Abundant Waters INC FY2020 filing

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Abundant Waters serve the needs unmet by the nyc public school system. Through an afterschool program arts/athletic workshop program, students are exposed to areas of endeavor they would otherwise not experience. They are given opportunities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $279K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$567
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$220K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$383K
Expenses
$220K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$377K
Net assets
$109K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$111K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $172K Management & general 22% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Marlyn Buehler$12,000$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides arts and athletic workshops to NYC students, exposing them to new experiences.

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1 program · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The program serves over 100 children, providing daily homework tutoring, chess instruction and sports participation. Weekly classes include dance, art, music, cooking, knitting, wall climbing, and computer skills. There are also bowling excursions and trips to quality films.

$172Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$279K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$567
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$567
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$110K
Total assetsLn 16$96K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$567
Net assetsLn 32$90K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$146K$32K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$16K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$732$12$720$0
Information technologyLn 14$879$203$676$0
TravelLn 17$643$563$80$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$5K$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$717$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$172K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 10, 2025 $383K$377K$6K$111K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2024 $445K$485K−$40K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 20, 2023 $449K$451K−$2K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 11, 2022 $260K$311K−$51K$58K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 $239K$220K$19K$109K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $394,594$239,335
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,594$239,335
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,666$200,109
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,220$19,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,886$220,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,708$19,300
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,335 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,335
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$239,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,035 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,285 · Management $31,731 · Fundraising $0$178,016
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,628 · Management $1,841 · Fundraising $0$3,469
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,197 · Management $2,427 · Fundraising $0$18,624
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,800 · Fundraising $0$1,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12 · Management $720 · Fundraising $0$732
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $203 · Management $676 · Fundraising $0$879
IX-17 TravelPrograms $563 · Management $80 · Fundraising $0$643
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,053 · Management $6,667 · Fundraising $0$11,720
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,453
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $717 · Management $1,982 · Fundraising $0$2,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,111 · Management $47,924 · Fundraising $0$220,035
Part X · Balance sheet $109,693 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,882$109,693
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $95,882$109,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,086$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $970$567
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,056$567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,826$109,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,826$109,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $95,882$109,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,335
XI-2 Total expenses$220,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,300
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,826
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,126

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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