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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LIFEFLIGHT FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,353,427
Total expenses
$2,432,258
Contributions and grants received
$2,487,696
Grants paid
$1,230,403
Program service revenue
$762,348
Investment income
$171,323
Other revenue
-$67,940
Total assets, end of year
$8,070,324
Total liabilities, end of year
$890,374
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,179,950
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,346,216
Management and general expenses
$502,394
Fundraising expenses
$583,648
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,346,216

Program services were 55.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $338,014

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,149,682

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $28,252

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Service Revenue

    total $762,348 · related or exempt $762,348

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $171,323 · excluded $171,323

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,126

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $338,014

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,264

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$74,138 · excluded -$74,138

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $1,384

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $1,384 · excluded $1,384

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,814

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,814 · excluded $4,814

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,230,403 · program services $1,230,403

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $762,348 · program services $66,738 · management and general $314,436 · fundraising $381,174

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,026 · management and general $2,026

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,872 · management and general $36,872

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $30,311 · program services $22,311 · management and general $6,177 · fundraising $1,823

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $65,832 · program services $3,563 · management and general $39,944 · fundraising $22,325

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $134,553 · program services $13,479 · management and general $30,745 · fundraising $90,329

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,190 · management and general $3,019 · fundraising $27,171

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,186 · program services $3,606 · management and general $16,987 · fundraising $20,593

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,865 · program services $2,439 · management and general $11,493 · fundraising $13,933

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,490 · management and general $2,477 · fundraising $8,013

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,865 · program services $864 · management and general $4,069 · fundraising $4,932

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,693 · program services $411 · management and general $1,936 · fundraising $2,346

  • 24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $45,624 · program services $2,402 · management and general $32,213 · fundraising $11,009

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $425 · end of year $425

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,177,974 · end of year $6,219,058

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,034,576 · end of year $545,883

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,498 · end of year $10,145

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $24,711

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,295 · end of year $12,737

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $154,418 · end of year $122,509

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,428,382 · end of year $1,159,567

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $46,028 · end of year $96,333

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $586,076 · end of year $794,041

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,613,675 · end of year $3,431,185

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,573,789 · end of year $3,748,765

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The LifeFlight Foundation (LFF) is an independent nonprofit organization governed by a Board comprised of business and community leaders from across Maine. The Foundation secures resources for Maine's major air medical and critical care transport needs including: infrastructure such as hospital helipads, airport runways and fueling systems, aviation weather systems, instrument flight systems, communication systems; the capital acquisition of specialized medical equipment and technology; the capital acquisition of medical aircraft and ground vehicles; and the provision of continuing medical education for hospital and EMS personnel throughout Maine.Additionally, the Foundation is responsible for raising statewide awareness about LifeFlight of Maine and the Foundation, which it accomplishes through a comprehensive media and communication strategy and strategic partnerships.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O

  • In FY2024 (July 2023-June 2024), the Foundation raised more than $2.5 million dollars to support the capital needs of LifeFlight of Maine. In that time period, the Foundation transferred $1,230,403 to LifeFlight to meet those needs. Purchases included: a used ambulance; replacement medical equipment; equipment for LifeFlight Aviation Services, such as an aircraft de-ice system for the fixed wing at the Bangor hangar and ; a Mass Notification System; an accounting/financial mgmt. software system; portable landing zone kits for distribution to EMS partners; safety and survival equipment; and crew uniforms. The Foundation also provided "startup" salary support for several new LOM positions, including the Director of Client Relations, two part-time and one Senior Educational Coordinator, and support/travel expenses for Critical Care Academy instructors.

    Expenses $1,346,216 · Grants $1,230,403 · Revenue $762,348

  • The LifeFlight Foundation is responsible for the planning an execution of all marketing and communication efforts for both the Foundation and LifeFlight of Maine. This includes a multi-faceted outreach strategy to a range of constituents, including donors, partners, and patients from across Maine. The Foundation produces several print pieces, negotiates advertising and partnership arrangements, oversees all social media, and is in the process of completing a comprehensive crisis communications plan.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Zachary Brandwein

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Quentin Walz

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia J Williams

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Berez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Daniel R Daigneault

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Diane Danielson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Elowe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Fife

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Karen Ford

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David G Humm

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dayana Krawchuk PhD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rachel Malcolm

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Montgomery-Rice

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lori Beth Schwartz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Linda Varrell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard J Marshuetz

    Past Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathleen O'Halloran

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • LifeFlight of Maine

    $1,230,403

    Fundraising and public relations, support for statewide critical medical response

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541329349301019

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