Springdale Ditch Company

Sterling, COUnknown exempt organizationSince 1886 EIN 84-0414052Revenue $102K in FY2025Latest return filed Jun 29, 2026

On file with the IRSSterling, CO

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The organization was formed to provide and manage a delivery mechanism for agricultural irrigation water to its members, all of whom are located in logan county, colorado.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$500 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
Download 990
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$500
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.1M
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$102K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$216K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$102K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$102K
Expenses
$159K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$58K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$159K
Net assets
$216K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$426K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$216K

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.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $145K Management & general 9% · $14K

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; $500 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Property Man
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ken Fritzler$500$500$500$500$600$600

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Delivers and manages agricultural irrigation water to members in Logan County, Colorado.

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1 program · $145K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Development of aumentation well and recharge project, including weirs, berms, and related equipment and facilities for replacement of water depletions.

$145Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$323
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$145K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$216K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Other incomeLn 4–11$323
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18K
Intangible assetsLn 14$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$216K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$244K$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18K$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$273K$216K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$500$500
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$271$271
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$56$56
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$61K
All other expensesLn 24e$333$298$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$145K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 29, 2026 $102K$159K−$57K$216K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $118K$244K−$126K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 27, 2024 $92K$136K−$44K$399K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 $99K$83K$17K$443K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2022 $88K$58K$30K$426K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2021 $101K$58K$44K$396K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $102,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,730$101,847
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $304$41
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,137$323
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $118,171$102,211
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,208$26,393
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,807$133,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,015$159,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$125,844−$57,184
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $102,211 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,847$101,847
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41$41
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $307$307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,170 · Excluded from tax $41$102,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,395 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $500$500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,404$24,404
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,489$1,489
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,476$5,476
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $271$271
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $56$56
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,159$17,159
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,977$40,977
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,819$6,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,661$60,661
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $298 · Management $35$333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,988 · Management $14,407 · Fundraising $0$159,395
Part X · Balance sheet $1,366,170 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,187$194,612
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,183,630$1,143,053
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $17,500$17,500
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $11,406$11,005
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,456,723$1,366,170
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,183,352$1,149,983
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,183,352$1,149,983
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $273,371$216,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $273,371$216,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,456,723$1,366,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $216,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,211
XI-2 Total expenses$159,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,184
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$273,371
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$216,187

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