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WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY (EIN 90-0653224)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-04-30
IRS object ID
202441219349200439
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-30T08:12:28-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN205806010PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEE M FORRESTER - CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN900653224EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Water4Life Ministry IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWATEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8582150801PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 23361AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRudolph B ShafferPersonNm
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Phone8582150801PhoneNum
Signature2024-03-03SignatureDt

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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstRudolphPersonFirstNm
Person LastShafferPersonLastNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLee M ForresterPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01492601PTIN
Phone7604191290PhoneNum
Preparation2024-04-30PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
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Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$23,054BOYAmt
EOY$4,882EOYAmt

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BOY$23,695BOYAmt
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BOY$46,749BOYAmt
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BOY$30,563BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo provide water filtration devices to people lacking clean waterPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomDistributed water filtration devices to locationsprimarily in Africa and AsiaDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$65,278ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$65,278TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

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Rudolph Shaffer
Executive Director40.00$0$0$0
Pandora Johnson
Treasurer2.00$0$0$0
Jeannie Baker
Secretary1.00$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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PersonPandora JohnsonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13456 Castle Glen Drive 264AddressLine1Txt
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Phone8584720932PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt III Ln 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual GalaEvent1Nm
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Gross Revenue Event1$31,004GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$9,716FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,779OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$31,004GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$31,004GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Administrative Expenses 14061.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Program Expenses 65278.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Fundraising Expenses 32164.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Sailboat for fund raising 6506. 5422.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Water Drilling Machinery 5110. 3407.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Overpaid credit cards 12079. 0.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Loan from donor 16186. 14783.

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