VERA AQUA VERA VITA

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $287K · expenses $248K · assets $80K

EIN
82-1884413
Address
406 SAGEBRUSH TRL, MURPHY, TX 75094-2603
Website
https://veraaquaveravita.org
NTEE code
Q30 International Development (International, Foreign Affairs and National Security) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
launch: religious (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2018 (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
Jacob R Niemeier (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

By tapping into the physical and spiritual nature of water, we empower people and communities in developing countries to generate clean water and sanitation solutions that bring True Water True Life!

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jacob R Niemeier Executive Director2019-2024 $90,500$356,848 1
Ricardo D Arbulu Guerra Peru Projs Progs Dir2023-2024 $48,768$112,166 1
Dalayna Marji Communications Dirctr2022-2024 $45,200$110,707 1
Ricardo Arbulu Guerra (former) PROJECTS/PROGRAM DIRECTOR2021-2022 $68,298$80,490 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Sonja Cook VP of Board2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Niemeier Secretary of Board2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Christopher Loy Treasurer of Board2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Eduardo Palma Board Member2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel J Hennessy Board Member2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Matt Lampe (former) Board Member2022-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Fernanda Niemeier (former) FINANCE DIRECTOR2019-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Thomas Moore (former) VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Albero Montoya (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Sharon Dunten (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $184K · 3 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB R NIEMEIER Executive Director40 $90,500$0$0 $90,5001
RICARDO D ARBULU GUERRA Peru Projs Progs Dir40 $48,768$0$0 $48,7681
DALAYNA MARJI Communications Dirctr40 $45,200$0$0 $45,2001
SONJA COOK VP of Board0 $0$0$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER Secretary of Board0 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER LOY Treasurer of Board0 $0$0$0 $01
EDUARDO PALMA Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL J HENNESSY Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $173K · 3 employees · 31 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB R NIEMEIER Executive Director40 $68,949$0$0 $68,9491
RICARDO D ARBULU GUERRA Peru Projs Progs Dir40 $63,398$0$0 $63,3981
DALAYNA MARJI Communications Dirctr40 $40,646$0$0 $40,6461
SONJA COOK VP of Board- $0$0$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER Secretary of Board- $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER LOY Treasurer of Board- $0$0$0 $01
EDUARDO PALMA Board Member- $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL J HENNESSY Board Member- $0$0$0 $01
MATT LAMPE Board Member- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $161K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICARDO ARBULU GUERRA PROJECTS/PROGRAM DIRECTOR40 $68,298-$0 $68,2981
JACOB NIEMEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PRESI40 $64,379-$2,964 $67,3431
DALAYNA MARJI COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40 $24,861-$0 $24,8611
SONJA COOK VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
EDUARDO PALMA BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
FERNANDA NIEMEIER FINANCE DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MATT LAMPE BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $65K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB NIEMEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PRESI40 $50,035-$2,712 $52,7471
RICARDO ARBULU GUERRA BOARD MEMBER / EMPLOYEE5 $12,192-$0 $12,1921
SONJA COOK VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
EDUARDO PALMA BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
FERNANDA NIEMEIER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB NIEMEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PRESI40 $45,733-$0 $45,7331
THOMAS MOORE VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ALBERO MONTOYA BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
SHARON DUNTEN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
FERNANDA NIEMEIER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB NIEMEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT40 $29,702-$1,874 $31,5761
THOMAS MOORE VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
JEFF NIEMEIER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
ALBERO MONTOYA BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
SHARON DUNTEN BOARD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
FERNANDA NIEMEIER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 1 contractor · $850
NameLocationServicePaid
Sustainable DigitalPutney, VTWebsite Redesign Services$850

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$286,608$247,958 $79,867$75,925 $267,717$7,000 $92,761330
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$211,986$236,725 $43,294$37,275 $205,291$0 $104,712331
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,378$209,679 $66,638$66,638 $181,477- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,317$124,919 $85,939$85,939 $134,071- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,360$82,712 $76,541$76,541 $104,048- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,261$69,710 $54,893$54,893 $95,382- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $114,216 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $90,2647 $13,4712024 2017, 2019-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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UNITED WAY OF TARRANT COUNTY $12,7011 $12,7012024 2024 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $10,6611 $10,6612025 2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $3294 $802023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VERA AQUA VERA VITA”
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TEXTRON CHARITABLE TRUST 540 008 $2112 $1042024 2023-2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VERA AQUA VERA VITA”
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION $501 $502022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VERA AQUA VERA VITA”
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GLOBAL HOPETXQ30 $308,463$521,179 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$117,034 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEARNING PROGRAMTXQ30 $264,175$254,701 PRESIDENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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STREAMS OF MERCY INCTXQ30 $430,044$398,572 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
ECOM FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ORIGIN RESOURCESTXQ30 $341,235$207,901 BOARD MEMBER$16,642 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION FOR RESTORING WOMENS HEALTHCARE TO LIBERIA INCTXQ30 $176,913$181,456 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE INCTXQ30 $470,704$324,454 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$6,000 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTIAN HANDS IN ACTION INCTXQ30 $419,488$366,738 EXECUTIVE DI$97,421 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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CHARLIES LUNCH MINISTRIESTXQ30 $391,005$401,334 PRESIDENT$69,883 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $4,222,284169 48DAF sponsor2016–2024 CITTA; PEACE DIRECT INC; ALFANAR INC US; SAHAR EDUCATION and 44 more
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S&R Wilson Family Foundation $1,818,4524 1Private foundation2020–2023 COAFRICA
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $1,436,10085 25DAF sponsor2014–2024 HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEARNING PROGRAM; THE ALTA PROJECT; ALFANAR INC US; MIRACLES IN ACTION INC and 21 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $1,395,94784 28DAF sponsor2019–2025 LIFENETS INTERNATIONAL INC; ACT FOR CONGO INC; MIRACLES IN ACTION INC; ANANDA MARGA INC and 24 more
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $1,082,07931 17DAF sponsor2016–2024 CHARLIES LUNCH MINISTRIES; AVIV HA TORAH; CITTA; SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF ISRAELI UNDERPRIVILEGED GIFTED CHILDREN and 13 more
JACKSON KEMPER FOUNDATION $1,058,3006 1Private foundation2018–2025 CITTA
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,030,89538 7DAF sponsor2014–2024 SAHAR EDUCATION; FOUNDATION FOR RESTORING WOMENS HEALTHCARE TO LIBERIA INC; VILLAGE EARTH; CENTER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE and 3 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $739,25725 11DAF sponsor2014–2024 GODS LITTLEST ANGELS INC; NEW WAYS FOR AFRICA INC; DEEP SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL; SAHAR EDUCATION and 7 more
JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION TR $704,6648 1Private foundation2015–2023 THE EXUMA FOUNDATION
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $247,958 spent · pay $188,637 · grants $3,734 · events $19,495
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $92,761$37,571$50,887$4,303 37.4%
Pay: disqualified persons $78,195$12,841$49,323$16,031 31.5%
Travel $16,499$12,543$3,956- 6.7%
Payroll taxes $13,433$3,823$7,921$1,689 5.4%
Information technology $9,783-$9,783- 3.9%
Fees: legal $9,540-$9,540- 3.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,602-$5,602- 2.3%
Occupancy $4,514-$4,514- 1.8%
Other employee benefits $4,248$698$2,679$871 1.7%
Grants outside the US $3,734$3,734-- 1.5%
Other (as described)Donation Processing Fees $3,533--$3,533 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $2,370-$2,370- 1.0%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,550--$1,550 0.6%
Payments to affiliates $1,500$1,500-- 0.6%
Fees: other services $750-$750- 0.3%
Other (as described)Print Mtls for Education $545$545-- 0.2%
Insurance $491-$491- 0.2%
Office expenses $302-$302- 0.1%
Other (as described)Totes for Storage $107$107-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Misc Project Mtls $78$78-- 0.0%
All other expenses -$1,577--$1,577- -0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $22,658$13,893reported apart
Total$247,958100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $236,725 spent · pay $190,200 · grants $0 · events $25,980
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $104,712$49,013$54,502$1,197 44.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $68,474$7,851$47,756$12,867 28.9%
Travel $13,284$9,618$3,666- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $13,145$4,583$7,628$934 5.6%
Information technology $8,058$760$5,498$1,800 3.4%
Fees: legal $6,500-$6,500- 2.7%
Occupancy $3,955-$3,955- 1.7%
Other employee benefits $3,869$424$2,749$696 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,840-$3,840- 1.6%
Fees: professional fundraisers $3,650--$3,650 1.5%
Other (as described)Processing Fees $3,105-$3,105- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $2,158-$2,158- 0.9%
Fees: other services $850-$850- 0.4%
Office expenses $499-$499- 0.2%
Insurance $485-$485- 0.2%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous Expenses $136$122$14- 0.1%
Other (as described)Business Operation Fees $5-$5- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $20,729$22,140reported apart
Total$236,725100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $209,679 spent · pay $160,502 · grants $6,874 · events $4,557
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $160,502 76.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,821 18.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,874 3.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,482 1.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,557reported apart
Total$209,679100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $124,919 spent · pay $64,939 · grants $11,199 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $64,939 52.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,961 30.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,199 9.0%
Fees to independent contractors $10,820 8.7%
Total$124,919100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $82,712 spent · pay $45,733 · grants $5,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,733 55.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,472 34.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,600 6.8%
Benefits paid to members $2,907 3.5%
Total$82,712100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $69,710 spent · pay $31,576 · grants $16,208 · events $7,330
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,576 45.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,756 29.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,208 23.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,170 1.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,330reported apart
Total$69,710100%

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