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Bethel Water System

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Wilsonville, ALMutual-benefit / member-servingEIN 23-7403783Revenue $795K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbethelwater.comPo Box 28, 35186-0028 · Wilsonville, ALTax-exempt since Oct 1990

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Provide water service to approximately 1,392 members.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$107K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$795K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$808K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$795K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$710K
FY2023$721K
FY2024$980K
FY2025$795K
Expenses
$808K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$555K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$701K
FY2025$808K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$674K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$819K
FY2023$887K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $647K Management & general 20% · $161K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$69,818Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry Barnes
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles W Payne JR
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Howe
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenneth Wilder
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Larry D Hill———$74,391$74,304$63,941
John a Ross$69,818$54,225$44,625$42,694——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Delivers essential water services to over a thousand community members.

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1 program · $647K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide water service to approximately 1,490 members.

$647Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$795K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$760K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$808K
Ln 25
Programscol B$647K
Managementcol C$161K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$760K
Total revenueLn 12$795K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$386K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$386K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$688K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K$386K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$756K$688K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$107K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$204K$143K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$100K$70K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$15K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$87K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$201K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$808K$647K$161K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $795K$808K−$13K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $980K$701K$279K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $721K$644K$77K$887K 990 PDF
FY2022 $710K$631K$78K$819K 990 PDF
FY2021 $673K$608K$66K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020 $685K$555K$131K$674K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $795,108 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,375$32,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,573$2,075
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $704,025$760,246
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $979,973$795,108
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $340,865$400,278
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $359,933$407,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $700,798$808,085
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $279,175−$12,977
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $795,108 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $760,246 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$32,787
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,787
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,075$2,075
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $760,246 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,075$795,108
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $808,085 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,873 · Management $20,945$69,818
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,899 · Management $61,243$204,142
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,449 · Management $1,478$4,927
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,326 · Management $30,140$100,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,648 · Management $6,277$20,925
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,856 · Management $7,857$15,713
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,916$40,916
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,814 · Management $1,815$3,629
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,128$8,128
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,087 · Management $2,087$4,174
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $87,074$87,074
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,469 · Management $9,470$18,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $201,081 · Management $17,406$218,487
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,021 · Management $2,726$10,747
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $646,641 · Management $161,444 · Fundraising $0$808,085
Part X · Balance sheet $1,260,982 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $356,282$386,023
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,541$131,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $756,040$688,246
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,654$55,182
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,280,517$1,260,982
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,233$52,147
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $52,654$55,182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $113,887$107,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,166,630$1,153,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,166,630$1,153,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,280,517$1,260,982
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,153,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$795,108
XI-2 Total expenses$808,085
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,166,630
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,153,653

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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