THE WATER COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE WATER COUNCIL INC (EIN 26-4222978)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-31
IRS object ID
201801519349300710
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-31T09:50:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 ROAD SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP532263255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264222978EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WATER COUNCIL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWATEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4149888750PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1247 WEST FRESHWATER WAY NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEAN AMHAUSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4142720588PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOSHUA BIERBACHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01449255PTIN
Phone4142717800PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-29PreparationDt
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDEAN AMHAUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1247 WEST FRESHWATER WAY NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,037,532GrossReceiptsAmt
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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PY Investment Income$524PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$568CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$54,708PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$30,210CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,583,577PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,522,657CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$227,385PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$129,650CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,436,732CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$78,963PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$85,925CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$826,019TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$892,469NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$693,394NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,307,373ExpenseAmt
Grant$129,650GrantAmt
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$656,650ExpenseAmt
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

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Expense$332,306ExpenseAmt
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)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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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 VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4149888750PhoneNum

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CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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RICH MEEUSEN
CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL JONES
CO-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA TAYLOR
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD ADAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRK ALLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM BARRETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE BOOTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLEN DAIGGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE GEHL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY JEAN HUSTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS KLEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R LOVELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PUON PENN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN SHAFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM STERN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE SWINDALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRESTON COLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEON VAN AS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN AMHAUS
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$190,000$0$16,167
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Government Grants$746,950GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Total Contributions$2,019,266TotalContributionsAmt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME900099$269,658$269,658
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS900099$145,062$145,062
MEETING REGISTRATIONS900099$57,893$57,893
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Total Program Service Revenue$472,613TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$568TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$568ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$524,208RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$514,875RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$9,333RealAmt

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MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$13,404$13,404
INCOME FROM EQUITY MET900099$7,473$7,473
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Other Revenue Total$20,877OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$568ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,650TotalAmt
Program Services$129,650ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$198,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,096FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$733,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,746FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$33,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$349FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$1,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$525FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$66,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$697FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$10,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$562ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$28,523TotalAmt
Program Services$27,097ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$145,383TotalAmt
Program Services$138,114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$59,259TotalAmt
Program Services$56,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$80,267TotalAmt
Program Services$76,363ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,668TotalAmt
Program Services$35,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,158TotalAmt
Program Services$53,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,720TotalAmt
Program Services$129,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$9,506TotalAmt
Management And General$9,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$46,905TotalAmt
Program Services$44,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$3,397TotalAmt
Program Services$3,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
GLOBAL WATER PORT EXPEN$166,200$166,200
GRANT EXPENSE$150,990$150,990
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXP$110,061$110,061
BREW EXPENSES$70,893$67,348$3,545

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Program Services$16,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,711ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,436,732TotalAmt
Program Services$2,296,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,413FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$19,878BOYAmt
EOY$122,468EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$778,679BOYAmt
EOY$576,230EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$60,000BOYAmt
EOY$312,939EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$195,935BOYAmt
EOY$224,247EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$22,209BOYAmt
EOY$28,247EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$445,456LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$190,174LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,739BOYAmt
EOY$255,282EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,527BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,395,967BOYAmt
EOY$1,519,413EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,231BOYAmt
EOY$368,667EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,482BOYAmt
EOY$114,895EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,785BOYAmt
EOY$92,457EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$503,498BOYAmt
EOY$826,019EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$537,609BOYAmt
EOY$200,054EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,860BOYAmt
EOY$493,340EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$892,469BOYAmt
EOY$693,394EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,395,967BOYAmt
EOY$1,519,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$85,925ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$285,000NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$1,056,548CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,615,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,733,523CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,134,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,019,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,558,841TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,056,548CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,615,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,733,523CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,134,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,019,266CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,558,841TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$8,558,841PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$658CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$676CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$730CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,156TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$690,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$503,467CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$359,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$513,678CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$495,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,561,994TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,123,991TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.76940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76750PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$114,110InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,997DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,113BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$331,346InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$143,177DepreciationAmt
Book Value$188,169BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$255,282TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$30,025
DEFERRED RENT$62,432
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$92,457TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,820,032TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$285,000NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$67,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$217,500RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,037,532RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$514,875OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$514,875RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,522,657TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,019,107TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$67,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$67,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,951,607ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$514,875OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$514,875ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,436,732TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 -514,875.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE -514,875.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
STORMWATER SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING LLC
421562505$29,650FUNDING FOR TEST DEPLOYMENT OF WATER TECHNOLOGY
PAVEDRAIN
453411888$100,000FUNDING FOR TEST DEPLOYMENT OF WATER TECHNOLOGY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS.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$190,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$16,167NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$206,167TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 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 XII, LINE 2C:PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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