAM | DIRECTOR/SYSTEM VICE CHIEF OF STAFF Trustee or director | 4.6 | $0 | $496,177 | $38,471 |
| SANGALLI-DAVIS CHRISTINE | VP CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Key employee | 4.6 | $0 | $289,706 | $69,875 |
| MILES JR ALVIN | FIELD SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,769 | $0 | $25,550 |
| JONES JR JOHN THRU 2020 | FORMER SR VP COMMUNITY CARE Former | 0 | $0 | $148,316 | $0 |
| REYNOLDS DENNIS | SYSTEM OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,417 | $0 | $30,259 |
| LEONARD ANTHONY | FIELD SUPERVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,477 | $0 | $28,546 |
| MAXAM BRANDON | EMT - BASIC & WHEELCHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,643 | $0 | $25,785 |
| PHELPS DANIEL | EMT - PARAMEDIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,793 | $0 | $15,062 |
| HARRELSON KATHLEEN M THRU 2019 | FORMER SR VP CLINICAL OPERATIONS Former | 0 | $0 | $102,626 | $0 |
| GIBSON SCOTT MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,650 | $0 |
| LIGGINS JAMES JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $3,201 | $0 |
| EBERTS RANDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,899 | $0 |
| ALLEN RICHARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,787 | $0 |
| NYBERG NEIL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,769 | $0 |
| ODAR MICHAEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,705 | $0 |
| PARFET DONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,555 | $0 |
| FINK KATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,416 | $0 |
| GONZALEZ JORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,407 | $0 |
| JAMES BARBARA THRU 102023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,380 | $0 |
| SHARMA NAMITA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,380 | $0 |
| LINS STEVEN J MD | DIRECTOR/SYSTEM CHIEF OF STAFF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,102 | $0 |
| KARRE NELSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHEN-ZHANG LYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HUNT BRENDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSTON WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTGOMERY TABRON LA JUNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART ERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WASHINGTON L MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 JOHN STREET BOX 26, KALAMAZOO, MI 49007-5341
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BILL MANNS, 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD, KALAMAZOO, MI 49002
- Signed the 990
- BILL MANNS, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (269) 341-6000
- Website
- WWW.BRONSONHEALTH.COM
- Return prepared by
- Plante & Moran PLLC
Mission
TOGETHER, WE ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Program accomplishments
- VAN BUREN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (VBEMS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT AMBULANCE COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED BY BRONSON HEALTHCARE GROUP (BHG), AS PART OF THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT BHG BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. VBEMS PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SERVICES IN THE MICHIGAN TOWNSHIPS OF: ALMENA, ANTWERP, ARLINGTON, BANGOR, DECATUR, HAMILTON, HARTFORD, KEELER, LAWRENCE, PAW PAW, PORTER, AND WAVERLY. HEADQUARTERED IN PAW PAW, MI, VBEMS RESPONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 AMBULANCE CALLS AND PROVIDES 3,900 WHEELCHAIR PATIENT TRANSPORTS ANNUALLY. VBEMS PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.Expenses $7,246,773 · revenue $6,107,665
- IN 2024, IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, VBEMS INCURRED $652,012 IN BAD DEBT TO PROVIDE CARE TO ITS PATIENTS.Expenses $652,012
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2745910
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E62Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,863,407
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,732,994
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,732,994 | $8,052,978 | $8,863,407 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,874,640 | $6,948,304 | $8,129,748 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,690,395 | $5,594,103 | $7,703,576 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 38-2745910).
Questions about VBEMS INC
- What is the EIN of VBEMS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VBEMS INC is 38-2745910.
- Is VBEMS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to VBEMS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VBEMS INC 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 VBEMS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VBEMS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of VBEMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BILL MANNS.
- Who are the officers and directors of VBEMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 5 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does VBEMS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,732,994, expenses of $8,052,978 and total assets of $8,863,407 at year end.
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