Nonprofit · EIN 27-4879025
ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS
Also known as JULIENE HEFTER
Tax-exempt · LIBERTY HILL, TX 78642
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,116,536 | $979,594 | $136,942 | $811,882 | $940 | $810,942 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $859,257 | $795,035 | $64,222 | $699,354 | $25,354 | $674,000 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $679,015 | $578,907 | $100,108 | $614,447 | $4,669 | $609,778 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,540
- Program service revenue
- $1,084,527
- Investment income
- $19,614
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,876
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,325
- Other revenue
- $5,855
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $302,898
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $326,420
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,065
- Accounting fees
- $9,681
- Travel
- $13,054
- Depreciation
- $4,587
- Program services (functional)
- $750,153
- Management and general (functional)
- $172,183
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,258
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $699,354
- Total assets, end of year
- $811,882
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $940
- Net assets, end of year
- $810,942
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $810,942
- Gross receipts
- $1,118,896
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 72
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIENE HEFTER | EXEC. DIRECT Trustee or director | 46 | $158,268 | $24,000 |
| KIRSTEN BARNES | ASSISTANT DI Trustee or director | 46 | $124,350 | $0 |
| MARK BASNIGHT | DEPUTY DIREC Trustee or director | 12 | $20,280 | $0 |
| CORY HILDERBRAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEY LANEVE | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONITA GRINDE-HOUTMAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDA GROFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY INGRAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL O-MELIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SJ IDEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY JASTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA MACHADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MERKEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN MOGRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL FRAZIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GWEN WILCOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE CONNELL | DEIJ LIAISON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB KAPPEL | EXHIBITOR LI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATHALIE MARTIN | RESEARCH LIA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIENE HEFTER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 50 | $171,928 | $24,100 |
| KRISTIN BARNES | ASSISTANT DI Trustee or director | 50 | $86,250 | $0 |
| MARK BASNIGHT | EXHIBITOR LI Trustee or director | 2 | $18,200 | $0 |
| MELISSA FADLER | MARKETING DI Trustee or director | 2 | $6,138 | $0 |
| COURTNEY CLAY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONITA GRINDE-HOUTMAN | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MERKEY | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDA GROFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA EGGLESTON STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN WILLCOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEY LANEVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY HILDERBRAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL O'MELIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY INGRAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA MACHADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KAPPEL | EXHIBITOR LI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BASNIGHT | DEPUTY DIREC Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIENE HEFTER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 50 | $106,302 | $20,400 |
| MARK BASNIGHT | EXHIBITOR LI Trustee or director | 1 | $13,650 | $0 |
| CORY HILDERBRAND | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KAPPEL | EXHIBITOR LI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MERKEY | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONITA GRINDE-HOUTMAN | PRESIDENT-EL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA EGGLESTON STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEY LANEVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN WILLCOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY CLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDA GROFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA FADLER | MARKETING DI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BARNES | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL O'MELIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY INGRAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA MACHADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BASNIGHT | DEPUTY DIREC Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 GLASSCOCK RD, LIBERTY HILL, TX 78642-5738
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CORY HILDERBRAND
- Signed the 990
- JULIENE HEFTER, EXEC. DIRECTOR/CEO
- Phone
- (262) 894-9772
- Website
- WWW.AQUATICPROS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BETTERS & ASSOCIATES SC
Mission
PROMOTE SAFE AQUATIC PRACTICES AND DROWNING PREVENTION EDUCATION. EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT FOR ACQUATIC PROFESSIONALS.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE SAFE AQUATIC PRACTICES AND DROWNING PREVENTION EDUCATION WITH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTERS. 1,947 PEOPLE SERVED IN 2025.Expenses $750,153 · grants $3,000 · revenue $1,084,527
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4879025
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $811,882
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,118,896
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,116,536 | $979,594 | $811,882 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $859,257 | $795,035 | $699,354 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $679,015 | $578,907 | $614,447 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $510,967 | $439,635 | $517,992 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-4879025).
Questions about ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS is 27-4879025.
- Is ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CORY HILDERBRAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,268 (JULIENE HEFTER, EXEC. DIRECT).
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,116,536, expenses of $979,594 and total assets of $811,882 at year end.
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