ERS International
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$8.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3.8m
$365k liabilities
Net assets
$3.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
8.0y av
Staff
85
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
John Cieslik
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
ERS International's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cieslik Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Vanholstyn | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donele Wilkins | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paul Berry | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Shinske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Scott Tobey | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sean Neary | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Suzy Carter Koths | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Thompson | Employee | since 2022 |
| Scott Tobey | President | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Neary | President | 40 | $168k | ||
| Patrick Thompson | Employee | 40 | $144k | ||
| David Vanholstyn | Director | 40 | $136k | ||
| Paul Berry | Vice Chair | $0 | |||
| John Cieslik | Chair | $0 | |||
| Suzy Carter Koths | Director | $0 | |||
| Richard Shinske | Director | $0 | |||
| Scott Tobey | Director | $0 | |||
| Donele Wilkins | Director | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ers International
- EIN
- 473709352
- Address
- 14903 Pilot Dr, Plymouth, MI, 48170-3674
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- Provides emergency response training and educational programs to help educate emergency responders and public and private sector organizations with safe and effective techniques and procedures. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- M20 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Sean Neary (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Cieslik
≥8years on the filingsDavid Vanholstyn
≥8years on the filingsPaul Berry
≥8years on the filingsRichard Shinske
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.8m
- Total liabilities
- $365k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $867k
- Program service revenue
- $7m
- Employees
- 85
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 | $7.1m | $7.5m | Deficit $312k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.