THE WATER COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE WATER COUNCIL INC (EIN 26-4222978)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201631349349304118
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-13T13:03:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
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State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEAN AMHAUSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4142720588PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS G WIELANDPreparerPersonNm
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Phone4142717800PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDEAN AMHAUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,650,669GrossReceiptsAmt
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$676PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$730CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$265,533PYOtherRevenueAmt
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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$1,192,147ExpenseAmt
Grant$180,000GrantAmt
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$594,310ExpenseAmt
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$207,821ExpenseAmt
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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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 ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee17EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone4149888750PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 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
GARY GRUNAU
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
DAVID RYDER
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
DEAN AMHAUS
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$176,747$0$11,375
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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MEETING REGISTRATIONS900099$63,211$63,211
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME900099$17,632$17,632
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Total Program Service Revenue$272,343TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$730TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$730ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$636,523RealAmt

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Real$557,162RealAmt

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Real$79,361RealAmt

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Other Revenue Total$7,550OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$730ExclusionAmt

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Total$180,000TotalAmt
Program Services$180,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$180,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,063FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$614,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,011FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$190FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$25,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$289FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$60,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$684FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$44,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Program Services$36,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,921ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$154,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$130,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$80,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,088ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$99,805TotalAmt
Program Services$66,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,168TotalAmt
Program Services$70,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,216TotalAmt
Program Services$147,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,194TotalAmt
Program Services$42,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$750TotalAmt
Program Services$712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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GRANT EXPENSE$67,933$67,933
BREW EXPENSES$47,485$45,111$2,374
GRANT DISBURSEMENTS$12,917$12,917
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$12,277$11,663$614

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Program Services$3,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$1,994,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,237FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$224,332EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$674,920BOYAmt
EOY$507,478EOYAmt

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BOY$120,000BOYAmt
EOY$60,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$332,393EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$376,927BOYAmt
EOY$139,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$426,175LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,409BOYAmt
EOY$329,286EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$30,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,623,486EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$131,061EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$349,279EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,245BOYAmt
EOY$29,640EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,229BOYAmt
EOY$509,980EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,162,751BOYAmt
EOY$1,038,506EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$260,362BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,423,113BOYAmt
EOY$1,113,506EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,623,486EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$9,607ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$300,000NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$719,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,056,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,615,328CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,793,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,700,642TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$719,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,056,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,615,328CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,793,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,700,642TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$5,700,642PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$658CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,081TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$164,445CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$129,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$690,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$503,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$494,263CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,982,141TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,684,864TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.74180PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67310PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$112,160InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,191DepreciationAmt
Book Value$87,969BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$314,015InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,698DepreciationAmt
Book Value$241,317BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$329,286TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$29,640Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$29,640TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,357,759TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$300,000NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,090DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$292,910RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,650,669RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$557,162OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$557,162RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,093,507TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,667,366TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,090DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,090ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,660,276ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$557,162OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$557,162ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,103,114TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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. GENERALLY, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, THE WATER COUNCIL IS ONLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR'S TAX RETURN AND THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS' RETURN. GENERALLY FOR WISCONSIN INCOME TAXES, THE WATER COUNCIL IS ONLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR CURRENT YEAR'S TAX RETURN AND THE PRECEDING FOUR YEARS' RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE -557,162.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE -557,162.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANT TO ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN CANADATypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGYSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$10,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRegionTxt
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING REPORTS FROM FOREIGN ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
STONEHOUSE WATER TECHNOLOGIES
461582174$80,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
PHINDING SOLUTIONS
472821287$10,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
WELLNTEL INC
461610668$10,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
CADENS LLC
364720350$30,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
SAFE2DRINK LLC
263178118$10,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
PELLUCID WATER
471855677$30,000SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT WATER TECHNOLOGY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org6TotalOtherOrgCnt

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$176,747BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$11,375NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$188,122TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 11A 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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