WASTE WATER EDUCATION INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $71K · expenses $44K · assets $66K
- EIN
- 20-0042087
- Address
- PO BOX 792, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685-0792
- Website
- https://WasteWaterEducation.org
- NTEE code
- C32
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2003
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments: Statement of Purpose: Independent. Impartial. We provide access to information to empower sustainable, local, wastewater decision making. Our Purpose: To provide education which increases public awareness of the link between clean drinking water, safe recreational waters, environmentally sustainable surface and groundwater with watershed based, best management practices related to appropriate wastewater systems, technology, treatment and management. Water is Water - NOT waste!
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dendra Best | Executive Director and CFO | 2024 | $21,000 | $21,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kele | Board Chair | 2021-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Oliver Grievson | Vice Board Chair | 2021-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardins | Board Secretary | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Reiley | Board Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Valerie Jenkinson | Board Member | 2023-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sam Lines | Board Member | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Richard Flynn | Board Member | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Casey Fiedler | Board Member | 2023-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardin (former) | Secretary | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Crawford (former) | Treasurer | 2021 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $21K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dendra Best | Executive Director and CFO | 40 | $21,000 | - | $0 | $21,000 | 1 |
| Ben Kele | Board Chair | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Oliver Grievson | Vice Board Chair | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardins | Board Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Reiley | Board Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Valerie Jenkinson | Board Member | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sam Lines | Board Member | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Richard Flynn | Board Member | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Fiedler | Board Member | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kele | Chair | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Oliver Grievson | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardin | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Reiley | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sam Lines | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Richard Flynn | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Fiedler | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Valerie Jenkinson | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kele | Chair | 14 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Oliver Grievson | Vice Chair | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardin | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Reiley | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sam Lines | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Richard Flynn | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kele | Chair | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Oliver Grievson | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Crawford | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lesley Desjardins | Secretary | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sam Lines | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Richard Flynn | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary Reiley | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $71,305 | $44,483 | $66,065 | $66,065 | $7,573 | $61,003 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $47,896 | $41,138 | $39,243 | $39,243 | $6,024 | $41,453 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $48,225 | $44,703 | $32,485 | $32,485 | $1,542 | $46,216 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $51,467 | $33,202 | $29,778 | $29,778 | $63 | $51,404 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $44,483 spent · pay $27,306 · grants $2,260 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $27,306 | 61.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,685 | 33.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $2,260 | 5.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $232 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $44,483 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $41,138 spent · pay $11,788 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $15,554 | 37.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,570 | 30.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $11,788 | 28.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,000 | 2.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $226 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $41,138 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $44,703 spent · pay $24,562 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $24,562 | 54.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $20,072 | 44.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $69 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $44,703 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $33,202 spent · pay $15,580 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $17,251 | 52.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $15,580 | 46.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $188 | 0.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $183 | 0.6% | |
| Total | $33,202 | 100% |