WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- WATER 4 LIFE MINISTRY (EIN 90-0653224)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-02-20
- IRS object ID
- 202630519349201703
- Schema version
- 2025v4.0
- 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 | 2026-02-20T16:17:06-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 205806010 | PreparerFirmEIN |
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 | 2025-01-01 | 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 | 2026-02-10 | SignatureDt |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Lee M Forrester | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01492601 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7604191290 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2026-02-20 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $121,168 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $73,817 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $14,800 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $32,551 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $5,808 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $26,743 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $115,360 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $91,987 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $91,987 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $23,373 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $21,579 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $44,952 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $29,226 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $51,921 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,040 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,253 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $35,266 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $55,174 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $13,687 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $10,222 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $21,579 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $44,952 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To provide water filtration devices and wells to people lacking clean water in Africa and Guatemala | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Distributed water filtration devices to locationsprimarily in Africa and Asia | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $60,117 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $60,117 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Shaffer | ||||
| Executive Director | 40.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pandora Johnson | ||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Baker | ||||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| 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 | Pandora Johnson | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3456 Castle Glen Drive 264 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | San Diego | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 92123 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8584720932 | 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 |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Other Support Sum | $0 | OtherSupportSumAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $101,047 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $105,204 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,359 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $116,625 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $73,817 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $462,052 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $14,800 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $14,800 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $101,047 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $105,204 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,359 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $116,625 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $88,617 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $476,852 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $476,852 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $14,890 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $77,449 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $31,004 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $23,266 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $32,551 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $179,160 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $115,937 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $182,653 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $96,363 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $139,891 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $121,168 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $656,012 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.72690 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.71420 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Pt III Ln 12 | Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: Fund Raising Events 2021: 14890. 2022: 77449. 2023: 31004. 2024: 23266. 2025: 32551 |
| Pt III Ln 12 | Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: Fund Raising Events 2021: 14890. 2022: 77449. 2023: 31004. 2024: 23266. 2025: 32551. |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Annual Gala | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $32,551 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $32,551 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | $123 | NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $2,622 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $3,063 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $32,551 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $32,551 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | $123 | NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $2,622 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $3,063 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $5,808 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $26,743 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Administrative Expenses 12714. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Program Expenses 60117. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Fundraising Expenses 19156. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Sailboat for fund raising 4337. 3253. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Water Drilling Machinery 1703. 0. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Overpaid credit cards |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Loan from donor 13687. 10222. |
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