The Irrigation Association FY2021 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(6)Since 1949Mutual / membership EIN 95-2139601Revenue $3.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSirrigation.org3030 Clarendon Blvd Ste 300, 22201-6508 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jan 1957

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To promote efficient Irrigation to ensure long-term sustainability of water resources and represent best practices in: 1) water-use efficiency, 2) Irrigation technologies, products, and services, and 3) water resource planning.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$530K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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 $46K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$530K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.3M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2021▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2021▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1957.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $530K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$246,625Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$144,841Pt VII · Sec A
Government & Public Affair
$138,476Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natasha Rankin$294,229$287,528$247,735———
Deborah M Hamlin Cae Fasae—————$268,500
Deborah M Hamlin Caefasae——$11,180$248,061$246,625—
Nathan Bowen$195,484$173,364————
Rebecca Bayless$193,906$176,870$157,797$150,391$144,841$145,572
Stephanie Clark Cem$104,119$169,392$143,821$117,801——
Sandra Kim Cae Cmp$112,050$154,603$111,098$102,567——
Janine Sparrowgrove$140,704$148,497$108,233$103,608——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and informs about efficient irrigation practices.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Government and Public Affairs

The association's government and public affairs staff conduct regular briefings to membership regarding issues affecting the irrigation industry. Focusing on legislative and regulatory topics relating to agricultural irrigation, landscape irrigation and others, these briefings are a valuable resource to association members looking for…

Pt IX · col B
02

Magazines

The association publishes two magazines for distribution to its members and subscribers: irrigation & green industry, an almost monthly magazine for landscape, irrigation, and maintenance contractors; and irrigation today, a quarterly magazine for the agriculture irrigation industry.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education

Courses and seminars are offered to irrigation professionals to enhance their knowledge and understanding of irrigation design, installation, and maintenance principles.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 8 grants · $196K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,465
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$70,049
Unitemized GrantFY2019$30,000
Irrigation FoundationVA · FY2019$12,800
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,410
Unitemized GrantFY2019$765

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$450K
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$450K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7$186K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$498K
SavingsLn 2$440K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$938K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Other assetsLn 15$110K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6129
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$75K$938K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$38K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$910
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$448K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$295K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K
Office expensesLn 13$594K
Information technologyLn 14$180K
RoyaltiesLn 15$11K
OccupancyLn 16$180K
TravelLn 17$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K
InterestLn 20$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$214K
InsuranceLn 23$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.5M$4.9M−$415K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$5.3M−$200K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$4.9M−$102K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$4.0M$1.0M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.8M$3.4M$347K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.8M$5.2M−$386K$1.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,765,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,010$449,908
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,461,083$2,964,580
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $143,202$233,728
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $118,284$117,475
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,832,579$3,765,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $117,002$910
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,312,298$1,750,060
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,788,919$1,667,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,218,219$3,418,865
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$385,640$346,826
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,765,691 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $190,290 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$37,689
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$449,908
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,100,581 · Unrelated business $791,049$2,891,630
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,657$47,657
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $135$135
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $186,071$186,071
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,219,121 · Unrelated business $862,799 · Excluded from tax $233,863$3,765,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,418,865 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$910
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$448,106
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,163,508
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$25,347
IX-9 Other employee benefits$103,357
IX-10 Payroll taxes$9,742
IX-11b Legal fees$8,859
IX-11c Accounting fees$57,183
IX-11f Investment management fees$12,056
IX-11g Other fees for services$294,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$40,670
IX-13 Office expenses$593,750
IX-14 Information technology$179,542
IX-15 Royalties$10,630
IX-16 Occupancy$180,409
IX-17 Travel$3,791
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$36,694
IX-20 Interest$17,304
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$213,534
IX-23 Insurance$11,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)−$7,377
IX-24e All other expenses$14,490
IX-25 Total functional expenses$3,418,865
Part X · Balance sheet $4,695,516 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,394$498,296
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,405$439,990
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $182,638$125,545
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $35,701$23,923
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $96,693$151,638
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,233$38,199
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,894,453$1,920,232
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,561,500$1,388,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,133$109,693
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,935,150$4,695,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113,343$137,670
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,162,910$2,027,952
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $93,736$146,445
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,002,637$2,312,067
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,929,943$2,353,073
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,570$30,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,932,513$2,383,449
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,935,150$4,695,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,383,449 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,765,691
XI-2 Total expenses$3,418,865
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$346,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,932,513
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$104,110
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,383,449

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