THE WATER COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE WATER COUNCIL INC (EIN 26-4222978)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-29
IRS object ID
202511199349300541
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-29T10:22:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN390747409PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11233 NORTH MAYFAIR RD SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP532263255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN264222978EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WATER COUNCIL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWATEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4149888750PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1247 W FRESHWATER WAY 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEAN AMHAUSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4142720588PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOSHUA BIERBACHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01449255PTIN
Phone4142717800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDEAN AMHAUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1247 W FRESHWATER WAY 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,131,921GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEWATERCOUNCIL.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ALIGN THE REGIONAL FRESH WATER RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND WATER-RELATED INDUSTRIES TO ESTABLISH (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 QUESTION 1) THE MILWAUKEE REGION AS THE GLOBAL CAPITAL FOR FRESH WATER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$798,250PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,243,258CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$805,569PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$613,777CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$67PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$62CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$174,957PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$126,644CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,428,929PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,730,453CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$38,700PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$274,502CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$938,331PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$723,270CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,588,740PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,907,488CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$159,811PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$177,035CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,776,848TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,427,128TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,256,039TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$302,156NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$479,191NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ALIGN THE REGIONAL FRESH WATER RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND WATER-RELATED INDUSTRIES TO ESTABLISH THE MILWAUKEE 7 REGION AS THE GLOBAL CAPITAL FOR FRESH WATER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION ON FRESH WATER RESEARCH, THE FOSTERING OF FRESH WATER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ADVANCES IN FRESH WATER TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PROMOTION OF A GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF FRESH WATER CULTURE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,122,088ExpenseAmt
Grant$274,502GrantAmt
DescSCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION - FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER CLUSTER, LINKAGES MUST BE DEVELOPED BETWEEN COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE WATER COUNCIL IS BUILDING THESE CONNECTIONS BY DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION LINKS AND SYSTEMS THAT WILL ENABLE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS. THE COUNCIL IS ALSO WORKING WITH LOCAL WATER-RELATED COMPANIES AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP NEW APPLICATIONS FOR NEW AND EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES, AND CREATE COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER-RELATED SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$473,016ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION - THE WATER COUNCIL IS COORDINATING AN ORGANIZED AND NETWORKED SYSTEM OF WATER-RELATED INTERNSHIPS FOR EASIER ACCESS BY BOTH COMPANIES AND STUDENTS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP BUILD A NETWORK OF ACADEMIC PROWESS THAT WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY TALENTED STUDENTS, BUT COMPANIES LOOKING TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN A COLLABORATIVE FASHION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$178,261ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH - THE INHERENT HISTORIC CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY, HEALTH AND EXISTENCE ALONG WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WORLD'S ECOSYSTEM IS ONE OF THE GRAND CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. THE WATER COUNCIL CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND IS WORKING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTS TO FIND SOLUTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WATER-RELATED RESEARCHERS IN OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, ENGINEERS WITH OUR WATER BUSINESSES AND TECHNICIANS WITH OUR PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,773,365TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4149888750PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1247 W FRESHWATER WAY 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SCOTT BEIGHTOL
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN BOCKHORST
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MONE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM AH YUN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SVENJA AHLBURG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK ALLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE BOOTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL BRENNAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT CLAWSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAFAYETTE CRUMP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN DETTMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE GUY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MISSY HUGHES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH KOEHLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT PAGANO JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARKC ROEHL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARINE ROUGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN SHAFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANJIV SINHA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN AMHAUS
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$194,444$0$16,916
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$16,916TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$320,200MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$796,034GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$127,024AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,243,258TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME900099$326,250$326,250
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS900099$286,889$286,889
MEETINGS REGISTRATIONS900099$638$638
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$613,777TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$273,067RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$401,468RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$128,401RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$128,401TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$128,401RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,757RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,757OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,730,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$487,133RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$62ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,502TotalAmt
Program Services$274,502ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,360TotalAmt
Program Services$199,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,411FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,450TotalAmt
Program Services$535,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,523FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,720TotalAmt
Program Services$26,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$710FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,581TotalAmt
Program Services$45,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,244FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,605TotalAmt
Program Services$51,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,398FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,798TotalAmt
Program Services$1,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,818TotalAmt
Program Services$48,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,221TotalAmt
Program Services$380,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,525TotalAmt
Program Services$26,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,947TotalAmt
Program Services$68,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,598TotalAmt
Program Services$29,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,575TotalAmt
Program Services$40,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,738TotalAmt
Program Services$21,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,101TotalAmt
Management And General$26,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,082TotalAmt
Program Services$6,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,768TotalAmt
Program Services$6,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$338ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RETIREMENT PLAN FEES$7,800$7,410$390
PENALTIES$3,143$3,143
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$1,596$1,516$80
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$1,520$1,444$76

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,040TotalAmt
Management And General$1,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,907,488TotalAmt
Program Services$1,773,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,286FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,628BOYAmt
EOY$60,497EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,205BOYAmt
EOY$195,112EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,252BOYAmt
EOY$58,777EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,338BOYAmt
EOY$198,132EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,494BOYAmt
EOY$5,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$498,710LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$483,813LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,979BOYAmt
EOY$14,897EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,485,076BOYAmt
EOY$1,243,940EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,124,972BOYAmt
EOY$1,776,848EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,737BOYAmt
EOY$136,841EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$49,044EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,695BOYAmt
EOY$138,250EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,000BOYAmt
EOY$400,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,860,696BOYAmt
EOY$1,531,904EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,427,128BOYAmt
EOY$2,256,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$473,030BOYAmt
EOY-$582,183EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,874BOYAmt
EOY$102,992EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$302,156BOYAmt
EOY-$479,191EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,124,972BOYAmt
EOY$1,776,848EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$177,035ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,127,912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,313,445CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$672,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$798,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,243,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,155,020TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,127,912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,313,445CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$672,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$798,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,243,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,155,020TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$5,155,020PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,943CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$560CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$62CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,819TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$408,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$564,054CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$680,003CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$809,331CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$615,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,077,372TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,235,211TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.62600PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64080PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$126,860OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$122,124DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,736BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$371,850OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$361,689DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,161BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,897TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT-OF-USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$1,243,940BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,243,940TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$18,788
LEASE LIABILITY$1,499,457
CONDITIONAL GRANT ADVANCE$589
DEFERRED RENT$13,070
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,531,904TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,131,921TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,131,921RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$401,468OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$401,468RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,730,453TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,308,956TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,308,956ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$401,468OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$401,468ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,907,488TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE WATER COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE WATER COUNCIL HAS IMPLEMENTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS STANDARD PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS SUCH AS DERECOGNIZING, INTEREST, PENALTIES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRED. THE WATER COUNCIL RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE -401,468.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE -401,468.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMPILOT PROGRAM AWARD$11,000$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMPILOT PROGRAM AWARD$107,400$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
PAGE TECHNOLOGIES
934252708$10,000$0TECH CHALLENGE AWARD
LUCENDI
813682090$10,000$0TECH CHALLENGE AWARD
POLYGONE SYSTEMS INC
882152059$10,000$0TECH CHALLENGE AWARD
FOR-M FOUNDATION
844165560$126,102$0MKE TECH HUB COALITION

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS/INDIVIDUALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEAN AMHAUSPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$194,444BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,719DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,197NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$211,360TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE WATER COUNCIL, INC. MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF MANY OF THE CEO'S, PRESIDENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, ETC OF THE MAJOR COMPANIES AND OR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA. AS SUCH, SOME INDIVIDUALS SERVE ON EACH OTHER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION AT 414-988-8750.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MEET ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDERING REPORTS AND TRANSACTING SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL MEMBERS VOTES COUNT EQUALLY. MEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MAY BE ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE WATER COUNCIL AT ANY TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MEET ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDERING REPORTS AND TRANSACTING SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL MEMBERS VOTES COUNT EQUALLY. MEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MAY BE ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE WATER COUNCIL AT ANY TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MEET ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONSIDERING REPORTS AND TRANSACTING SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL MEMBERS VOTES COUNT EQUALLY. MEMBERS OF THE WATER COUNCIL MAY BE ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE WATER COUNCIL AT ANY TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS GIVEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS BEFORE THE FINAL 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREEED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THE CORPORATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS DETERMINED THROUGH A REVIEW BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WITH SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARATIVE DATA HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY GATHERED BUT EFFORTS ARE MADE TO ENSURE THE COMPENSATION IS BOTH COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE. THE DECISION AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN A MEMORANDUM WHICH IS MAINTAINED IN THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S PERSONNEL FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 380,366. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,855. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 398,221.
PART XII, LINE 2CPROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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