ALASKA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: ALASKA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (EIN 92-0175291)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-09-20
IRS object ID: 201212649349300031
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-09-20T13:54:43-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOSTER AND COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 872194	AddressLine1
City	WASILLA	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	996872194	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	920175291	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALASKA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ALAS	NameControl
Phone	9073571155	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1075 CHECK STREET	AddressLine1
City	WASILLA	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99654	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM HARVEY	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9073571155	Phone
Date Signed	2012-09-20	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KAREN M FOSTER	Name
Phone	9073766901	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-09-20	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	WILLIAM W HARVEY	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	290 E HERNING AVE	AddressLine1
City	WASILLA	City
State	AK	State
ZIP Code	99654	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1091608	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2001	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	AK	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	To enhance the quality of life in rural Alaska by providing training and technical assistance to public water, waste, and like utilities in Alaska.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	10	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1150378	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1021446	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	45185	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	45873	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	17	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	19	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	17815	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	24270	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1213395	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1091608	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	661297	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	608706	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	528100	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	499292	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1189397	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1107998	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	23998	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-16390	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	442303	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	619423	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	405247	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	598757	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	37056	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	20666	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	To enhance the quality of life in rural Alaska by providing training and	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	983141	Expense
Revenue	1091608	Revenue
Description	PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC WATER, WASTE, AND LIKE UTILITIES IN ALASKA.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	983141	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	true	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	10	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOC	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5802520629	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2915 S 13TH	AddressLine1
City	DUNCAN	City
State	OK	State
ZIP Code	73533	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
WILLIAM HARVEY
President	10.00	X	X	0	0	0
TOBY SCHIELD
Vice-President	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
WAYNE CATES
Treasurer	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
LARRY WEAVER
Secretary	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
DARRYL THOMPSON
Director	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN BERBERICH
Director	2.00	X		0	0	0
JANA LITTLEWOOD
Vendor Director	2.00	X		0	0	0
ROBYN DOMBROSKI
Executive Director	40.00		X	75000	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	75000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	37365	MembershipDues
Government Grants	983141	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	940	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1021446	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Conferences and training	Description
Business Code	611710	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	45873	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	45873	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$19	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	794	GrossIncomeGaming

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	794	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$794	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1199	GrossSalesOfInventory

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1199	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,199	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Other uncategorized income	900099	21077	21077
Advertising Income	611710	1200	1200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	22277	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1091608	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	68150	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$2,012	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75000	Total
Program Services	75000	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	533706	Total
Program Services	520616	ProgramServices
Management And General	13090	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6700	Total
Program Services	6700	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105875	Total
Program Services	87758	ProgramServices
Management And General	18117	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5320	Total
Program Services	83	ProgramServices
Management And General	5237	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51948	Total
Program Services	51509	ProgramServices
Management And General	439	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	226523	Total
Program Services	219093	ProgramServices
Management And General	7430	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24514	Total
Program Services	2637	ProgramServices
Management And General	21877	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8510	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	8510	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2517	Total
Program Services	2517	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3246	Total
Program Services	3246	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Licenses, permits, printing	25330	14203	11127	0
Repairs and maintenance	1605	1605	0	0
Indirect expense	0	-19863	19863	0
Program Supplies	37204	18037	19167

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1107998	Total
Program Services	983141	ProgramServices
Management And General	124857	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	245715	BOY
EOY	74123	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	123075	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	179711	BOY
EOY	79857	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	321911	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8882	BOY
EOY	14768	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	15091	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	9402	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7995	BOY
EOY	5689	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	442303	BOY
EOY	619423	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	92469	BOY
EOY	248552	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	312778	BOY
EOY	350205	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	405247	BOY
EOY	598757	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1843	BOY
EOY	-14547	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35213	BOY
EOY	35213	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37056	BOY
EOY	20666	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	442303	BOY
EOY	619423	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-16390	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	true	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	true	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	15091	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	9402	Depreciation
Book Value	5689	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	5689	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
Line of credit, NRWA	$172,302
Long-term note payable, NRWA	$177,903

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	350205	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	1091608	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1107998	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-16390	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-16390	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1091608	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	1091608	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1091608	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1107998	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	1107998	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1107998	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Pt X	Identifier
Explanation	ALASKA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, ANY INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FILING FEDERAL INCOME TAX FORM 990-T AND A TAX LIABILITY MAY BE DETERMINED IN THESE ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES WERE SUBJECT TO THIS TAX IN FY11. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT I	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11a	The 990 is provided to each member of the governing body
	for review via a private Board website.
Pt VI, Line 12c	Conflict of interest is monitored through disclosures and/or
	knowledge gained through other means.
Pt VI, Line 15	Executive Director's salary is determined by Board of Directors
	using comparability data for position and region.
Pt VI, Line 19	Upon request.
Pt VI, Line 6	Association has a membership.
Pt VI, Line 7a	All members of the governing body are elected by the
	Association's voting members.
Pt VI, Line 7b	Any bylaw changes must be approved by the voting members.