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Kentucky Tennessee Section

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Louisville, KY501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 23-7026156Revenue $866K in FY2024

On file with the IRSkytnawwa.org3801 Springhurst Blvd Ste 201, 40241-6139 · Louisville, KYTax-exempt since May 1969Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Providing resources to effectively manage water and protect public health throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 34 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $73K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$866K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$637K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$866K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$866K
Expenses
$637K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$637K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +27%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$655K
FY2021$831K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$901K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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 May 1969.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $564K Management & general 11% · $73K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kay Sanborn
Executive Director
$90,494Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Clark
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Westermann
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Tippey
Awwa Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Talley
Chair-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Roderick Sherman
Section Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Frye
Kec Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kay Sanborn’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kay Sanborn$90,494$95,563$93,016$78,682$78,927

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps communities manage water and protect public health in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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1 program · $564K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promotion of public safety, health, and welfare through research to develop improved quality and quantity of water supply, and to foster a spirit of cooperation between supplier and customer.

$564Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
American Water Works AssociationFY2024$73K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$73K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $197K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Water for PeopleCO · FY2023$68,339
Water for PeopleCO · FY2022$47,328
Water for PeopleCO · FY2021$48,903
Water for PeopleCO · FY2020$22,007

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$866K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$641K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Money outPt IX
$637K
Ln 25
Programscol B$564K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$641K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$866K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 634
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$382K$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$902K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$643$1K
Net assetsLn 32$901K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$77K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$22K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$759$645$114
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$3K$17K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$390K$374K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$586$586
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$45K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$455$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$637K$564K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $866K$637K$229K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $685K$726K−$41K$901K 990 PDF
FY2022 $685K$574K$111K$942K 990 PDF
FY2021 $650K$474K$176K$831K 990 PDF
FY2020 $168K$237K−$70K$655K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $865,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,034$161,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $431,919$640,759
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,472$25,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $68,241$37,897
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $684,666$865,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $68,339$11,045
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $125,109$125,030
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $532,319$500,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $725,767$636,632
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,101$229,161
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $865,793 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$110,079
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,918
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $640,759$640,759
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,140$25,140
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,640$30,640
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,257$7,257
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $648,016 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,780$865,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $636,632 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,045$11,045
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,920 · Management $13,574$90,494
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,612 · Management $3,814$25,426
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $645 · Management $114$759
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,058 · Management $1,293$8,351
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,274$4,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,737$1,737
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,603$4,603
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,440 · Management $1,137$7,577
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,172 · Management $16,505$19,677
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,632$15,632
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $374,215 · Management $15,683$389,898
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $586$586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,991 · Management $8,335$53,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $455 · Management $2,792$3,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $563,922 · Management $72,710 · Fundraising $0$636,632
Part X · Balance sheet $1,142,863 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $515,428$1,087,111
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,654$1,068
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $382,115$52,002
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,682$2,682
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $901,879$1,142,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $643$1,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $643$1,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $901,236$1,141,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $901,879$1,142,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,141,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$865,793
XI-2 Total expenses$636,632
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,161
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$901,236
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$11,075
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,141,472

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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