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BRIGHT WATER FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BRIGHT WATER FOUNDATION (EIN 46-5674573)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-13
IRS object ID
202511339349206096
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-05-13T11:36:59-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN465674573EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BRIGHT WATER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBRIGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5306775777PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15649 Milton Ranch RdAddressLine1Txt
CityShingle SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95682ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonGrant BerningPersonNm
Person TitleBookkeeperPersonTitleTxt
Phone8019219131PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-09SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.brightwaterfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$177,616GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Total Revenue$177,616TotalRevenueAmt
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Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$7,000FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$725OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$93,773OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$101,498TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$76,118ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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BOY$136,030BOYAmt
EOY$212,148EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe Primary Exempt Purpose is to eliminate water-borne diseases worldwide through testing, training, and teaching.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomThe Bright Water Foundation (BWF) continues to strengthen its capacity to deliver safe water and sanitation/hygiene (WASH) education at the community level. Recent organizational developments have focused on improving program effectiveness, expanding access to essential supplies, and supporting public health outcomes through behavior change and education. Program Outcome Indicators: Educated more than 10,000 households in safe water principles and practices. Conducted more than 15,000 household teaching visits. Delivered more than 6,000 drinking water containers with lids and taps. Supplied more than 500,000 water purification tablets to families. There was a 37% reduction in cases of acute watery diarrhea among children under five years old at district clinics from 2022 to 2024. The incidence of days lost from school or work due to diarrhea in the target communities decreased by over 50% after one year. The percentage of family water supplies testing "safe" to drink increased from 7% to 80% after one year.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$98,941ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$98,941TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Richard Blodgett PhD
Board Chair15$0
Isaac Ferguson PhD
Vice Chair40$0
Debra Raphael
Secretary6.00$0
Linda Hansen
Treasurer8$0
Kiera Rieterbusch
Board Member10$0
Joy Allen
Board Member6$0
Martin Mortensen
Board Member4$0
Natlie Dalley
Trainer Curriculum4$0
Stan Zenk
Curriculum6$0
Jared Oliphant
Data Management4$0
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonGrant BerningPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11429 Johnson WayAddressLine1Txt
CityKaysvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84037ZIPCd
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Phone8017266137PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,714CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$84,095CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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