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Ladd Water Users Association INC

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Pine Bluff, ARMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1967Mutual / membership EIN 71-0403827Revenue $604K in FY2025

On file with the IRSladdwaterusers.ruralwaterusa.com705 Highway 425, 71601-9723 · Pine Bluff, ARTax-exempt since Oct 1968

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The organization was established to provide safe clean potable Water to residents in the outlying rural areas of jefferson county arkansas

96¢ 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $38K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$197K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$604K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$858K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$604K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$493K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$612K
FY2025$604K
Expenses
$623K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$623K
Net assets
$858K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$943K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$876K
FY2025$858K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1968.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $599K Management & general 4% · $24K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Randy Shell
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melody Bitely
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Wyatt
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Alder
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marty Shell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Magini
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Roe
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randy Shell$400$400$450$300$200
Pat Wyatt$400$400$450$300$300
Fred Magini$400————
Bob Roe$400————
Melody Bitely$400$300$400$200$300
Marty Shell$300$400$400$300$300
Fred Magnini—$400$400$300$300
Charlie Ventress JR—$200$400$300$300

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

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  • 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 safe, clean drinking water to rural Jefferson County residents.

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1 program · $599K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide water to residents in rural areas

$599Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$604K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$586K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$623K
Ln 25
Programscol B$599K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$858K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$586K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$604K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$734K
Other assetsLn 15$235
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32$858K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$212K$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$768K$734K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$218K$197K
Net assetsLn 32$876K$858K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$215K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$110K$110K
InsuranceLn 23$122K$122K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$39K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K$599K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $604K$623K−$18K$858K 990 PDF
FY2024 $612K$577K$35K$876K 990 PDF
FY2023 $460K$563K−$104K$840K 990 PDF
FY2022 $493K$578K−$85K$943K 990 PDF
FY2021 $498K$495K$3K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $422K$481K−$59K$1.0M 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 $604,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $592,383$586,263
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,774$2,832
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,118$15,383
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $612,275$604,478
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $221,598$231,639
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $355,471$390,981
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $577,069$622,620
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,206−$18,142
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $604,478 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $586,263$586,263
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,832$2,832
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,383$15,383
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $604,478 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$604,478
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $622,620 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $214,886$214,886
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,753$16,753
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,665$8,665
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,796$3,796
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,094$6,094
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110,157$110,157
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $122,123$122,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,533$90,533
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,518 · Management $9,695$48,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $599,064 · Management $23,556 · Fundraising $0$622,620
Part X · Balance sheet $1,055,147 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,844$81,158
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,299$127,222
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,291$47,509
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,253$53,253
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,643$11,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $767,671$734,127
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,274$235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,094,275$1,055,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,715$19,299
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $54,025$56,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $218,034$197,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $876,241$857,989
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,094,275$1,055,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $857,989 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$604,478
XI-2 Total expenses$622,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$876,241
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$110
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$857,989

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

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