Emergency Medical Services Council

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellingham, WA EIN: 91-0978243

Provide conferences and EMT Course Training regarding Emergency and Trauma Care Serivces and other Emergency Service issues in Whatcom County, Washington.

Emergency Medical Services Council at a glance

Total assets
$550,153
+13.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$175,071
+150.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$84,371
+11410.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$96,324
-6.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Emergency Medical Services Council funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Sumas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
WCFD 14 Sumas, WATo Purchase Vacuum Mattress$14,987
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$550,153$175,071$96,324——$84,371
2024$484,075$69,817$103,329——$733
2023$452,860$84,651$129,442$14,9871$20,309
2022$457,228$51,868$62,501——$10,345
2021$516,370$79,028$75,941——$16,323
2020—$37,131$60,128———
2019—$59,274$53,906———

About Emergency Medical Services Council

Based on IRS filings

Emergency Medical Services Council is a public charity focused on Health, based in Bellingham, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $550K in total assets. Net investment income was $84K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Emergency Medical Services Council is led by Jerry Debruin, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerry Debruin

    President

    Education Committee Chair → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Gary Baar

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Davis

    1st Vice President

    1st Vuce Oresudebt → 1st Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justina Bass

    2nd Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Howery

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Ben Russell (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ben Boyko (2019–2023) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Erica Littlewood (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Dawn Cannizzaro (2021–2022) — Cqi Committee Chair
  • Former: Kris Jorgensen (2019–2021) — Ems Quality Coordinator
  • Former: Andrea Doll (2019–2020) — Operations Manager
  • Former: Denise Christensen (2019–2020) — 1st Vice President
  • Former: Duncan McLane (2019–2020) — President & Cqi Committee Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Jerry Debruin — President: $1KJerry DebruinPresident$1KKris Jorgensen — EMS Quality Coordinator: $1KKris JorgensenEMS Quality Coordinator$1KDawn Cannizzaro — CQI Committee Chair: $750Dawn CannizzaroCQI Committee Chair$750

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $1K, to Jerry Debruin (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Emergency Medical Services Council

How large is Emergency Medical Services Council?

Emergency Medical Services Council reported $550K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $175K.

What is Emergency Medical Services Council?

Emergency Medical Services Council is a public charity focused on Health, based in Bellingham, WA. It holds $550K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Emergency Medical Services Council operate?

Emergency Medical Services Council has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Emergency Medical Services Council's EIN?

Emergency Medical Services Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0978243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

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