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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FLORIDA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,007,383
Total expenses
$813,723
Contributions and grants received
$471,337
Grants paid
$24,560
Program service revenue
$552,953
Investment income
$8,284
Other revenue
-$25,191
Total assets, end of year
$1,681,263
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,681,263
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$631,432
Management and general expenses
$182,291
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$631,432

Program services were 77.6% 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

    $391,400

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $79,937

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LOCAL CHAPTER

    total $289,743 · related or exempt $289,743

  • 2b · Program service revenue: JOINT CONFERENCE

    total $158,908 · related or exempt $158,908

  • 2c · Program service revenue: COMMITTEE REVENUE

    total $94,837 · related or exempt $94,837

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OPERATIONS CHALLENGE

    total $9,465 · related or exempt $9,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,284 · excluded $8,284

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $60,063

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $79,937

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $96,582

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$36,519 · excluded -$36,519

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $11,328 · related or exempt $11,328

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,328

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,785 · program services $10,785

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,326 · program services $8,326

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,449 · program services $5,449

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $174,546 · program services $174,546

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,225 · management and general $28,225

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $24,800 · program services $24,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $155,502 · program services $20,811 · management and general $134,691

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,022 · management and general $3,022

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,238 · management and general $6,238

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,449 · management and general $4,449

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $278,386 · program services $278,386

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,498 · management and general $5,498

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMITTEE EXPENSES

    total $81,639 · program services $81,639

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $14,500 · program services $14,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: OPERATIONS CHALLENGE

    total $10,346 · program services $10,346

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $2,012 · program services $1,844 · management and general $168

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $617,130 · end of year $766,032

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $889,511 · end of year $900,658

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $14,573

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,992 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,484,649 · end of year $1,681,263

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FLORIDA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING A CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE WATER ENVIRONMENT BY SUPPORTING AND UNITING OUR MEMBERS WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH; PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS; AND CREATING ALLIANCES TO PROMOTE SOUND SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FWEA IS THE FLORIDA MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION ("WEF"). WEF IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION OF 40,000 WATER QUALITY EXPERTS WORLDWIDE.

  • FWEA UTILITY COUNCIL - THE UTILITY COUNCIL WAS FORMED TO ENABLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT CURRENT LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPACT TO THE INDUSTRY AND GENERAL PUBLIC. MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNCIL INCLUDES OVER 44 MUNICIPAL WATER AGENCIES AND NUMEROUS PRIVATE MEMBERS.

    Expenses $301,796 · Revenue $564,281

  • TECHNICAL EDUCATION - THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS MULTIPLE EVENTS EACH YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THE MEMBERSHIP EVENTS HELD DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED LOCAL LUNCHEONS/DINNERS SERVING OVER 600 PEOPLE, MULTIPLE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS WITH OVER 900 ATTENDEES, AND THE FLORIDA WATER EXPO WITH OVER 250 ATTENDEES.

    Expenses $278,386

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION/OUTREACH - THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AND MATERIALS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL WATER ENVIRONMENT AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE VARIOUS WATER ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED TWO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: (A) NORM CASEY SCHOLARSHIP - AWARDS A SCHOLARSHIP ANNUALLY TO THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTER WINNING THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL DESIGN COMPETITION HELD AT THE FLORIDA WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE; (B) GABE DELNECKY SCHOLARSHIP - AWARDS AN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IS PROVIDED THROUGH SOLICITATION HELD THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND AN ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.

    Expenses $51,250 · Grants $24,560

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mike Sweeney

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Paterniti

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Hernandez

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Nelson

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joan Fernandez

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Mechler

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamey Wallace

    WEF DELEGATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Damaris Noriega

    WEF DELEGATE AS OF 10/5/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brad Hayes

    OPERATIONS COUNCIL REP.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Carter

    UTILITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jody Barksdale

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Cohen

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristina Fries

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yanni Polematidis

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dustin Chisum

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Manasi Parekh

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Demko

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Brown

    DIRECTOR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
16 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600759349301520

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