Nonprofit · EIN 88-4202432
NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC
Tax-exempt · AMERY, WI 54001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,122,496 | $2,165,468 | -$42,972 | $1,753,650 | $409,296 | $1,344,354 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,281,908 | $2,100,684 | $181,224 | $1,973,304 | $585,978 | $1,387,326 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,756,836 | $1,730,205 | $26,631 | $1,558,660 | $352,558 | $1,206,102 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $138,842
- of which government grants
- $124,123
- Program service revenue
- $1,921,412
- Investment income
- $2,380
- Net rental income
- $13,650
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,729
- Other revenue
- $59,862
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,462
- Other salaries and wages
- $991,397
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,228,051
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $42,330
- Occupancy
- $22,904
- Travel
- $32,391
- Depreciation
- $142,712
- Program services (functional)
- $1,922,890
- Management and general (functional)
- $242,578
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,973,304
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,753,650
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $409,296
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,344,354
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $785,227
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,283,950
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $60,404
- Gross receipts
- $2,147,214
- Employees
- 60
- Year formed
- 2023
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE GULLICKSON | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,462 | $3,838 |
| KERRY ACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $6,000 | $0 |
| KEITH KARPENSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FLANUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE MACHOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BEDUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GILBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY SWENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED GULLICKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF TRAYNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L TODD ROUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER OWENS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED JOHANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK BEIDLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK RENSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA O'DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE GULLICKSON | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $74,819 | $3,524 |
| KERRY ACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $6,000 | $0 |
| ROGER OWENS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED GULLICKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH KARPENSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FLANUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK RENSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L TODD ROUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY SWENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BEDUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF TRAYNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE MACHOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GILBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SCHAULS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BEIDLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA O'DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGER OWENS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ED GULLICKSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH FLANUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH KARPENSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK RENSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| L TODD ROUTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN MEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTY SWENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY BEDUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF TRAYNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN JOHANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRIS CASAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE MACHOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 150 SNOW ST, AMERY, WI 54001-1407
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROGER OWENS, 150 SNOW ST, AMERY, WI 54001
- Signed the 990
- ROGER OWENS, CHAIR
- Phone
- (715) 268-8698
- Website
- NORTHWESTERNEMS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CARLSONSV LLP
Mission
NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC. PROVIDES ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY- BASED AMBULANCE SERVICE THAT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 17,500 RESIDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMUBULACE SERVICES FOR THE 17 MUNICIPALITIES THAT IT SERVES IN NW WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS, OTHERS UNDER CONTRACT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS.Expenses $1,922,890 · revenue $1,578,477
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 | 990 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
- 88-4202432
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,753,650
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,147,214
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,122,496 | $2,165,468 | $1,753,650 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,281,908 | $2,100,684 | $1,973,304 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,756,836 | $1,730,205 | $1,558,660 | XML |
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 88-4202432).
Questions about NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC
- What is the EIN of NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC is 88-4202432.
- Is NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS 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 NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROGER OWENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,462 (NICOLE GULLICKSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NORTHWESTERN MUNICIPAL EMS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,122,496, expenses of $2,165,468 and total assets of $1,753,650 at year end.
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