WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY (EIN 90-0653224)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-10-21
- IRS object ID
- 201712949349200401
- Schema version
- 2015v3.0
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-10-21T09:01:26-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LEE M FORRESTER - CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1515 TZENA WAY | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ENCINITAS | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92024 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 900653224 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Water4Life Ministry Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | WATE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8582150801 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 23361 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | San Diego | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92193 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | RUDOLPH B SHAFFER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | CEO | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 8582150801 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2016-05-01 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | LEE M FORRESTER | PreparerPersonNm |
| Phone | 7604191290 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2017-10-21 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amended Return | Yes (X) | AmendedReturnInd |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $124,285 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $97,988 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $3 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $26,294 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $9,645 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $16,649 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $114,640 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $3,750 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $5,521 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $119,209 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $128,480 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$13,840 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $18,039 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $4,199 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,196 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,356 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $10,843 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $10,843 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $18,039 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $19,199 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $15,000 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $18,039 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,199 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To provide water filtration devices to people lacking clean water | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | DISTRIBUTED WATER FILTRATION DEVICES TO LOCATIONS PRIMARILY IN AFRICA AND ASIA | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $76,456 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $76,456 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| RUDOLPH SHAFFER | ||
| Executive Director | 40.00 | $0 |
| TONY DEVICO | ||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| ALICIA DEARN | ||
| Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 23361 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | San Diego | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92193 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8582150801 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Public Support Total170 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY170 | 0 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $57,763 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $55,037 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $52,261 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $112,988 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $278,049 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $8,456 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Total | $8,456 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $66,219 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $55,037 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $52,261 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $112,988 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $286,505 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $286,505 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $9 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $12 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $9 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $12 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $16,649 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $16,649 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $303,166 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.94500 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00010 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Pt III Ln 12 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: Fund Raising Events 2015: 16649. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Patron Open House | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $26,294 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $26,294 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | $4,640 | NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $2,715 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Entertainment Event1 | $350 | EntertainmentEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $1,940 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $26,294 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $26,294 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | $4,640 | NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $2,715 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Entertainment Total Events | $350 | EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $1,940 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $9,645 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $16,649 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Administrative Expenses 4226. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Program Expenses 76456. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Fundraising Expenses 38527. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Sailboat for fund raising 10843. 10843. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Loan from donor originally recorded as a donation 15000. |
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