2025-12-15T08:58:45-05:00 2025-09-30 570772152 PAYNE WHITE & SCHMUTZ CPA PA 114 W NORTH 1ST STREET SENECA SC 29678 990 2024-10-01 421203881 Water For Life Inc % Leon L Miller WATE 3196565433 Box 456 Kalona IA 52247 LEON L MILLER Chief Executive Officer 3196565433 2025-12-16 true true MARK A PAYNE CPA P00057582 8648821937 2025-12-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Leon L Miller Box 456 Kalona IA 52247 1508114 false X www.wflhaiti.org X 1983 IA Water For Life, Inc. is a non-profit organization that endeavors to demonstrate Gods love to the people of Haiti through: providing well services including drilling, pump maintenance, and water testing, building irrigation systemes, social assistance and other projects. 9 7 6 10 0 0 1144615 1170641 430938 187884 39030 29783 139194 94982 1753777 1483290 33287 28801 0 576990 618506 0 117091 953349 1193019 1563626 1840326 190151 -357036 4914738 4585640 43971 71909 4870767 4513731 Water For Life, Inc. is a non-profit organization that endeavors to demonstrate Gods love to the people of Haiti through: providing well services including drilling, pump maintenance, and water testing, building irrigation systemes, social assistance and other projects. false false 1049751 156101 Well Services - WFL believes providing clean water is a wonderful way to show the love God to Haitians, and has drilled and maintained over 2,500 wells in southern Haiti since 1983. These wells allow for the basic needs of the Haitian people and healthy communities. Each well provides water for approximately 350 people. During the current year, WFL drilled approximately 73 new wells and provided maintenance for 607 wells. 252552 21274 School in Southern Haiti - WFL believes that providing education is a foundational and practical way of demonstrating the love of God. The school has several hundred students that attend daily classes. The school term operates from September through June each year and students are fed one nutritious meal each school day. Local Haitians are employed as administrators, teachers and other support staff. 161785 6049 Learning Center - The Learning Center is a community center located in Les Cayes. The purpose of the center is to provide a place for community training including Biblical teaching and spiritural formation. 94953 28801 2480 Social Assistance Projects - WFL believes that providing aid in support of medical needs, education assistance, support of widows and children, and other miscellaneous financial needs that allow Haitians to advance themselves to support their family is a direct way of demonstrating the love of God. During the current year, WFL was able to assist numerous individuals in various social assistance projects. 4099 1980 Irrigation Projects - WFL had six working irrigation projects as of period end. These wells are used to flood irrigate the land so that community residents can grow crops for food and to sell. During the reporting period, numerous Haitians were able to grow crops on the irrigated land. 99052 28801 4460 1563140 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 6 true false true HA false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false AL AR CA CO FL GA IL KS KY MI MN NC ND PA TN VA WI X Leon L Miller 3196565433 Box 456 Kalona IA 52247 Leon L Miller Chief Executive Officer 40.00 0.00 X X 70850 0 2126 Raphael Edy Gehy At large 40.00 0.00 X 57024 0 1711 Wayne Marcho Vice Chairman 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Merv Miller At large 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Martin Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leonard Hochstedler At large 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Duane Zook Chairman 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Jensen Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Miller At large 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 127874 0 3837 0 false false false 1170641 13204 1170641 Well drilling 900099 86151 86151 School fees 900099 21274 21274 Pump repairs 900099 6600 6600 Pump parts 900099 57577 57577 Irrigation fuel sales 900099 1980 1980 14302 14302 187884 28890 28890 5353 4460 893 893 893 115954 20364 95590 95590 Exchange gainloss 900099 -1203 -1203 595 595 -608 1483290 187276 0 125373 28801 28801 131711 69682 18244 43785 54254 44566 9688 381274 365559 9100 6615 1428 1200 228 20881 20172 709 28958 19568 5369 4021 18044 18044 49874 3708 38133 8033 7197 7197 44328 22012 10160 12156 2876 2876 81261 74171 7090 246136 226545 2140 17451 193369 184886 2915 5568 7187 3081 4106 Customs and shipping 115514 115514 Field supplies 418367 418367 8866 6998 1868 1840326 1563140 160095 117091 161538 152453 699022 391742 637 1000 488345 562946 16166 8866 6205089 2742381 3541366 3462708 7664 5925 4914738 4585640 10741 38854 33230 33055 43971 71909 X 4866853 4513531 3914 200 4870767 4513731 4914738 4585640 -357036 0 X false true X false false X 1429216 1061809 1040908 1144615 1170641 5847189 1429216 1061809 1040908 1144615 1170641 5847189 263964 5583225 309 510 7985 26569 28890 64263 74812 190940 92067 153195 115954 626968 6538420 1701951 0.85390 0.86520 X Other income Part II line 10 or Part III line 12 Golf tournament and other fundraising event income totaled $626,968. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 667769 667769 1719709 484785 1234924 3325621 2257596 1068025 491990 491990 3462708 X 1518750 15096 20364 35460 1483290 1483290 1875786 15096 20364 35460 1840326 1840326 Part XI, Line 2d-Other revenue included on Sch D but not on 990 $20,364 of expenses related to fundraising events were listed on Part VIII, Line 8b. Part XII, Line 2d-Other expenses included on Sch D but not on 990 $20,364 of expenses related to fundraising events were listed on Part VIII, Line 8b. Part X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740) WFL has adopted accounting principles related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. WFLs policy is to record a liability for any tax position taken that is beneficial to WFL, including any related interest and penalties, when it is more likely than not the position taken by management with respect to a transaction or class of transactions will be overturned by a taxing authority upon examination. Penalties and interest related to underpayment of income taxes are not recorded as income taxes but as penalties and interest expense. Management has determined that it does not have any material unrecognized tax benefits or obligations as of September 30, 2025 and 2024. true Central America and the Caribbean 1 112 Program services Wells Sch Irrigatn 1468187 Central America and the Caribbean 1 Grant making 94953 1 113 1 113 1563140 1563140 Economic aid Central America and the Caribbean 3973 13995 Cash payments 13523 Medicine various supplies Estimated value false false false false false false Use of grant monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) Grants or funds made available by WFL to individuals in Haiti are provided to meet very basic human needs. Before funds are disbursed, WFLs management reviews the needs presented and approves each distribution. Management monitors the use of funds by periodically visiting those who receive financial assitance. Method of accounting for expenditures (Part I, line 3, col f) Total expenditures listed in column F are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Number of recipients estimation explanation (Part III, col c) The number of recipients reported in column C was estimated based upon information kept at the field office. Golf tournam 60624 60624 11448 567 1929 Benefit meal 55330 55330 6420 115954 115954 11448 6987 1929 20364 95590 Elsie Gehy Spouse of Board Member 29160 Compensation false Joy Miller Spouse of Board Member 14904 Compensation false Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Leon Miller and Leonard Hochstedler have a family relationship. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 is sent to each board member prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Each board member is given an opportunity to review Form 990 for accuracy. Once all questions are resolved, approval is given to file Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c WFLs governing board has the responsibility to monitor comopliance with its conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. A complete copy of the policy can be obtained by contacting WFLs business office. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Even though WFL did not meet all three conditions to check yes for officer compensation, the governing board sets and approves officer compensation. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 WFL makes its annual audited financial statements and other governing documents such as its articles of incorporation and by-laws available upon request. These documents may also be inspected at WFLs corporate headquarters located in Kalona, Iowa.