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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$488,687
Total expenses
$495,939
Contributions and grants received
$20,066
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$461,676
Investment income
$6,945
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$429,691
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$404,459
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$386,832
Management and general expenses
$109,107
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$386,832

Program services were 78.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $18,376

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,690

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBITS

    total $117,185 · related or exempt $117,185

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $105,473 · related or exempt $105,473

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION

    total $82,729 · related or exempt $82,729

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $49,155 · related or exempt $49,155

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $45,433 · related or exempt $45,433

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $61,701 · related or exempt $36,640 · unrelated business $25,061

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,945 · excluded $6,945

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $26,970 · program services $21,037 · management and general $5,933

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,542 · program services $1,203 · management and general $339

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,361 · program services $1,842 · management and general $519

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $145,141 · program services $113,209 · management and general $31,932

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,500 · program services $1,950 · management and general $550

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,049 · program services $7,058 · management and general $1,991

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,206 · program services $18,101 · management and general $5,105

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,548 · program services $15,247 · management and general $4,301

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,338 · program services $17,424 · management and general $4,914

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $223,986 · program services $174,709 · management and general $49,277

  • 20 · Interest

    total $857 · program services $668 · management and general $189

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,587 · program services $3,578 · management and general $1,009

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $490 · program services $382 · management and general $108

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $12,095 · program services $9,434 · management and general $2,661

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $1,269 · program services $990 · management and general $279

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $44,889 · end of year $20,080

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $374,069 · end of year $402,416

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $14,529 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,836 · end of year $1,749

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

    $99,629

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

    $97,343

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,609 · end of year $2,286

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,424 · end of year $3,160

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,661 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $1,300

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $44,794 · end of year $20,080

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $3,853

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,337 · end of year $3,852

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $411,711 · end of year $404,459

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF WATER DELIVERED TO THE PUBLIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHERANCE OF UNDERSTANDING OF RELATED PROBLEMS THEREBY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, WATER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER UTILITIES; AND DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS USED BY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SAFE AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES; EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PROBLEMS OF WATER SUPPLY AND PROMOTING A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND SUPPLIERS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS; AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO DETERMINE CAUSES OF PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING A SAFE AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY AND PROPOSING SOLUTIONS THERETO IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE WATER SUPPLY PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PA-AWWA IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA WATER COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND SUFFICIENT WATER. PA-AWWA ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES.

  • ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND OTHERS ATTENDED THE SECTION'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND TELECONFERENCES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE WATER UTILITY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND CONSUMER AWARENESS OF DRINKING WATER ISSUES.

    Expenses $386,832 · Revenue $445,250

  • THE WATER NEWS SOURCE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE PA WATER COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND SUFFICIENT WATER. BY PROVIDING ITS MEMBERSHIPS WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE WATER COMMUNITY, THE ASSOCIATION ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leonard Chip Bilger

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Reichley

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darryl Jenkins PE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Preston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Handke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Folk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Gunsaullus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rulison Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Russell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nathan Roush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Bonnet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Seeker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Caulfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Newhard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zach Martin

    PAST-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melanie Greene

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    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
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523089349300417

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