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Protect Our Aquifer

Tax-deductible

Memphis, TN501(c)(3)Since 2016EnvironmentEIN 81-4731640

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Protect the Memphis Sand Aquifer

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $284K a year · 42% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $504K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$859K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$736K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$859K
FY2025▲ +21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$710K
FY2025$859K
Expenses
$736K
FY2025▲ +35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$97K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$545K
FY2025$736K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$748K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

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 Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $506K Management & general 19% · $141K Fundraising 12% · $89K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keshaun Pearson
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Basek
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liz Gilliland
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Safeguarding the Memphis Sand Aquifer for clean water.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $506K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

All programs combined to accomplish the mission.

$506Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Formanek FoundationFY2024$100K
JR Hyde III Family FoundationFY2024$92K
Assisi Foundation of Memphis INCFY2024$75K
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis INCFY2024$62K
The Funders Network INCFY2024$53K
PolicylinkFY2024$40K
The McDonnell Family FoundationFY2024$25K
Turley Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$504K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$859K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$817K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Money outPt IX
$736K
Ln 25
Programscol B$506K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$817K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Total revenueLn 12$859K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$558K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$482K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$580K$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$424K$482K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$353K$254K$71K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$25K$7K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$19K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$2K$894
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$112K$46K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$87K$10K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$736K$506K$141K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $859K$736K$123K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $710K$545K$166K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $563K$356K$207K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $529K$245K$284K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $735K$97K$639K$748K 990 PDF
FY2020 $71K$99K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $858,907 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,301
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$776,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$817,489
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41,418 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$41,418
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,418 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$858,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $736,169 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $254,474 · Management $70,686 · Fundraising $28,275$353,435
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,644 · Management $6,846 · Fundraising $2,738$34,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,229 · Management $5,342 · Fundraising $2,137$26,708
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,043 · Management $2,234 · Fundraising $894$11,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,111 · Management $45,889 · Fundraising $53,112$211,112
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,240 · Management $10,130 · Fundraising $2,145$99,515
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $505,741 · Management $141,127 · Fundraising $89,301$736,169
Part X · Balance sheet $1,584,430 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $579,909$558,321
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $400,403$543,306
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,099$1,099
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $423,885$481,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,405,296$1,584,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,683$26,476
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,683$26,476
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $917,067$1,135,674
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $486,546$422,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,403,613$1,557,954
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,405,296$1,584,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,557,954 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$858,907
XI-2 Total expenses$736,169
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,403,613
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$31,603
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,557,954

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

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