NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES (EIN 23-7088488)
Tax period: 2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed: 2020-02-12
IRS object ID: 202020439349301007
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-02-12T08:11:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	111986323	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCUM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237088488	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AGENCIES	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028332672	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1130 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1050	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ADAM KRANTZ	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028332672	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-02-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FRANK H SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639053	PTIN
Phone	2022274000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-01-13	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	47.19.127.190	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-02-11	IPDt
IP Tm	16:44:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	487A913A90A0A966B3CBA68539F8DA44DDDC3DB4	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ADAM KRANTZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1130 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1050	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$10,381,663	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.NACWA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1970	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR RESPONSIBLE NATIONAL POLICIES THAT ADVANCE A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO CLEAN WATER.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	33	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	33	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	28	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	650	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$42,750	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$2,157	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$153,770	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$42,530	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,857,973	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,103,654	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,458,656	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$136,250	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$60,212	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$51,321	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,530,611	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,333,755	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$52,100	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$20,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,136,364	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,117,473	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,999,333	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,974,343	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,187,797	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,111,816	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,342,814	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$221,939	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,354,975	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,730,740	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$741,623	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,781,284	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,613,352	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,949,456	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	NACWA PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE IN CLEAN WATER LEGISLATION, REGULATION, AND LITIGATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES (NACWA) IS THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR RESPONSIBLE NATIONAL POLICIES THAT ADVANCE CLEAN WATER. NACWA REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF AMERICA'S PUBLICLY OWNED WASTEWATER, STORM WATER, AND COLLECTION SYSTEM UTILITIES - DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS AND TRUE ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPIONS. FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, NACWA HAS BEEN A LEADING VOICE IN CONGRESS, AT THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, IN THE MEDIA, AND IN THE COURTS. NACWA MAINTAINS A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	28	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	33	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	33	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ADAM KRANTZ	PersonNm
Phone	2028332672	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1130 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1050	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN P SULLIVAN
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY LEEDS
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KISHIA L POWELL
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS W SIGMUND
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROGER BAILEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA BRIEFER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUDOLPH S CHOW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICKEY CONWAY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID DENARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KYLE DREYFUSS-WELLS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID GADIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAMI HARA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD G HENIFIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE HERSHNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HOELSCHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN T HOLMES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENNETT HORENSTEIN
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2018	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT W JELLISON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARLAN L KELLY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW H KRICUN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WES KUCERA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELA LICATA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUE MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLUWOLE 'OJ' MCFOY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN L PALLANSCH
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 07/2019	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES A PARROTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GORDON PEDERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG RAMON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLA A REID
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK S SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA SCHIMMEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL P SLEVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE TANIGUCHI-DENNIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEISA THOMPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ENRIQUE ZALDIVAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM KRANTZ
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	37.50		Yes (X)	$334,441	$0	$83,747
CHRISTOPHER J HORNBACK
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	37.50			$201,183	$0	$62,872	Yes (X)
PAULA DANNENFELDT
CAO - UNTIL 09/2019	37.50			$244,122	$0	$76,138	Yes (X)
MEREDITH RISTIC
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	37.50			$215,227	$0	$57,269	Yes (X)
NATHAN GARDNER-ANDREWS
CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER	37.50			$194,093	$0	$63,151	Yes (X)
AMANDA WATERS
GENERAL COUNSEL	37.50			$192,003	$0	$26,261	Yes (X)
GUNNAR GEHRMANN
SR. DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	37.50			$127,634	$0	$51,226		Yes (X)
ANTHONY VIARDO
DIR., COMM. & MKTG - UNTIL 08/19	37.50			$124,030	$0	$38,901		Yes (X)
JASON ISAKOVIC
DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS	37.50			$106,967	$0	$10,128		Yes (X)
ERICA SPITZIG
DEPUTY GEN. COUNSEL - UNTIL 01/2019	37.50			$106,833	$0	$29,873		Yes (X)
KRISTINA SURFUS
DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS	37.50			$102,848	$0	$17,867		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,949,381	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$517,433	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
UNC AT CHAPEL HILL
CB 3490 MCCOLL BUILDING	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	LEADERSHIP CENTER PROGRAM	$358,125
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4400	CHICAGO	IL	60606	TARGETED ACTION FUND PROJECT WORK	$173,284
MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICE
LOCK BOX 403003	ATLANTA	GA	30384	HOSPITALITY SERVICES	$104,448

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$42,530	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$42,530	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$5,727,997	$5,727,997
MEETING FEES	900099	$673,305	$673,305
LEADERSHIP CENTER	900099	$394,500	$394,500
SPONSORSHIPS	900099	$306,000		$306,000
PUBLICATION SALES	900099	$1,852	$1,852

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,103,654	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$148,017	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$148,017	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,036,141	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,047,908	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$11,767	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$11,767	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$11,767	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CLEAN WATER CAREERS	900004	$42,750	$42,750
REBATES	900099	$11,580		$11,580
MERCHANDISE SALES	900099	$1,435		$1,435

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$4,444	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$4,444	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$51,321	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,333,755	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,797,654	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$42,750	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$450,821	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,000	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,844,390	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,596,873	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,686	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,588	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$472,936	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,102	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,332	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,500	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,589	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,731	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,976	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,390	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$367,642	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,455	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$643,815	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,069	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,494	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
UBIT TAX	$250
SERVICE CONTRACTS	$471,840
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$74,539
AWARDS	$47,039

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,580	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,111,816	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$399	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,112,073	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$632,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$463,897	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,918	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,621	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,482,211	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$506,006	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$114,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$976,205	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,769,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,397,348	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$520,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$334,701	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$255,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$173,977	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,354,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,730,740	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$647,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$759,994	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$851,566	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,169,724	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$741,623	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,781,284	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,613,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,933,975	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,481	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,613,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,949,456	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,354,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,730,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$221,939	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$114,165	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$6,076,527	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$218,762	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$9,493	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$209,269	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$182,296	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$26,973	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$723,491	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$48,593	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$674,898	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$131,079	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$73,208	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,871	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$627,641	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$384,205	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$243,436	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$976,205	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT AND LEASEHOLD INCENTIVES	Desc
Amt	$1,169,724	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,169,724	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,447,920	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$114,165	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$114,165	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,333,755	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,333,755	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,111,816	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,111,816	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,111,816	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NACWA EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US WATER ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 65776	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20035	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	262112661	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$20,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	2019 MEMBERSHIP IN THE VALUE OF WATER COALITION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, NACWA ISSUED 'GRANTS', PER THE IRS' DEFINITION, TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AS MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SPONSORSHIPS OR TO HELP SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS WAS NOT DIRECTLY MONITORED UNDER ESTABLISHED CRITERION AS NO RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPOSED ON THE RECIPIENTS BY NACWA.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ADAM KRANTZ
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$283,250	$0	$40,000	$0	$11,191	$0	$55,000	$0	$28,747	$0	$418,188	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER J HORNBACK
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$177,961	$0	$16,000	$0	$7,222	$0	$35,045	$0	$27,827	$0	$264,055	$0	$0	$0
PAULA DANNENFELDT
CAO - UNTIL 09/2019	$229,512	$0	$5,000	$0	$9,610	$0	$45,217	$0	$30,921	$0	$320,260	$0	$0	$0
MEREDITH RISTIC
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$194,998	$0	$20,000	$0	$229	$0	$37,012	$0	$20,257	$0	$272,496	$0	$0	$0
NATHAN GARDNER-ANDREWS
CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER	$179,093	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$35,253	$0	$27,898	$0	$257,244	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA WATERS
GENERAL COUNSEL	$175,300	$0	$15,000	$0	$1,703	$0	$15,953	$0	$10,308	$0	$218,264	$0	$0	$0
GUNNAR GEHRMANN
SR. DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	$120,134	$0	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$23,672	$0	$27,554	$0	$178,860	$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY VIARDO
DIR., COMM. & MKTG - UNTIL 08/19	$119,030	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$11,124	$0	$27,777	$0	$162,931	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	NACWA IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NACWA'S MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE SELECTED FROM WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	NACWA'S MEMBERS APPROVE ANY CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	NACWA'S FEDERAL FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IT IS THEN REVIEWED IN FINAL DRAFT FORM BY NACWA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO NACWA'S FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONSISTENT WITH NACWA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE A STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE FORM. NACWA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURE FORMS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON HOW TO RESOLVE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSED BY A BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE. NACWA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERS AND VOTES ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. THIS ACTION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	NACWA USES A SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM TO DEVELOP STAFF SALARY RANGES BASED ON CURRENT SALARY SURVEYS THAT REFLECT THE ASSOCIATION'S INDUSTRY, SIZE, AND LOCATION (THE SALARY RANGES ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY BY A THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT). ALL NACWA STAFF SALARY RANGES AND PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES ARE REVIEWED AND ENDORSED BY NACWA'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. THE TERMS OF THE CEO'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ARE REVIEWED AND NEGOTIATED BY NACWA'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT UPON AUTHORIZATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	NACWA PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.