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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$408,710
Total expenses
$378,975
Contributions and grants received
$40,094
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$361,398
Investment income
$7,218
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$394,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$394,728
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$280,945
Management and general expenses
$98,030
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$280,945

Program services were 74.1% 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

    $31,694

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,400

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SECTION CONFERENCES, C

    total $233,691 · related or exempt $233,691

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CHESAPEAKE TRI ASSOCIA

    total $120,082 · related or exempt $120,082

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTI

    total $7,625 · related or exempt $7,625

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,218 · excluded $7,218

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $69,514 · management and general $69,514

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,775 · management and general $3,775

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,035 · management and general $1,035

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,053 · management and general $2,053

  • 24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES CONFERENCE EX

    total $153,459 · program services $153,459

  • 24b · Other expenses: AWWA - ANNUAL CONFERENC

    total $22,021 · program services $22,021

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMITTEE - MEMBERSHIP

    total $18,490 · program services $18,490

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPRING MEETING

    total $17,157 · program services $17,157

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $91,471 · program services $69,818 · management and general $21,653

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $140,985 · end of year $156,675

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $155,545 · end of year $159,920

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $68,463 · end of year $78,133

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $364,993 · end of year $394,728

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AS A SECTION OF THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION (AWWA) IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION, CSAWWA STRIVES TO CARRY OUT, LOCALLY, AWWA'S MISSION "PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE WATER, THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE" WHILE PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT, PURSUING EXCELLENCE, ACTING WITH INTEGRITY, PROVIDING VALUE, AND FOSTERING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION TO LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, OPERATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS AMONG FORTY-THREE (43) NORTH AMERICAN SECTIONS; SHARING A COMMON VISION OF "A BETTER WORLD THROUGH BETTER WATER."

Activities or mission (Part I)

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 THE RELATED PROBLEMS.

  • CSAWWA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND BUSINESS MEETING IS A JOINT EVENT WITH CHESAPEAKE WATER ENVIRONMENT, INC. (CHESAPEAKE WEA) AND WATER AND WASTE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (WWOA). THE TRI-ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE ROLAND POWELL CONVENTION CENTER, OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND FROM AUGUST 27, 2024 - AUGUST 30, 2024. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: APPROXIMATELY 1,765 MEMBERS AND PARTNERS OF THE THREE ASSOCIATIONS ATTENDED. THERE WERE 234 EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AND 130 TECHNICAL SESSIONS AND ONE PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP. OPERATOR COMPETITIONS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL OPERATIONS CHALLENGE.

    Revenue $120,082

  • 1.) FEBRUARY 16, 2024, A CAREER FAIR WAS HELD WITH CHESAPEAKE WEA IN BOWIE, MARYLAND. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 48 ORGANIZATIONS AND UTILITIES AND 39 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERVIEWS AND NETWORKING. 2.) THE ANNUAL SPRING MEETING WAS HELD JOINTLY WITH CHESAPEAKE WEA ON MAY 23, 2024 AT WOLF LODGE, PERRYVILLE, MARYLAND. 3.) TWO MEMBER APPRECIATION EVENTS WERE HELD ONE IN ROCKVILLE, MD AND ANOTHER IN NEWARK, DE. 4.) THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND WATER QUALITY COMMITTEES PRESENTED WEBINARS. 5.) IN OCTOBER, 2024 THE BOARD PARTICIPATED IN THE REGIONAL MEETING OF SECTION OFFICERS HELD IN ASBURY, NJ. 6.) DECEMBER 2024, A WATER DISTRIBUTION SEMINAR WAS HELD AT THE RESERVOIR CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC. THERE WAS A FULL DAY OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $127,486 · Revenue $74,328

  • IN APRIL, 2024, CSAWWA AND CHESAPEAKE WEA PRESENTED A TWO DAY MID-ATLANTIC UTILITY CONFERENCE IN HANOVER, MD. THERE WERE 450 ATTENDEES, 50 EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AND 1.5 DAYS OF TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TWO TRACKS.

    Expenses $153,459 · Revenue $166,988

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ethan Vidal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Horvath

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Lemire

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Swann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Kazasi

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elford Jackson

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie Ding

    SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abbie Smith

    ASST SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Benjamin Thompson

    CHAIR - ELECT

    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
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349309025

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