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Point Wilhite Water System INC

Not tax-deductible

Downsville, LAMutual-benefit / member-servingPublic & Societal Benefit EIN 72-1049726Revenue $707K in FY2024Latest return filed Aug 8, 2025

On file with the IRSDownsville, LATax-exempt since Jan 2017

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Provide water service to members

$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.3M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% 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
$707K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$424K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$707K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$486K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$714K
FY2024$707K
Expenses
$424K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$424K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ben Bridges
President
$19,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Glen Tidwell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Bridges’s $20K as President is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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.

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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 services to its members.

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1 program · $381K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided water service to approximately 856 members.

$381Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2016 · $1.2M federal money spent
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving FundsEnvironmental Protection Agency · ALN 66.468 · Through Louisiana Department of Heath and Hospitals$1.2M

The auditor reported 2 findings: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$535K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$424K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
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$151K
Government grantsLn 1e$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$535K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$607K
SavingsLn 2$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$151K
Accounts receivableLn 4$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$120
Office expensesLn 13$265
InterestLn 20$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$106K
InsuranceLn 23$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$203K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$424K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 8, 2025 $707K$424K$283K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2024 $714K$434K$280K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2023 $532K$404K$128K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2022 $486K$450K$36K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2021 $425K$390K$34K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $706,554 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $191,514$151,493
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $510,168$534,953
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,018$20,108
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $713,700$706,554
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$19,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $433,635$404,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,635$423,984
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $280,065$282,570
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $706,554 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$151,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,493
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $534,953$534,953
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,108$20,108
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $555,061 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$706,554
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,984 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$19,700
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,568
IX-11g Other fees for services$34,061
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$120
IX-13 Office expenses$265
IX-20 Interest$38,071
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$105,858
IX-23 Insurance$8,687
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$203,225
IX-24e All other expenses$5,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$423,984
Part X · Balance sheet $3,289,762 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $648,765$606,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,124$44,722
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$151,493
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,146$55,696
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,371,500$2,430,109
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,122,735$3,289,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,306$36,686
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,256,627$1,135,154
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $73,700$78,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,365,633$1,250,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,757,102$2,039,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,757,102$2,039,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,122,735$3,289,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,039,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$706,554
XI-2 Total expenses$423,984
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$282,570
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,757,102
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,039,672

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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