Wells for Life

Shawnee, KS · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2001 · Food & Agriculture

✓ Tax-deductible
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

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWells for Life
EINHdr · item D33-0966848
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2001
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CShawnee, KS
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wellsforlife.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Program services89%$266K
Management & general9%$28K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$297K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$163K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$163K
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -84%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$1K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$163K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$162K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$293K
Program service revenue$462
Total revenueLn 12$293K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $159K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $297K · Less non-cash grants $33K · Cash operating expenses/yr $265K
7.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $266K · Total expenses $297K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $297K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $297K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $343K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $293K · Total revenue $293K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $293K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $462 · Total revenue $293K
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income −$214 · Total revenue $293K
-0.07%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $462 · Total expenses $297K
0.2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $293K · Prior year $349K
-16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $248K · FY2025 $293K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $162K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $293K · Expenses $297K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $163K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $162K · Total assets $163K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $91K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $163K
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Viser · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $297K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $78K · Total expenses $297K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth -16%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $293K$297K-16% 990 PDF
FY2024 $349K$352K-11% 990 PDF
FY2023 $390K$421K+19% 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$262K+25% 990 PDF
FY2021 $262K$288K+6% 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$235K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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