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WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY (EIN 90-0653224)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349209807
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-11-15T20:15:14-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEE M FORRESTER - CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11515 TZENA WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityENCINITASCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN900653224EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 23361AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92193ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRUDOLPH B SHAFFERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8582150801PhoneNum
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Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLEE M FORRESTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01492601PTIN
Phone7604191290PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.27.126.88IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm20:15:05IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$99,197GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$40,859FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$23,128SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$17,731SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$251OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$76,069TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$100FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$68,758OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$68,858TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$7,211ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,253NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$25,759BOYAmt
EOY$23,620EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$10,843BOYAmt
EOY$23,748EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,602BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,560BOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,042BOYAmt
EOY$40,253EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo provide water filtration devices to people lacking clean waterPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomDISTRIBUTED WATER FILTRATION DEVICES TO LOCATIONS PRIMARILY IN AFRICA AND ASIADescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$54,232ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$54,232TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
RUDOLPH SHAFFER
Executive Director40.00$0
TONY DEVICO
Treasurer1.00$0
STEVEN SANTOS
Secretary2.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 23361AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92193ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8582150801PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$3TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$3TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,140CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$81,412TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,066TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt III Ln 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Patron Open HouseEvent1Nm
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Rent Facility Costs Event1$13,759RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$452FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,217OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$40,859GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
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Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,700NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$13,759RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$452FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$7,217OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$23,128DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$17,731NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8Expense Reimbursements 251.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Administrative Expenses 3527.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Program Expenses 54232.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Fundraising Expenses 10999.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Sailboat for fund raising 10843. 10843.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Water Drilling Machinery 12905.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Loan from donor 3560. 7115.

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