Save the Rain INC FY2021 filing

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Mount Shasta, CA501(c)(3)Since 1999InternationalEIN 91-2004068Revenue $808K in FY2021

On file with the IRSsavetherain.orgPo Box 1510, 96067-1510 · Mount Shasta, CATax-exempt since Dec 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Every 15 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water. We teach water deprived communities to use the rain as a sustainable water supply to stop these needless deaths. Our corporate partners pay all administrative expenses so 100% of public donation directly funds projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$808K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$659K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$307K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$808K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$849K
FY2021$808K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$824K
Expenses
$659K
FY2021▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$816K
FY2021$659K
FY2023$898K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$307K
FY2021▲ +99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$307K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$141K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $577K Management & general 3% · $18K Fundraising 10% · $64K

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; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$91,016Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Coleman’s $101K as Executive Dir. is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Kelly Coleman$100,800$99,336$99,336$91,016$78,848

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teach communities to collect rainwater, saving children's lives with 100% of donations funding projects.

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1 program · $577K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Save the rain provides east african communities with access to clean water and food security by teaching them to harvest the rain. Our corporate partners cover all operational expenses so that 100% of public donation directly funds PROJECTS.THIS year, we worked in 5 new villages and built 510 rainwater harvesting systems, both large and…

$577Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$808K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Money outPt IX
$659K
Ln 25
Programscol B$577K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$307K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$808K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$330K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$307K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$330K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$180K$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$154K$307K
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$410K$410K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$83K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$14K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$15K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$650$650
Office expensesLn 13$18K$9K$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$14K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$895
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$9K$2K$868
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$659K$577K$18K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $824K$1.0M−$186K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$103K$327K 990 PDF
FY2023 $822K$898K−$76K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $808K$659K$149K$307K 990 PDF
FY2020 $849K$816K$33K$154K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $808,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $848,842$808,351
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $848,842$808,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $470,505$410,154
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,494$174,323
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,577$74,437
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $815,576$658,914
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,266$149,437
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $808,351 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$808,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,351
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$808,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $658,914 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $410,154$410,154
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,814 · Fundraising $9,202$92,016
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,800 · Fundraising $32,200$46,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,354 · Fundraising $6,580$21,934
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,061 · Fundraising $4,312$14,373
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,826$10,826
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $650$650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,911 · Management $5,346 · Fundraising $3,564$17,821
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,373 · Fundraising $3,593$17,966
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,204 · Fundraising $2,068$8,272
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,535$2,535
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,580 · Fundraising $895$4,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,220 · Management $1,804 · Fundraising $868$11,892
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $577,006 · Management $17,976 · Fundraising $63,932$658,914
Part X · Balance sheet $349,603 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,770$330,412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,742$19,191
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,512$349,603
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,306$42,510
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,306$42,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $154,206$307,093
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,512$349,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $307,093 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$808,351
XI-2 Total expenses$658,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$154,206
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$307,093

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