WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY (EIN 90-0653224)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-04-01
IRS object ID
202210919349200121
Schema version
2021v4.1
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

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Return2022-04-01T09:11:15-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1LEE M FORRESTER - CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Filer Filer

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EIN900653224EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 23361AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92193ZIPCd

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PersonRudolph B ShafferPersonNm
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Phone8582150801PhoneNum
Signature2022-03-30SignatureDt

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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstRudolphPersonFirstNm
Person LastShafferPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLee M ForresterPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01492601PTIN
Phone7604191290PhoneNum
Preparation2022-04-01PreparationDt
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)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$44,778BOYAmt
EOY$18,030EOYAmt

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BOY$17,541BOYAmt
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BOY$62,319BOYAmt
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BOY$42,728BOYAmt
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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$81,036ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$81,036TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

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
Hannah Hall
Secretary1.00$0$0$0
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonPandora JohnsonPersonNm

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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
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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$679,779TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt III Ln 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Administrative Expenses 17348.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Program Expenses 81036.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Fundraising Expenses 31266.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Sailboat for fund raising 8674. 7590.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Water Drilling Machinery 8517. 6814.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Overpaid credit card 350. 0.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Loan from donor 19591. 18417.

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