Community Emergency Service
Donations deductibleRevenue
$16.5m
year to 28 February 2025
Expenses
$16.8m
year to 28 February 2025
Total assets
$8.6m
$4.1m liabilities
Net assets
$4.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
27
3.5y av
Staff
127
employees, year to 28 February 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Darwin Watson - City of New Buffalo
Left since last filing
3
11% of the board
Community Emergency Service's network
27 peoplei27 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (27). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
27 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 27 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Watson - City of New Buffalo Chair | Chairperson | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Allen S Weich - Chikaming | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andy Gardiner - Bainbridge Township | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Andy Uleg - Hager Township | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brandon Chiarello - Lincoln Charter | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brian Kazmierzak- City of Benton HA | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bruce Stover - Berrien Township | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cathy Yates - Benton Charter Townsh | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Chandler - Sodus Township | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dennis Krotzer - Baroda Township | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| ED Meny - St Joseph Charter Townshi | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Izzy Dimaggio - Hager Township | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joe Stepich - Watervliet Township | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jon Beyer - BC Medical Control | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Levi Kiester - City of Bridgman | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marsha Hammond - City of Coloma | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary Ann Pater - Watervliet Townshi | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melanie Marvin -City of Watervliet | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michelle Heit - New Buffalo Townshi | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike Haskins - Pipestone Township | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike Hildebrand - Oronoko Township | Vice Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patty Hiler-Molter - Bainbridge TOW | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rachael Kuzda - Berrien Springs | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Neubecker - City of St Joseph | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Tilly - Royalton Township | Secretary/Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| WES Smigielski - Coloma Township | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Zach Carson - Lake Charter Township | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Fisher - Part Year | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Jack Fisher JR | Executive Director | 2022 |
| Jason Wiley | Executive Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 28 February 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wiley | Executive Director | 40 | $128k | $7k | |
| Darwin Watson - City of New Buffalo | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Hildebrand - Oronoko Township | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Tilly - Royalton Township | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allen S Weich - Chikaming | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Kazmierzak- City of Benton Ha | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachael Kuzda - Berrien Springs | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Meny - St Joseph Charter Townshi | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Chandler - Sodus Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Heit - New Buffalo Townshi | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Chiarello - Lincoln Charter | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jon Beyer - Bc Medical Control | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zach Carson - Lake Charter Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Levi Kiester - City of Bridgman | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Stover - Berrien Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Yates - Benton Charter Townsh | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Krotzer - Baroda Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Neubecker - City of St Joseph | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andy Gardiner - Bainbridge Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patty Hiler-Molter - Bainbridge Tow | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melanie Marvin -City of Watervliet | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marsha Hammond - City of Coloma | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wes Smigielski - Coloma Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Izzy Dimaggio - Hager Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andy Uleg - Hager Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ann Pater - Watervliet Townshi | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Stepich - Watervliet Township | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Haskins - Pipestone Township | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Community Emergency Service
- EIN
- 382138484
- Address
- 635 E Napier Ave, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022-5813
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To provide ambulance services for local units of government. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E62Z Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Jason Wiley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBrandon Chiarello - Lincoln Charter
≥7years on the filingsDavid Chandler - Sodus Township
≥7years on the filingsSteve Neubecker - City of St Joseph
≥5years on the filingsCathy Yates - Benton Charter Townsh
Latest return
year to 28 February 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.6m
- Total liabilities
- $4.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.6m
- Program service revenue
- $14.7m
- Employees
- 127
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.5m | $16.8m | Deficit $256k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.