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Garrison Ambulance District

EIN 45-0389929 · Garrison, ND

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
4 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15
Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
99% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$1.4 million spent. PROVIDE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE GARRISON AND MAX AMBULANCE DISTRICT.
$113,857 spent. PROVIDED MULTIPLE CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOLS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS, CAMPS, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
$6,920 spent. HOSTED AN EMS WEEK EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDE STANDBY SERVICES AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS. CANCELLED IN 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL, COMPASSIONATE, AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVICE IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER. TO MEET AND EXCEED CURRENT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL STANDARDS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. TO HEIGHTEN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND VISIT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR AMBULANCE DISTRICT BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST TIMELY EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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