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Rhododendron Water Association

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Rhododendron, ORMutual-benefit / member-servingMutual / membership EIN 93-0477108Revenue $384K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 163, 97049-0163 · Rhododendron, ORTax-exempt since Jun 1995

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The organization maintains a Water and filtration plant for the purpose of providing Water service to approximately 400 members. Members are charged Water service fees based on the organization's cost to maintain the Water and filtration plant and related equipment.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$405K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$384K
+103% vs prior year
Spent
$273K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$915K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$384K
FY2025▲ +103%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$384K
Expenses
$273K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$273K
Net assets
$915K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$826K
FY2022$864K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$804K
FY2025$915K

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 Jun 1995.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $269K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Merv Novinger
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry King
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Phillips
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Nylund
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Miskowitz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Molly Espenel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2022FY2020
Steve Graeper$10,400$1,845

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

Provides water service and filtration to about 400 members, charging fees for plant maintenance.

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1 program · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization maintains a water and filtration plant for the purpose of providing water service to approximately 400 members. Members are charged water service fees based on the organization's cost to maintain the water and filtration plant and related equipment.

$269Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Investment incomeLn 3$67
Money outPt IX
$273K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$915K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Investment incomeLn 3$67
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
Net assetsLn 32$915K
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$12K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$520K$405K
Net assetsLn 32$804K$915K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$148K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$32K$906
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K$269K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $384K$273K$111K$915K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2025 $190K$234K−$44K$804K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2025 $177K$193K−$15K$848K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2023 $216K$179K$38K$864K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2022 $202K$211K−$10K$826K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $167K$178K−$11K$836K 990 PDF

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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 $384,198 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $188,184$384,131
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,420$67
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,604$384,198
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,739$272,798
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $233,739$272,798
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,135$111,400
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $384,198 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $384,131$384,131
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $67$67
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $384,198$384,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $272,798 across 7 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,570$1,570
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,890$11,890
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $66,572$66,572
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,039$10,039
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,165$148,165
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,256 · Management $906$33,162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,922 · Management $3,876 · Fundraising $0$272,798
Part X · Balance sheet $1,320,690 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$12,042$3,845
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$4,183−$1,890
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,561$7,361
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,334,598$1,309,996
X-15 Other assets$1,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,323,934$1,320,690
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $506,948$405,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $519,884$405,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $564,499$675,899
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $239,551$239,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $804,050$915,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,323,934$1,320,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $915,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,198
XI-2 Total expenses$272,798
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$804,050
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$915,450

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

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