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Waterstart FY2021 filing

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Las Vegas, NV501(c)(6)Since 2013Community Development EIN 46-4420637Revenue $554K in FY2021

On file with the IRSwaterstart.com8400 W Sunset Rd Ste 300, 89113-2386 · Las Vegas, NVTax-exempt since Oct 2014

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Waterstart is a non-profit association of public & private water managers dedicated to the commercialization of technologies to advance water treatment, conservation and sustainability. Through collaboration and the use of best practices, we endeavor to explore water issues as we improve economic diversification and expansion, and workforce development. Waterstart seeks to be the world leader in water technology, concentrating on conservation, resource planning, pumping, treatment, storage, distribution and reuse.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $119K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$77K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
Named funders
1
named funder · $170K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$554K
Spent
$751K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$767K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$554K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$554K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$798K
Expenses
$751K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$751K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$753K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$733K
Net assets
$767K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$767K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$367K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2014.

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% · $602K Management & general 20% · $149K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Nathan Allen
Executive Director
$76,808Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Johnson
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Ortega
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Foree
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Shanahan’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nathan Allen$5,528$142,121$152,587$149,363$76,808
Rebecca Shanahan$119,077$87,500—$87,351—
Danielle Garone$96,958————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Commercializes water technologies for treatment, conservation, and sustainability through collaboration.

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2 programs · $602K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Economic development in the water sector by leveraging and coordinating the expertise and infrastructure of partner organizations to provide water innovation services to water management agencies, technology companies, and policy makers.

$311Kprogram expense
02

Commericalization of water related technologies. Funded the pilot of new water technologies with members. Costs include time and materials for installation and review of projects.

$292Kprogram expense

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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
Waterstart Channels for InnovationFY2024$170K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$170K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada Foundation INCNV · FY2024$150,000
Wavr Technologies INCFY2024$60,000
Clearwater Strategy LLCFY2024$20,000
Mgm Resorts IntlFY2023$280,131
Water-Gen INCFY2023$168,520
Southern Nevada Water AuthorityFY2023$138,235
Southern Nevada Water AuthorityFY2022$111,765
Riventa USA INCFY2021$11,700
Southern Nevada Water AuthorityFY2020$227,442
Klir INCFY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Money outPt IX
$751K
Ln 25
Programscol B$602K
Managementcol C$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$767K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$803K
Total assetsLn 16$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Government grantsLn 1e$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137K
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$803K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$803K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$8
Total assetsLn 16$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$767K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$964K$803K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$964K$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$36K
Net assetsLn 32$964K$767K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$257K$257K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$144K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$83K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$11K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$16K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$21K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$902$902
TravelLn 17$1K$806$202
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$39K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$751K$602K$149K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $798K$733K$66K$367K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.2M$1.2M−$77K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $508K$753K−$245K$379K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $368K$512K−$144K$624K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2022 $554K$751K−$197K$767K 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
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Part I · Summary $554,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,205,728$417,233
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$137,188
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,205,728$554,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$257,442
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $351,198$361,821
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $212,373$132,078
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,571$751,341
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $632,157−$196,920
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $554,421 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$315,000
VIII-1e Government grants$65,521
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,712
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$417,233
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $137,188$137,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,188 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$554,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $751,341 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $257,442$257,442
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,736 · Management $15,971$159,707
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,696 · Management $57,917$140,613
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,968 · Management $3,694$14,662
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,263 · Management $1,780$18,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,886 · Management $7,910$28,796
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $25,500$25,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,168$37,168
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,589$12,589
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,268$1,268
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,640 · Management $1,640$3,280
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $902$902
IX-17 TravelPrograms $806 · Management $202$1,008
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,150$3,150
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,799$2,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,368 · Management $5,046$44,414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $602,455 · Management $148,886 · Fundraising $0$751,341
Part X · Balance sheet $802,864 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $963,605$802,856
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8$8
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $964,220$802,864
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$35,564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$35,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $964,220$767,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $964,220$802,864
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $767,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$554,421
XI-2 Total expenses$751,341
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$196,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$964,220
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$767,300

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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