Wells for Life

Tax-deductible

Shawnee, KS501(c)(3)Since 2001Food & AgricultureEIN 33-0966848

To provide clean safe drinking water to rural villages and communities in India. Additionally to provide assistance in areas of need such as medical clinics orphanages and other programs helping the poor and disenfranchised.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$293K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$297K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$293K
FY2025▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$293K
Expenses
$297K
FY2025▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$162K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$162K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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% · $266K Management & general 9% · $28K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Brings clean water and aid to rural Indian villages, orphanages, and the poor.

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3 program services account for $266K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provided 73 water projects of varying size and scope in Andhra Pradesh Telangana Gujarat Maharashtra West Bengal Assam Jharkhand and Orissa with an estimated impact of 50,000 men women and children receiving access to clean safe water.

$212Kprogram expense
02

Provided funding for semi-orphan children in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Impact of these funds is around 100 girls and boys.

$46Kprogram expense
03

Provided funding for medicines for a Mobile Medical Unit in Gujarat funding for our partner in Tamil Nadu for their work in education and funding for village level Christmas gifts for one of our partners working in Andhra Pradesh. The total impact for these programs is estimated at 1000 men women and children in rural India.

$8Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$297K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Gains on assetsLn 7−$228
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$88K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$172K$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$164K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$179K$179K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$55K$15K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$1K$279
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$254$0$254$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$164$0$0$164
Office expensesLn 13$933$700$187$46
Information technologyLn 14$5K$0$5K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$31K$28K$4K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$450$0$450$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$0$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$297K$266K$28K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $293K$297K−$5K$162K 990 PDF
FY2024 $349K$352K−$3K$164K 990 PDF
FY2023 $390K$421K−$31K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$262K$65K$191K 990 PDF
FY2021 $262K$288K−$25K$135K 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$235K$13K$156K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $292,788 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$292,540
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,892$462
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14$14
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$228
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,906$292,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $297,492 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $178,535$178,535
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,574 · Management $14,553 · Fundraising $3,638$72,765
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,175 · Management $1,113 · Fundraising $279$5,567
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $254 · Fundraising $0$254
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $164$164
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $700 · Management $187 · Fundraising $46$933
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,896 · Fundraising $0$4,896
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,673 · Management $3,647 · Fundraising $0$31,320
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $450 · Fundraising $0$450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $2,608 · Fundraising $0$2,608
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,657 · Management $27,708 · Fundraising $4,127$297,492
Part X · Balance sheet $163,366 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,607$67,872
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,218$4,479
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $87,746$91,015
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,571$163,366
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,986$1,257
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,986$1,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,585$162,109
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,585$162,109
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,571$163,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,109 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$292,788
XI-2 Total expenses$297,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,585
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,408
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$180
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,109

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