VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL STORMWATER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL STORMWATER (EIN 16-1763668)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2025-11-03
IRS object ID: 202513079349301331
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-03T10:01:21-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	208934673	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLARKSON DAVID CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16595 POUNCEY TRACT RD SUITE A	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23146	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	161763668	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL STORMWATER	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VIRG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8047169021	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 51	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHMOND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23218	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT SMEDLEY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8047169021	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHERI G DAVID CPA CVA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00528623	PTIN
Phone	8047494500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-22	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MELANIE COFFEY	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$352,284	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.VAMSA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE CLEAN WATER IN VIRGINIA BY (A) EFFICIENTLY SHARING KNOWLEDGE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND (B) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$367,975	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$352,284	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$367,975	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$352,284	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$345,001	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$360,000	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$345,001	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$360,000	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$22,974	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$7,716	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$109,450	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$101,734	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$109,450	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$101,734	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROMOTE CLEAN WATER IN VIRGINIA BY (A) EFFICIENTLY SHARING KNOWLEDGE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND (B) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION MONITORED AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA. DURING THE YEAR, IT EVALUATED MANY COMPLEX NEW STORMWATER POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND SUBMITTED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO VARIOUS VIRGINIA MUNICIPALITIES. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BENEFIT THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION MONITORS, SUPPORTS AND/OR OPPOSES LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA. DURING THE YEAR, IT LOBBIED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RELATED LEGISLATION IN THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SUCH AS STORMWATER FUNDING OR BUDGET BILLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND PROVIDED TRAINING TO UPDATE ATTENDEES ON REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION, COURT CASES, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, ETC., AFFECTING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCOTT SMEDLEY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8047512311	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9800 GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESTERFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23832	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MELANIE COFFEY
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSE MAINES
VICE PRESI	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT SMEDLEY
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLISON WATTS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIETH THOMAS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCUS AGUILAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELEANOR CODDING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIN HAWKINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY HARDMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AQUALAW PLC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6 SOUTH 5TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	RICHMOND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23219	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$266,250	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$352,284	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$352,284	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$352,284	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$352,284	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$352,284	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$354,602	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,398	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,734	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,734	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,734	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,734	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,734	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$7,716	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$352,284	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$5,398	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$5,398	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$274,159	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$268,761	TaxableAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, AQUALAW, PLC. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, AQUALAW WAS COMPENSATED 360,000 FOR ITS SERVICES. THERE ARE NO TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYED BY AQUALAW.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B	THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE TREASURER OF THE ASSOCIATION REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN SECTION 13.1-871 OF THE VIRGINIA CODE, WHICH IS PART OF THE VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION LAW. THE DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13.1-871 OF THE VIRGINIA CODE BY HAVING THE DIRECTORS DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN NEW VENDORS/COMPANIES BEFORE THEY ARE HIRED TO WORK FOR THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII	LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES, COLUMN (B) "AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION". FOR THIS QUESTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPORTED THE AVERAGE HOURS PER YEAR DEVOTED TO POSITION.