2026-04-29T10:56:53-05:00 2025-06-30 010523282 Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC 2211 Congress St Portland ME 04102 990 2024-07-01 010518516 LifeFlight of Maine LLC LIFE 2079735115 189 Odlin Road Bangor ME 04401 Joseph Kellner Chief Executive Officer 2079735115 2026-04-28 1 1 Melissa Magoon CPA P01712842 2077752387 2026-04-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Joseph Kellner 189 Odlin Road Bangor ME 04401 33884183 0 X www.lifeflightmaine.org X LLC 1998 ME LifeFlight's commitment to Maine is that every person, in every community, has access to critical care and medical transport when needed. Since its inception, LifeFlight has cared for nearly 40,000 patients in a safe and high-quality manner. 9 8 132 30 0 0 1245403 4157547 25863823 29705024 0 0 21612 21612 27130838 33884183 0 0 0 0 6567807 9224128 0 0 1092389 17246755 20900641 23814562 30124769 3316276 3759414 42590509 52125723 9476431 14449826 33114078 37675897 X LifeFlight's vision for Maine is a place in which every person, in every community, has access to critical care and medical transport when they need it.Our mission is to transform the critical care transport medicine system into an integrated, high-quality, patient-centered system worthy of the public's trust.LifeFlight provides critical care and specialized medical transport by air and ground ambulances to the entire State of Maine and under mutual aid to hospitals and EMS agencies in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.LifeFlight is licensed by the State of Maine and State of New Hampshire, and it is accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. It is a member of the Association of Critical Care Transport, the Vertical Association International, the Association of Air Medical Services, and the Maine Ambulance Association. 1 0 25797804 29705024 LifeFlight of Maine had safely transported over 40,000 patients at the end of fiscal year 2025. LifeFlight continues to focus on its values, which include uncompromising standards for safety, for clinical excellence, for each mission, and for our team. In Fiscal Year 2025, LifeFlight employed those values in the transport of 2,876 patients. Of these patients, 1,027 were transported by ground ambulance, 256 by airplane, and 1,864 by helicopter. This represents a 12.1% increase in total volume from the prior year. 271 of these patients were transported by a combination of ground and air assets.Continued on Schedule OContinued from Part III, Line 4aLifeFlight transports patients needing the most advanced critical care transport available, and does so using helicopters, an airplane, and ground ambulances. The Organization works tirelessly to keep costs low while delivering the safest and highest-quality care possible. We do this through a lean management structure and modest facilities while simultaneously investing heavily in our teams, our vehicles, education, and safety. To successfully fulfill its mission, LifeFlight of Maine relies on generous philanthropic support for strategic initiatives and capital equipment. These contributions are raised by The LifeFlight Foundation, without which LifeFlight would not be able to do what it does at the level it does it. In Fiscal Year 2025, LifeFlight wrote off $2,662,313 in bad debt (a 45.1% increase from the prior year), and $240,712 in charity care (a 23% decrease increase from the prior year). LifeFlight continues to offer a robust and industry-leading charity care program. The organization prides itself in ethical collection practices and works closely with patients that have out of pocket responsibility to create reasonable payment plans. We pride ourselves in advocating for our patients from the moment we are entrusted with their care. This includes clinically and financially. LifeFlight seeks to be "in network" with all major commercial payers. In the few instances in which LifeFlight is not in network, patients are never "balance billed" for amounts beyond their plan deductibles, copays, and coinsurance. The Organization has a service contract in place with Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (NL-EMMC), an unrelated organization, under which EMMC provides LOM with Medical Direction and nursing services. This agreement remains in effect and allows the sharing of nursing and paramedic staff between EMMC and LOM. The Organization has a service contract in place with Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC), an unrelated organization (owned by a related organization, Central Maine Healthcare Corporation), under which LOM received Medical Direction Services, which were provided by Dr. Peter Tilney, a CMMC employee. An Aviation Operator Designed for MaineLifeFlight of Maine is the sole member of LifeFlight Aviation Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LifeFlight of Maine. LifeFlight Aviation Services is certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration as a "Part 135 Air Carrier." Operating aircraft requires completion of a robust process to receive an operating certificate, in which the FAA provides substantial oversight and surveillance to ensure safe and compliant operations. LifeFlight's customized program is purpose built for Maine and includes special procedures for Maine's unique operating environment. 25797804 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Michelle Chappelle 2079734702 189 Odlin Road Bangor ME 04401 Steve Littleson Chair 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daryl Boucher Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zack Brandwein Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Norman Dinerman MD FACEP Steering Committee Member 40.00 0.00 X 179172 0 0 Dan Daigneault Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Timothy Dentry Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Humm Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Paulosky Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Ronan Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Glenda Dwyer Past Steering Committee Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Cyr Chief Operating Officer 40.00 0.00 X 204422 0 28989 Joseph Kellner Chief Executive Officer 40.00 0.00 X 256578 0 16792 Peter Cartmell Director of Operations 40.00 0.00 X 144161 0 7620 Charles Hogan Chief Clinical Officer 40.00 0.00 X 133097 0 39071 Joshua Dickson Director of Aviation 40.00 0.00 X 143322 0 26382 Kathleen O'Halloran Executive Director - LFF 40.00 0.00 X 189016 0 15822 Thomas Judge Project Officer 30.00 0.00 X 140918 0 18792 Kirk Donovan Chief Pilot 40.00 0.00 X 144928 0 7636 Jonathan Smith Assistant Chief Pilot 40.00 0.00 X 139529 0 40077 Jared Miller Flight Nurse 40.00 0.00 X 156303 0 38975 Farrah Fidler Director of Human Resources 40.00 0.00 X 138903 0 24059 1970349 0 264215 44 0 1 1 Eastern Maine Medical Center 43 Whiting Hill Road Brewer ME 04412 Subcontract Staff 2002382 AgustaWestland Phildelphia 3050 Red Lion Road Philadelphia PA 19114 Engine Flight Hours 1781285 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp PO Box 730011 Dallas TX 75373 Engine Flight Hours 1343602 Central Maine Medical Center 300 Main Street Lewiston ME 04240 Medical Staffing 603945 Jet Support Services PO Box 735772 Chicago IL 606735772 Engine Flight Hours 273009 23 1931817 2225730 4157547 Net Patient Service Revenue 621910 28086800 28086800 Other Income 621910 1618224 1618224 29705024 21612 0 21612 21612 21612 33884183 29705024 0 21612 X 1384445 251108 1133337 5898024 5253275 115871 528878 180975 177946 3029 1180221 1116990 46007 17224 580463 513058 58931 8474 784798 244443 303835 236520 35640 35640 68661 68661 8022084 7242721 656712 122651 17650 7251 5958 4441 315981 224610 57703 33668 207167 203057 3605 505 547756 388873 101302 57581 370415 350173 20185 57 89918 85004 4900 14 252030 252030 1710769 1710769 1150075 1150075 Aviation Operation 5414920 4786124 549749 79047 Medical Expenses 1087345 1027925 59251 169 Miscellaneous Expenses 825432 812372 12929 131 30124769 25797804 3234576 1092389 X 125 125 2781101 5277296 632084 4945356 4822441 793287 668459 1111392 1144161 45180782 14716652 22974990 30464130 1370948 1199052 7981226 8550059 42590509 52125723 1525687 2389428 3844637 3181097 2249351 7361971 1856756 1517330 9476431 14449826 X 28733229 33920655 4380849 3755242 33114078 37675897 42590509 52125723 X 3759414 802405 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2633613 3811350 6401205 1245403 4157547 18249118 15365875 19551088 21834410 25863823 29705024 112320220 17999488 23362438 28235615 27109226 33862571 130569338 0 0 0 130569338 21612 21612 21612 21612 86448 21612 21612 21612 21612 86448 17999488 23384050 28257227 27130838 33884183 130655786 0.99930 0.99950 0.00070 0.00050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6700 6700 0 Part II-B, Line 1: The Organization pays dues to various organizations, a portion of which are attributable to lobbying expenses. 1188348 256419 931929 38225637 14460233 23765404 5766797 5766797 30464130 Interest in Net Assets of Financially Interrelated Organization 8122913 Interest Rate Swaps 250724 Due from Related Parties 176422 8550059 Estimated Third-Party Payors Settlement 50879 Due to Members and Other Related Parties 284280 Operating Lease Liability 1182171 1517330 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joseph Kellner Chief Executive Officer 234978 0 21600 0 0 0 10091 0 6701 0 273370 0 0 0 William Cyr Chief Operating Officer 185422 0 19000 0 0 0 7368 0 21621 0 233411 0 0 0 Kathleen O'Halloran Executive Director - LFF 176516 0 12500 0 0 0 7553 0 8269 0 204838 0 0 0 Jared Miller Flight Nurse 155203 0 1100 0 0 0 6499 0 32476 0 195278 0 0 0 Jonathan Smith Assistant Chief Pilot 138529 0 1000 0 0 0 5896 0 34181 0 179606 0 0 0 Norman Dinerman MD FACEP Steering Committee Member 179172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179172 0 0 0 Charles Hogan Chief Clinical Officer 133097 0 0 0 0 0 5722 0 33349 0 172168 0 0 0 Joshua Dickson Director of Aviation 143322 0 0 0 0 0 4728 0 21654 0 169704 0 0 0 Farrah Fidler Director of Human Resources 125903 0 13000 0 0 0 2405 0 21654 0 162962 0 0 0 Thomas Judge Project Officer 140918 0 0 0 0 0 5717 0 13075 0 159710 0 0 0 Kirk Donovan Chief Pilot 143928 0 1000 0 0 0 5774 0 1862 0 152564 0 0 0 Peter Cartmell Director of Operations 143161 0 1000 0 0 0 5695 0 1925 0 151781 0 0 0 Part I, Line 7 During 2024, employees received bonuses based on merit and/or organizational performance metrics. Form 990, Part VII, line 5: Dr. Norman Dinerman, LOM Steering Committee Member, acts in the capacity as the Organization's Medical Director pursuant to a service contract arrangement with EMMC. Amounts paid to EMMC by LOM for Medical Director services totaled $179,172 during calendar year 2024. LOM does not compensate Dr. Dinerman directly. The Organization is not aware of what portion of Dr. Dinerman's compensation from EMMC is attributable to services rendered to LOM. As such, pursuant to the Form 990 instructions, the Organization is reporting the amount paid for services rendered as compensation to Mr. Dinerman, and is reporting this amount on Form 990, Part VII, Column D. A Finance Authority of ME 010392006 2017-01-30 2500000 Helicopter purchase 0 0 0 B Town of Camden Maine 016000097 2017-01-30 4000000 Helicopter purchase 0 0 0 A 1257138 2500000 28551 2471449 2017 0 0 1 1 B 2034712 4000000 34266 3965734 2017 0 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 0 0 1 0 1 1 Bangor Savings Bank 15.000000000000 1 0 0 0 1 B 0 0 1 0 1 1 Bangor Savings Bank 15.000000000000 1 0 0 0 1 A 1 B 1 Form 990, Part III, line 2 LifeFlight of Maine entered into a services agreement to provide billing services to third party clients. LifeFlight limits its billing services to 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations and municipal governments. Total revenue for this service line in FY2025 was $28,263 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 Dr. Norman Dinerman, LOM Steering Committee Member and Dr. Peter Tilney act in the capacity as the Organization's Medical Directors pursuant to service contract arrangements with EMMC and CMMC. The amounts paid in calendar year 2024 for contacted Medical Direction by LOM to EMMC and CMMC $279,972. In Calendar year 2024 LOM did not compensate Dr. Dinerman and Dr. Tilney directly. Further, the Organization is not aware of what was received as compensation from EMMC or CMMC for services rendered to LOM. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Organization is owned 50% by Central Maine Healthcare Corporation (CMHC) and 50% by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) dba Northern Light Health. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a LifeFlight of Maine's membership is held 50% by Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems dba Northern Light Health and 50% by Central Maine Healthcare Corporation. Each of the two members are represented by three voting representatives from their respective organizations for the governing body, the LifeFlight Steering Committee. In addition, the LifeFlight Foundation provides three Steering Committee members to the LifeFlight Steering Committee. Dr. Norman Dinerman, medical director, serves as an additional voting member of the Steering Committee. The Executive Director of the LifeFlight Foundation, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of LifeFlight of Maine serve as ex-official non-voting members of the Steering Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Approval to dissolve the Organization is reserved to the member organizations, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems dba Northern Light Health and Central Maine Healthcare Corporation. Other organizational changes are also reserved to the member organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b The executive committee consists of the senior executive and senior financial executive of each of the Members, or their designee(s). The executive committee resolves any non-unanimous votes of the Steering Committee and may act on behalf of the company per the Operating Agreement. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A copy of Form 990 is provided to the steering committee for review prior to filing with an opportunity to ask questions. The 990 is also reviewed internally by appropriate levels of organizational personnel prior to providing to the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c In 2012 LifeFlight of Maine implemented a policy which indicates that board members need to annually disclose any conflicts of interest. Annual disclosure statements are filed by members of the Steering Committee with LifeFlight's Director of Human Resources and Compliance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Executive compensation is determined by the Executive Committee through review of like-organization 990 forms and by comparing experience and organization sizes. The Executive Committee may consult their healthcare system compensation departments to obtain market information from time-to-time. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available upon request, and proactively shares them with various public data sources. It also posts Form 990 on its website, once approved. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Purchased Services: Program service expenses 7,242,721. Management and general expenses 656,712. Fundraising expenses 122,651. Total expenses 8,022,084. Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and Equipment Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: LifeFlight of Maine 189 Odlin Road Bangor, ME 04401 EIN: 01-0518516 Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: LifeFlight of Maine is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n). Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Change in Net Assets of Financially Interrelated Organization 6,477. Change in Accumulated Earnings of Financially Interrelated Organization 936,486. Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swaps -140,558. LifeFlight Aviation Services LLC 189 Odlin Road Bangor ME 04401 852996006 Aviation Services ME 6295421 815911 Lifeflight of Maine