Two Leggins Water Users Assn

Not tax-deductible

Hardin, MTMutual-benefit / member-servingMutual / membership EIN 81-0203800Revenue $419K in FY2025Latest return filed Mar 21, 2026

On file with the IRSHardin, MTTax-exempt since Dec 1975

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The organizations mission is to make irrigation water available to member farmers and landowners

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$419K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$532K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$632K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$419K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$384K
FY2025$419K
Expenses
$532K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$536K
FY2025$532K
Net assets
$632K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$905K
FY2022$899K
FY2023$897K
FY2024$745K
FY2025$632K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $519K Management & general 2% · $13K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary-Treasurer
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$540Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$540Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$495Pt VII · Sec A
$405Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$360Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Debra Stoddard$24,000$24,000$22,000—
James E Torske———$22,050
Richard Benzel$405$540$720—
Brett Nedens$540$540$630—
Tim Webber$540$540$630—
Paul Stieber$495—$630—
Paul Stiefer—$585——
John L Mehling—$315$405—

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

Provides irrigation water to member farmers and landowners.

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1 program · $519K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operation consists of bringing irrigation water through canals to members and maintaining same canals to insure availability of water to crops

$519Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$419K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$532K
Ln 25
Programscol B$519K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$632K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$800
Total revenueLn 12$419K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$38K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$425K
Intangible assetsLn 14$588
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$632K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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$266K$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$454K$425K
Total assetsLn 16$769K$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$745K$632K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$19K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$39K$342
InsuranceLn 23$26K$24K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$289K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$532K$519K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 21, 2026 $419K$532K−$112K$632K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025 $384K$536K−$152K$745K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $376K$378K−$2K$897K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2023 $409K$415K−$6K$899K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $389K$393K−$3K$905K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 8, 2021 $366K$348K$18K$895K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $419,432 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $371,528$408,955
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,288$10,477
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,816$419,432
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,672$121,213
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $405,025$410,565
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $535,697$531,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,881−$112,346
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $419,432 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$408,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,677$9,677
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$800
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $9,677$419,432
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $531,778 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,540 · Management $7,800$26,340
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,592$85,592
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,281$9,281
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,203 · Management $1,320$5,523
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,628$21,628
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,415 · Management $342$39,757
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,161 · Management $1,368$25,529
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $289,018$289,018
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,510$26,510
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $518,848 · Management $12,930$531,778
Part X · Balance sheet $641,672 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,911$32,450
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $210,496$109,972
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,159$10,279
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,320$38,101
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,215$6,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $454,242$425,450
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $665$588
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,375$18,607
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $769,383$641,672
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,612$9,247
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,612$9,247
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $590,048$590,048
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $154,723$42,377
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $744,771$632,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $769,383$641,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $632,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$419,432
XI-2 Total expenses$531,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$112,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$744,771
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$632,425

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

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