Emc Water System INC

Not tax-deductible

Elmer, LAMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1972Mutual/MembershipEIN 72-1045116

Provide water service to rural community in central louisiana

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $470K a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$85K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$795K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$795K
FY2025▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$946K
FY2025$795K
Expenses
$657K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$657K
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$937K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.9M

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 Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $485K Management & general 26% · $171K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,460Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Johnny Bennett’s $44K as President is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Johnny Bennett$44,460$45,210$39,600$33,865$35,985—
Johnny Bennet—————$34,038

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

Brings clean water to rural communities in Central Louisiana.

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1 program service account for $485K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provide water service to rural community in central louisiana

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$795K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$715K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$657K
Ln 25
Programscol B$485K
Managementcol C$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Government grantsLn 1e$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$715K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$795K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$176K$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K$85K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$160K$160K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$474$474
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$8K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$173K$173K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K$485K$171K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $795K$657K$138K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $946K$610K$336K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$596K$2.1M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $679K$561K$118K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$441K$23K$937K 990 PDF
FY2020 $515K$434K$81K$940K 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 $794,556 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$77,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,349
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $715,095$715,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,112$2,112
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $715,095 · Excluded from tax $2,112$794,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $656,732 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,460$44,460
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,233$160,233
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,249$19,249
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $474$474
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,425$6,425
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,639 · Management $41,536$49,175
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $71,897$71,897
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,200$4,200
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,709$80,709
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $45,578$45,578
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,082$173,082
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $485,372 · Management $171,360 · Fundraising $0$656,732
Part X · Balance sheet $4,033,844 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,917$174,686
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,935$56,935
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,560$60,133
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,220,538$1,179,216
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,243,306$2,562,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,688,256$4,033,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,625$6,197
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $77,137$78,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,762$84,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,604,494$3,948,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,604,494$3,948,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,688,256$4,033,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,948,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$794,556
XI-2 Total expenses$656,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,604,494
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$206,567
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,948,885

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

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