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Washington County Water Co

Not tax-deductible

Nashville, ILMutual-benefit / member-servingMutual / membership EIN 37-1027544Revenue $5.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRS17575 Connecticut Rd, 62263-5518 · Nashville, ILTax-exempt since May 1981

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Providing Water service to rural customers.

21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $174K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9.9M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4424
of 4424 voting members
Looks good: 4424 of 4424 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
21%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 May 1981.

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

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $876K Management & general 79% · $3.4M

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Bates
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Loyd Isringhaus
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Fagerland
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Lietz
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matt Engele$83,780$74,006$69,992$62,243

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 clean water to people in rural areas.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Providing water service to rural customers.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$876K
Managementcol C$3.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4,424
IndependentVI 1b4,424
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.1M
Other assetsLn 15$253
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$3.9M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.6M$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M$9.9M
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$431K$431K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$26K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$50K
InterestLn 20$366K$366K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$876K$876K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$73K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$876K$3.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.0M$4.3M$704K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.4M−$163K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.3M−$253K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$4.1M−$8K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.6M$4.0M$610K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.9M$153K$7.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,958,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,075,920$4,849,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $116,857$108,498
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,192,777$4,958,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $518,393$569,713
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,836,944$3,684,296
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,355,337$4,254,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,560$704,009
Part VI · Governance 4,424 of 4,424 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4,424
VI-1b Independent voting members4,424
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 $4,958,018 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,849,520$4,849,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $108,498$108,498
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,958,018$4,958,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,254,009 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $430,711$430,711
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $26,230$26,230
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $78,626$78,626
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $34,146$34,146
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,002$3,002
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,920$9,920
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,334$6,334
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $49,687$49,687
IX-20 InterestManagement $365,674$365,674
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $876,205$876,205
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $72,945$72,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,232,364$2,232,364
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $68,165$68,165
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $876,205 · Management $3,377,804 · Fundraising $0$4,254,009
Part X · Balance sheet $18,082,384 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,658,208$2,282,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,286,315$2,271,117
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $398,006$430,885
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,625,916$13,097,697
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,631$253
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,970,076$18,082,384
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $339,530$255,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,530,129$9,921,717
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,439,947$8,160,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,970,076$18,082,384
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,160,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,958,018
XI-2 Total expenses$4,254,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$704,009
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,439,947
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$16,711
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,160,667

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

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