COMMUNITY WATER CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
COMMUNITY WATER CENTER (EIN 80-0267674)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-12
IRS object ID
201523169349305427
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMMUNITY WATER CENTER (CWC) PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN 2014. OUR ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS, INCLUDING LOBBYING ON THE STATE WATER BOND PROPOSALS AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED DRINKING WATER PROGRAM TRANSITION FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER BOARD. CWC WORKED WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF TO AMEND LANGUAGE ON TWO WATER BOND PROPOSALS; AB1331 (RENDON) AND SB848 (WOLK). BOTH LEGISLATIVE BILLS HAVE CLOSE TO 1 BILLION DOLLARS IN DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDING, AS WELL AS TARGETED FUNDING FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (DACS) WITH CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER. STAFF TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF BOTH BILLS IN POLICY COMMITTEES. CWC CONTINUED LOBBYING FOR THE DRINKING WATER PROGRAM TRANSFER IN THE LEGISLATURE. WE WORKED WITH ALLIES TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ON THE NEED TO TRANSFER THE PROGRAM IN THE 2014-2015 CA BUDGET. FURTHER, CWC WORKED WITH ALLIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS ON SEVERAL DRINKING WATER AND DAC RELATED LEGISLATIVE BILLS. CWC WORKED WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND ADVOCATES TO AMEND LANGUAGE IN TWO WATER BOND PROPOSALS AB 1331 (RENDON) AND SB 848 (PAVLEY). CWC MET WITH AND EMAILED, LEGISLATIVE AND COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DRINKING WATER CHAPTERS OF THE BONDS. CWC WORKED WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND ADVOCATES ON AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSED GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AB 1739 (DICKINSON) AND SB 1168 (PAVLEY). CWC ALSO HELPED DRAFT RELATED FACT SHEETS AND MET WITH LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ON GROUNDWATER ISSUES EJ/ ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY PRINCIPALS. CWC CONTINUED LOBBYING THE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER DRINKING WATER PROGRAM FROM CDPH TO THE STATE WATER BOARD. CWC WORKED WITH ALLIES, MET WITH THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICES IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS WITH LEADERSHIP STAFF. FURTHER, CWC ALSO HELPED WORKED WITH THE OFFICES OF SENATORS LARA AND HUESO TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE WATER SOLUTIONS AS PART OF THE DRINKING WATER PROGRAM TRANSFER. CWC WORKED WITH ALLIES TO SUPPORT, OPPOSED AND OR DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO DRINKING WATER RELATED BILL. CWC PROVIDED LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND/OR PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN POLICY COMMUNITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING BILLS: AB1434 (YAMADA), AB 1249 (SALAS), AND AB 371 (SALAS). CWC ALSO ACTIVELY OPPOSED AB2453 (ACHIJADAN) BY SIGNING ON A LETTER OF OPPOSITION AND PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2014, CWC LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON LOBBYING LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON GROUND WATER LEGISLATION; THE WATER BOND; AND A VARIETY OF DRINKING WATER RELATED LEGISLATIVE BILLS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED TWO CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CANDIDATES ON THEIR REAPPOINT TO THE BOARD AND LOBBIED THE STATE WATER BOARD ON THE FINDINGS OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERT PANEL. GROUNDWATER: CWC DEVELOPED LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE FOR SB1168 (PAVLEY) AND AB 1739 (DICKINSON) TWO LEGISLATIVE BILLS KNOWN AS THE 2014 SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT. CWC HELPED DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY STRATEGIES, FACTS SHEETS, PRESS RELEASE MATERIALS AND ALSO MET WITH SEVERAL LEGISLATURES AND ADMINISTRATION STAFF ON THE GROUNDWATER EFFORTS. WATER BOND: LOBBIED THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL NEEDS OF DACS THAT SHOULD BE MET BY THE WATER BOND. WORKED WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST LEGISLATURES AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON DEVELOPING DAC SPECIFIC RESOURCES IN VARIOUS CHAPTERS, PARTICULARLY THE DRINKING WATER CHAPTER OF THE BOND. LOBBIED THE LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT OF THE AB 1471, NOW KNOWN AS PROPOSITION 1. PROPOSITION 1 WILL BE VOTED ON AS A BALLOT MEASURE IN NOVEMBER. DROUGHT RESOURCES: ENGAGED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE NEEDS OF CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE DROUGHT. CRAFTED AND SENT EMAILS AND MET WITH ADMINISTRATION STAFF ON THE EMERGENCY CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITIES WHOSE WELLS HAD RUN DRY, OR LACKED ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER. LOBBIED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON INCREASING EMERGENCY RESOURCES TO THESE COMMUNITIES. DRINKING WATER LEGISLATION: LOBBIED THE LEGISLATURE ON AB 52, AB 69, AB 1319 AND AB 1249. DEVELOPED, OR SIGNED-ON TO COMMENTS LETTERS TO THE LEGISLATURE AND/ OR MET WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON THESE BILLS. WATER BOARDS: DRAFTED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF KARL LONGLEY AND BOB SCHNEIDER TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD. CWC PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO STATE WATER BOARD ON THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE FINDING BEFORE THE BOARD BY THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERT PANEL. IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, CWC'S ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON LOBBYING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE WATER BOND AND WATER BOND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. WE ALSO ADVOCATED BEFORE THE STATE WATER BOARD ON IMPROVING THE DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, LOBBIED THE LEGISLATURE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF WATER BOARD CANDIDATES, HELPED IN DRAFTING PROPOSITION 218 LEGISLATIVE BILL REFORM LANGUAGE AND WORKED ON VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS LOBBYING EFFORTS. WATER BOND: LOBBIED TO IMPROVE AND ULTIMATELY IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSITION 1. DEVELOPED PROP 1 SUPPORT MATERIALS AND MET WITH LEGISLATIVE OFFICES AND STAKEHOLDERS. PROPOSITION 218 REFORM: MET WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND HELPED DRAFT LEGISLATION RELATED TO REFORMING PROPOSITION 218 IN ORDER TO ADDRESS WATER RATE AFFORDABILITY. STATE WATER BOARD ADVOCACY: DRAFTED AND FORMALLY SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE DRINKING WATER POLICY HANDBOOK. PROVIDED PUBLIC TESTIMONY BEFORE THE STATE WATER BOARD. MISCELLANEOUS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: MET WITH ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP ON 2015 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES INCLUDING POTENTIAL DAC DRINKING WATER PROJECT FUNDING. MET WITH LEGISLATURES AND STAKEHOLDERS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF CA WATER COMMISSIONERS. DRAFTED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR WATER BOARD MEMBERS. DAC = DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIESExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$834,199TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$834,199RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$834,199TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$854,999TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$854,999ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$37OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$37ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$855,036TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 37ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE ALLOCATION ON FORM 990 PART IX HAS BEEN CORRECTED BUT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE ALLOCATION REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990 PART IX REFLECT THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM, FUNDRAISING, AND GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6VOLUNTEER PROVIDING RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND INPUT INTO WRITTEN MATERIALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ASAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. (V) HELPING TO CREATE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PILOT FILTRATION PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC SPACES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THAT HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF NITRATE AND ARSENIC. (VI) ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL THAT PREVENT FERTILIZERS, MANURE, AND PESTICIDES FROM CONTAMINATING THE DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES OF SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DSUB-GRANTS PROVIDED TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WATER DEMOCRATIZATION AND GROUND WATER PROJECTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S CO-DIRECTORS REVIEW FORM 990, THEN A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CIN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BPOLICIES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES CONGRUENT WITH THOSE ADOPTED FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT. OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMEBERS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUEMTNS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990'S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY WATER CENTER
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GORG DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS 8,346 28,388 0 RESEARCH CONSULTANTS 4,642 0 0 TEMPORARY ADMIN HELP 3,463 2,198 0 COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT 79 461 0 SUBGRANTS TO OTHER ORGS 123,100 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES-OTHER 250 0 0 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 0 1,583 0
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 37
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9ROUNDING ADJ 4

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