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← MINNESOTA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNESOTA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,850,312
Total expenses
$4,408,795
Contributions and grants received
$3,582,722
Grants paid
$1,000
Program service revenue
$1,077,237
Investment income
$129,971
Other revenue
$60,382
Total assets, end of year
$4,417,238
Total liabilities, end of year
$606,958
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,810,280
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,665,948
Management and general expenses
$742,847
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,665,948

Program services were 83.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $572,556

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,995,974

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,192

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TECHNICAL CONFERENCE

    total $448,721 · related or exempt $448,721

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $209,011 · related or exempt $209,011

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SPONSOR FEES

    total $139,964 · related or exempt $139,964

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TRAINING AND MATERIALS

    total $120,167 · related or exempt $120,167

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OPERATOR EQUIPMENT EXP

    total $65,100 · related or exempt $65,100

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $94,274 · related or exempt $31,150 · unrelated business $63,124

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $125,390 · excluded $125,390

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $49,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $44,419

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $4,581

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,581 · related or exempt $4,581

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $60,382 · related or exempt $60,382

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $60,382

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $267,203 · management and general $267,203

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,938,084 · program services $1,808,291 · management and general $129,793

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $819,420 · program services $644,423 · management and general $174,997

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $166,694 · program services $135,803 · management and general $30,891

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,196 · management and general $17,196

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,519 · management and general $18,519

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,102 · management and general $11,102

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,781 · management and general $104,781

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,858 · management and general $44,858

  • 17 · Travel

    total $338,544 · program services $429,793 · management and general -$91,249

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $242,747 · management and general $242,747

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $131,785 · management and general $131,785

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING MATERIALS & PA

    total $172,189 · program services $128,911 · management and general $43,278

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAGAZINE EXPENSES

    total $48,219 · management and general $48,219

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $35,880 · management and general $35,880

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND WORKSHOPS

    total $30,072 · management and general $30,072

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,502 · program services $517,727 · management and general -$497,225

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $695,493 · end of year $645,858

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,939,315 · end of year $2,557,049

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $515,741 · end of year $426,739

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $49,774 · end of year $15,425

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,224 · end of year $59,701

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,498,739

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $786,273

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $487,922 · end of year $712,466

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,589 · end of year $148,128

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $200,156 · end of year $187,783

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $252,906 · end of year $271,047

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,152,374 · end of year $3,709,466

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $89,444 · end of year $100,814

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE THE LATEST INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC WATERS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MINNESOTA

Activities or mission (Part I)

MRWA PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO WATER AND WASTE WATER SYSTEM PERSONNEL IN MANAGERIAL, FINANCIAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOURCE WATER AND WELLHEAD PROTECTION ISSUES.

  • TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - MRWA STAFF HAS EXPERIENCED OPERATORS/TECHNICIANS/TEACHERS THAT TRAVEL THE ENTIRE STATE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CLASSROOM TRAINING TO SMALL MUNICIPAL, NON-MUNICIPAL AND NON-COMMUNITY NON-TRANSIET WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. MRWA STAFF PROVIDED 3,311 ON-SITE VISITS, HELD 78 TRAINING SESSIONS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 4,134 WATER, WASTEWATER OPERATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND GOVERNING OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $2,227,628 · Grants $1,000 · Revenue $1,079,076

  • SOURCE WATER PROTECTION - MRWA'S SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS SPECIALISTS HELP WITH THE CREATION OF A LOCAL TEAM AND WORK THE STEP PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO SIMPLIFY THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL WATER PROGRAMS. MRWA STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TRAINING OF COUNCILS, BOARDS, UTILITY COMMISSIONS, OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION TEAM MEMBERS. MRWA PROVIDED 305 ON-SITE VISITS TO WATER UTILITIES, SPENT 420 HOURS WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES AND CITIES AND OVER 1,724 HOURS HELPING UTILITIES DEVELOP SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLANS.

    Expenses $1,438,320

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tracy Bergh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,850
    From this org
    $1,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Les Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,100
    From this org
    $1,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Dowdle

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $2,350
    From this org
    $2,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodney Spronk

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $1,600
    From this org
    $1,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allan Rutter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,550
    From this org
    $1,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucas Heikkila

    NATIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,100
    From this org
    $1,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Bergeron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,600
    From this org
    $1,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan Holtz

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Hillman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lori Blair

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,182
    From this org
    $125,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,613
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jodi Schroeder

    FINANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $119,871
    From this org
    $82,049
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,822
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513099349300616

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