DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION (EIN 46-4894890)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-08-03
IRS object ID: 201512159349300016
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-08-03T09:21:04-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271707151	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FLYNNSWEENEY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 12177	AddressLine1Txt
City	DES MOINES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	50312	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464894890	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DESM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5152407993	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2201 GEORGE FLAGG PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	DES MOINES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	50321	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ZAC VOSS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5152407993	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-07-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN SWEENEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01286208	PTIN
Phone	5159744257	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Initial Return	Yes (X)	InitialReturnInd
Principal Officer	ZAC VOSS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2201 GEORGE FLAGG PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	DES MOINES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	50321	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$141,840	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.DMWW.COM/PARKS-EVENTS/PARK-FOUNDATION/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WATER WORKS PARK.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	18	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$141,840	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$141,840	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses	$98,104	CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$98,104	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$43,736	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY	$43,736	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$43,736	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING THE MASTER PLAN CREATED FOR WATER WORKS PARK. THE PLAN TURNS THE PARK INTO A NATIONAL MODEL INCORPORATING RECREATION, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION WITHIN THE PRODUCTION OF CLEAN WATER.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$18,018	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE RENAISSANCE GROUP, INC. CONDUCTED INITIAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PRE CAMPAIGN WORK FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT FIRST STAGE OF MASTER PLAN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$66,300	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE BOARD ESTABLISHED POLICES AND PROCEDURES, COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROJECT PHASING, ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH USER GROUPS AND RELATED ENETITITES, ESTABLISHED 501 (C)3 STATUS, DEVELOPED SUPPORT MATERIALS, AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT MISSION OF ORGANIZATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$13,786	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OTHER COSTS RELATED TO ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$98,104	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	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	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAM CARRELL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5152407993	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E COURT AVE SUITE 114	AddressLine1Txt
City	DES MOINES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	50309	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ZAC VOSS
BOARD MEMBER-PRESIDENT	9.20	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RANDY REICHARDT
BOARD MEMBER-1ST VICE PRESIDENT	1.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DYLAN HUEY
BOARD MEMBER-2ND VICE PRESIDENT	2.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MORGAN WILCOX
BOARD MEMBER-SECRETARY	1.80	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM FARR
BOARD MEMBER-TREASURER	3.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATE BYUS
BOARD MEMBER	3.70	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN DICKEL
BOARD MEMBER	4.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN FLYNN CPA
BOARD MEMBER	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN HANSER
BOARD MEMBER	2.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GUNNAR OLSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PROCTOR LUREMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.90	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAUDIA SCHABEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHAD RASMUSSEN
BOARD MEMBER	2.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATIE GILLETTE
BOARD MEMBER	2.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANNAH INMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.80	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC WALLACE
BOARD MEMBER	1.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL STOWE
BOARD MEMBER	1.40	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R TODD ASHBY
BOARD MEMBER	0.90	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$141,840	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$141,840	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$141,840	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,300	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,200	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$649	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
FEASIBILITY STUDY	$18,018	$18,018
BUSINESS REGISTRATION F	$850	$850
LICENSES AND PERMITS	$300	$300
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE-GDMF	$287	$287

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,104	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,104	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$43,736	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,736	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,736	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,736	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,736	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$43,736	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$141,840	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$141,840	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$141,840	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$141,840	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$141,840	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$141,840	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	KATIE GILLETTE IS THE SPOUSE OF GRAHAM GILLETTE WHO IS THE CHAIR PERSON OF THE WATER WORKS BOARD; HOWEVER, GRAHAM IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION BOARD. FLYNN+SWEENEY PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO 2 BOARD MEMBERS' COMPANIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	TWO SEATS ARE AT DISCRETION OF WORK WORKS PARK BOARD
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	COPIES OF THE 990 ARE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBER TO REVIEW AND GIVE COMMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED ANNUALLY BY REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO EXPLICITLY STATE IN WRITING THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE.