Iowa County Technical Rescue Team Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811300349
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Dodgeville, WI, USA
Phone
6085748986
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Search and Rescue Squads

Reported finances

Revenue
$41,169
Expenses
$36,053
Assets
$83,085
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TATE RICKEY (PRESIDENT/CHIEF)
  • TROY LUDLUM (VICE PRESIDENT/ASSISTANT CHIEF)

People named in this filing

  • TATE RICKEY (PRESIDENT/CHIEF)
  • TROY LUDLUM (VICE PRESIDENT/ASSISTANT CHIEF)
  • BRITTANY RICKEY (SECRETARY/TRESURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Assist local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and emergency medical service organizations in the Iowa county, Wisconsin area with specialized knowledge, skills and services not available to these organizations. The organization's members are trained in advanced skills and knowledge in rescue operations. Due to new demands in safety rescue, local emergency units rely on the members of the organization to provide help in various situations in safety rescue that may arise at any time.

What it reported doing in 2025

To assist local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and emergency medical service organizations in the Iowa county, Wisconsin area with specialized knowledge, skills and services that are not available to these organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.3; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.