BRIGHT WATER FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $111K · expenses $143K · assets $180K

EIN
46-5674573
Address
5649 MILTON RANCH RD, SHINGLE SPGS, CA 95682-5124
Website
www.brightwaterfoundation.org
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
RICHARD BLODGETT (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Primary Exempt Purpose is to eliminate water-borne diseases worldwide through testing training and teaching.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 34 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

34 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Isaac Ferguson Board Chair2021-2025 40 $0 reported 1
Debra Raphael Secretary2024-2025 6 $0 reported 1
Martin Mortensen Vice Chair2024-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Stan Zenk Curriculum2024-2025 8 $0 reported 1
Jared Oliphant Data Management2024-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Ronald Bateman Treasurer2025 2 $0 reported 1
Kiera Ritterbush Board Member2025 20 $0 reported 1
Natalie Dalley Board Member2025 4 $0 reported 1
James Stark Board Member2025 3 $0 reported 1
Grant Berning Bookkeeper2025 4 $0 reported 1
Rick Blodgett Research and Evaluation2025 2 $0 reported 1
Trina Bowen Research and Evaluation2025 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Mensah IT2025 4 $0 reported 1
Dennis Agyekum Field Management2025 6 $0 reported 1
Frank Akwah Field Finances2025 6 $0 reported 1
Joseph Asamoah Inventory Specialist2025 6 $0 reported 1
Richard Blodgett PhD (former) Board Chair2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Linda Hansen (former) Treasurer2023-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Kiera Rieterbusch (former) Board Member2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Joy Allen (former) Board Member2020-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Natlie Dalley (former) Trainer Curriculum2024 4 $0 reported 1
Becky Ward Fellows (former) Secretary2023 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Conover (former) Board Member2023 2 $0 reported 1
Natalee Allen (former) Secretary2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Nathan Birchall (former) Treasurer2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Swarbrick (former) Board Member2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Louis Biggers (former) Board Member2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Stark (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Ike Ferguson (former) VICE CHAIRMAN2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Etheridge (former) Vice President2019 2 $0 reported 1
Scott Hayden (former) Executive Dir.2019 2 $0 reported 1
Paul Lambert (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Debi Raphael (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Hutchings (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 16 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Isaac Ferguson Board Chair40 $0-$0 $01
Martin Mortensen Vice Chair4 $0-$0 $01
Ronald Bateman Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Debra Raphael Secretary6 $0-$0 $01
Kiera Ritterbush Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Natalie Dalley Board Member4 $0-$0 $01
James Stark Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Stan Zenk Curriculum8 $0-$0 $01
Grant Berning Bookkeeper4 $0-$0 $01
Jared Oliphant Data Management4 $0-$0 $01
Rick Blodgett Research and Evaluation2 $0-$0 $01
Trina Bowen Research and Evaluation2 $0-$0 $01
Eric Mensah IT4 $0-$0 $01
Dennis Agyekum Field Management6 $0-$0 $01
Frank Akwah Field Finances6 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Asamoah Inventory Specialist6 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Blodgett PhD Board Chair15 $0-- $01
Isaac Ferguson PhD Vice Chair40 $0-- $01
Debra Raphael Secretary6 $0-- $01
Linda Hansen Treasurer8 $0-- $01
Kiera Rieterbusch Board Member10 $0-- $01
Joy Allen Board Member6 $0-- $01
Martin Mortensen Board Member4 $0-- $01
Natlie Dalley Trainer Curriculum4 $0-- $01
Stan Zenk Curriculum6 $0-- $01
Jared Oliphant Data Management4 $0-- $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Blodgett Board Chair15 $0-$0 $01
Isaac Ferguson Vice Chair40 $0-$0 $01
Becky Ward Fellows Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Hansen Treasurer8 $0-$0 $01
Kiera Rieterbusch Board Member8 $0-$0 $01
Joy Allen Board Member4 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Conover Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Blodgett Board Chair10 $0-$0 $01
Isaac Ferguson Vice Chair40 $0-$0 $01
Natalee Allen Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Nathan Birchall Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Steve Swarbrick Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Louis Biggers Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Joy Allen Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Blodgett Board Chair5 $0-$0 $01
Isaac Ferguson Vice Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Natalee Allen Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Nathan Birchall Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Steve Swarbrick Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Louis Biggers Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
Joy Allen Board Member3 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM STARK BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
JOY ALLEN BOARD SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
NATHAN BIRCHALL BOARD TREASURER1 $0-- $01
IKE FERGUSON VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
LOUIS BIGGERS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STEVE SWARBRICK BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
RICHARD BLODGETT BOARD CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM STARK President2 $0-- $01
SARAH ETHERIDGE Vice President2 $0-- $01
SCOTT HAYDEN Executive Dir.2 $0-- $01
IKE FERGUSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PAUL LAMBERT BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DEBI RAPHAEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STEVE HUTCHINGS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
STEVE SWARBRICK BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,949$143,374 $179,723$179,723 $110,735$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,616$101,498 $212,148$212,148 $177,616$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,877$81,715 $136,030$136,030 $94,877$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,119$81,715 $121,272$121,272 $80,119$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,095$74,367 $122,868$122,868 $84,095$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,714$45,314 $113,140$113,140 $40,714$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,566$20,512 $117,740$117,740 $21,566- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,550$22,616 $116,686$116,686 $131,550- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $47,802 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$47,445 2022$47,445
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRIGHT WATER FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$357 2023$122
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CZUZAK FOUNDATION INCCAQ33 $114,821$65,613 President$2,000 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
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HOPE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INCCAQ33 $112,950$125,743 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
ABUNDANT LIFE MINISTRIES UGANDACAQ33 $112,138$58,471 President$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
KIDS RISE INSPIRE SOAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAQ33 $117,989$105,965 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
LIFEBRIDGE ASSOCIATIONCAQ33 $109,213$107,722 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
CALVERY INTERNATIONAL INCCAQ33 $113,138$155,263 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
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PHOENIX HOPE INTERNATIONALCAQ33 $106,921$64,243 Legal Counsel$1,000 Same NTEE code Q33, revenue within 2x, same state
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,071,02854 192014–2024 ASHRA CHARITABLE FUND; JUMPSTART NETWORK INC; PACE UNIVERSAL; MAYAN PARTNERS and 15 more
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$150,0006 32020–2024 FIJI DENTAL AND MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC; EGYPT RELIEF AND AID; KIDS RISE INSPIRE SOAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$134,00021 52013–2023 BTH INTERNATIONAL; RESCUE HUMANITY INC; WORLD CHILDRENS INITIATIVE INC; WOMEN FOR WORLD HEALTH INC and 1 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $143,374 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $120,874 84.3%
Fees to independent contractors $22,500 15.7%
Total$143,374100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $101,498 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $93,773 92.4%
Fees to independent contractors $7,000 6.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $725 0.7%
Total$101,498100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $81,715 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $71,685 87.7%
Fees to independent contractors $6,506 8.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,524 4.3%
Total$81,715100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $74,367 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,475 89.4%
Fees to independent contractors $7,011 9.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $782 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $99 0.1%
Total$74,367100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $45,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,300 91.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,949 8.7%
Printing, publications, postage $65 0.1%
Total$45,314100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $20,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,787 96.5%
Fees to independent contractors $725 3.5%
Total$20,512100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $22,616 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,041 97.5%
Printing, publications, postage $400 1.8%
Fees to independent contractors $175 0.8%
Total$22,616100%

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