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← WATER FINANCE EXCHANGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WATER FINANCE EXCHANGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,807,340
Total expenses
$1,457,275
Contributions and grants received
$2,745,055
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,210
Investment income
$54,075
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,684,372
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,993,203
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,691,169
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,238,684
Management and general expenses
$181,425
Fundraising expenses
$37,166
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,238,684

Program services were 85.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,745,055

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP OF WORKSHO

    total $7,800 · related or exempt $7,800

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING SERVICES

    total $410 · related or exempt $410

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54,075 · excluded $54,075

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $704,388 · program services $598,729 · management and general $84,307 · fundraising $21,352

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $129,433 · program services $110,018 · management and general $9,124 · fundraising $10,291

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,267 · program services $5,327 · management and general $442 · fundraising $498

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,048 · program services $11,941 · management and general $990 · fundraising $1,117

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,412 · program services $19,901 · management and general $1,650 · fundraising $1,861

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,830 · program services $1,556 · management and general $274

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,576 · program services $10,690 · management and general $1,886

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $414,392 · program services $352,233 · management and general $62,159

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,502 · program services $3,827 · management and general $675

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,771 · program services $1,505 · management and general $266

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,407 · program services $2,896 · management and general $511

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,521 · program services $10,643 · management and general $1,878

  • 17 · Travel

    total $102,345 · program services $86,993 · management and general $13,305 · fundraising $2,047

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,736 · program services $7,426 · management and general $1,310

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & FEES

    total $14,377 · program services $12,220 · management and general $2,157

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $2,211 · program services $1,879 · management and general $332

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $784 · program services $666 · management and general $118

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $275 · program services $234 · management and general $41

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,414,154 · end of year $2,752,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $1,900,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $15,000

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $8,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $9,118

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,883 · end of year $74,669

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $1,900,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,167 · end of year $18,534

  • 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 $1,341,104 · end of year $2,691,169

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WATER FINANCE EXCHANGE'S (WFX) OBJECTIVE IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FUNDING SOLUTIONS IN THE U.S. WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS, WITH EMPHASIS ON RURAL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE WATER FINANCE EXCHANGE'S (WFX) OBJECTIVE IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FUNDING SOLUTIONS IN THE US WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER SYSTEMS, WITH EMPHASIS ON RURAL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

  • PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT. WFX PROVIDED COMMUNITIES WITH THE BEST NETWORK OF RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SELECT, DESIGN, AND FUND PROJECTS THAT MEET THEIR LOCAL PRIORITIES. BY FOCUSING ON COMMUNITIES THAT LACK THE NECESSARY FUNDING AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS, WFX CONNECTS COMMUNITIES IN NEED WITH THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND TARGETED FINANCIAL RESOURCES CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.

    Expenses $412,895 · Revenue $410

  • PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. WFX DOES NOT INTEND TO BE A PRIMARY FUNDER OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; RATHER, ITS FINANCE ACTIVITIES ARE NARROWLY DESIGNED TO FILL COMMUNITY GAPS THAT ARE PREVENTING FULL FINANCING FROM OCCURRING. WFX CONNECTS COMMUNITIES TO THE RIGHT EXPERTISE AND ACCESSIBLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHICH HELP TO SUPPORT PRE-DEVELOPMENT AND DE-RISK PROJECTS.

    Expenses $412,895

  • PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (FACILITATE INVESTMENT AND BUILD SELF-SUPPORTING NETWORKS). WFX BELIEVES THAT IT CAN SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF SMALLER COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS FUNDING BY ASSEMBLING THE NEEDED EXPERTISE, BUILD TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, COMPLETE PROJECTS, AND LEARN AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT RECURRING ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR SCALING-UP FUNDING OF SIMILARLY SITUATED COMMUNITIES AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNAVAILABLE. WFX WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL PLATFORM TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES, INCREASE THE ABILITY OF SMALLER COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS FINANCING, AND CLOSE THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITY GAP FOR SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $412,894 · Revenue $7,800

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • F Henry Habicht II

    PRESIDENT & EX. DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $232,917
    From this org
    $232,917
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,917
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $232,917
  • Brent Fewell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $202,917
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $202,917
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $202,917 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $202,917 related
  • Adam Krantz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jennifer Kurz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • William Teichmiller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Laura Huffman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Monica Ellis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Usha Rao-Monari

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brendan McGinnis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $141,916
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,916
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $141,916 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $141,916 related
  • Rogelio Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR, TX INFRASTRUCTURE

    Total calculated
    $268,553
    From this org
    $233,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,220
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,333
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,220
    Filer's total
    $268,553

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • EARTH AND WATER STRATEGIES LLC

    CONTRACTOR ON POLICY CONSULTING · DC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441369349305874

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