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Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service
Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service reported $11.7 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.24 went to program services, $1.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $549,852 (Pres, secr, director). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 23% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.2% | 89.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 87.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.1% | 2.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $549,852 | $350,135 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.48% | 1.29% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe entity provides emergency helicopter transport and ground transportation services and responds to the medical needs of the Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois communities, and provides community medical education. Its purpose is to provide and improve the medical care for residents and is a 911 responder
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pres, secr, director Listed in Part VII, 60.00 hrs/week | $549,852 | $0 | $0 | $549,852 |
| Office Manager Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $349,805 | $0 | $0 | $349,805 |
| Flight nurse Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,958 | $0 | $0 | $144,958 |
| Dir of Operations Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,476 | $0 | $0 | $144,476 |
| Lead Flight nurse Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,930 | $0 | $0 | $138,930 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $346K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 531
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Of every $100 Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service spent in FY2025, $98.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service reported that 98.2% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $549,852, for the role of Pres, secr, director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service get its money?
Of $11.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Quad City Helicopter Emergency Med Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 42-1506559 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, object 202642579349301739 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202522379349300957 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202432579349300928 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202302569349301605 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202222499349300872 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202122389349301202 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 42-1506559: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.