Hobson Water System

Not tax-deductible

Chatom, ALMutual-benefit / member-servingEIN 63-0677115

Domestic water for rural residents

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$269K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$122K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$226K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$122K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$101K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$122K
Expenses
$127K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$86K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$127K
Net assets
$226K
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$188K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$226K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $127K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sec/Treas
$7,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Sandra Dees$7,800——
Sandra L Dees—$7,800$6,600

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

Provides clean drinking water to rural communities.

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1 program service account for $127K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided water for approximately 220 rural washington county, alabama residents

$127Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$226K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$122K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$260K
Total assetsLn 16$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$226K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$223K$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$284K$260K
Total assetsLn 16$516K$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$233K$226K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$7K$7K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$546$546$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$127K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $122K$127K−$5K$226K 990 PDF
FY2024 $114K$99K$15K$233K 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K$86K$21K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$188K 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 $122,007 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$118,102
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,007 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,007
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,739 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,200
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $546 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$546
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,450 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,597 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,597
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,201 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,086 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,086
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,203 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,203
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,456 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,739 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$126,739
Part X · Balance sheet $494,874 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,912$213,239
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $143,085$21,664
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $284,057$259,971
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $515,656$494,874
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,329$7,223
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,524$268,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,132$226,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $233,132$226,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $515,656$494,874
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $226,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,007
XI-2 Total expenses$126,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,732
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$233,132
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,112
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$226,288

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

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