Berlin Water Company

Not tax-deductible

Berlin, OHMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1954EIN 34-6551721

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Providing Water to the Berlin area community.

45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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
Download 990
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 $215K a year · 80% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
147 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 147.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
−$33K
-110% vs prior year
Spent
$83K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
−$33K
FY2025▼ -110%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$320K
FY2025−$33K
Expenses
$83K
FY2025▲ +46%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1985.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $38K Management & general 55% · $46K

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; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Clerk/Treasu
$24,102Pt VII · Sec A
President
$3,050Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$1,550Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
$1,450Pt VII · Sec A
$1,450Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martha Grice$24,102$22,083$21,118$19,767$2,500—
Ron Stutzman—————$11,810
Randy Wirick$3,050$3,100$3,100$1,600$507$1,599
Bruce King———$1,450$1,500$1,650
Rex Hummel$1,550$1,600————
Arlen Kaufman$1,500$1,550$1,600$1,550$507$1,599
Steve Kauffman$1,450$1,600————
Eric Gerber—————$1,599

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

Supplies clean water to the Berlin area community.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Monitoring the community water table to determine longevity of existing wells and potential new drilling sites.

Pt IX · col B
02

Kept quality of water in compliance with epa standards and regulations.

Pt IX · col B
03

Kept community waterlines in working order.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$33K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$83K
Ln 25
Programscol B$38K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Total revenueLn 12−$33K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$883K
SavingsLn 2$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$1.9M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$540
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$177
All other expensesLn 24e$140$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$83K$38K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing −$33K$83K−$116K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $320K$57K$263K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $323K$55K$268K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $274K$46K$228K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$40K$350K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $338K$43K$295K$2.3M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$32,947 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$97,557 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,760$56,760
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,000$4,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$97,557 · Excluded from tax $60,760−$32,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,408 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $33,102$33,102
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,621 · Management $540$2,161
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,195$6,195
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,458$5,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,175 · Management $177$36,352
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $140$140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,796 · Management $45,612 · Fundraising $0$83,408
Part X · Balance sheet $3,307,038 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,122$882,688
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,843,124$139,668
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,254,143$1,114,391
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $306,790$1,170,291
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,419,179$3,307,038
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,214
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,419,179$3,302,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,419,179$3,307,038
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,302,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$32,947
XI-2 Total expenses$83,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$116,355
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,419,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,302,824

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

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