Nonprofit · EIN 31-0961448
NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · ETNA, OH 43018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,223,329 | $5,825,387 | $1,397,942 | $16,858,005 | $3,995,605 | $12,862,400 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,379,093 | $5,459,666 | $919,427 | $15,088,008 | $3,747,883 | $11,340,125 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $36,253
- of which government grants
- $26,253
- Program service revenue
- $5,944,646
- Investment income
- $951,640
- Royalties
- $254,537
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $578,793
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $35,200
- Other revenue
- $290,790
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $252,090
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $743,867
- Other salaries and wages
- $865,292
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,009,120
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,283
- Accounting fees
- $82,426
- Occupancy
- $219,434
- Travel
- $220,581
- Depreciation
- $45,362
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,088,008
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,858,005
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,995,605
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,862,400
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,228,920
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,965,136
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,862,400
- Gross unrelated business income
- $853,484
- Gross receipts
- $41,856,428
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY MORSE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $267,043 | $27,270 |
| DAVE EVENER | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $147,421 | $23,567 |
| TRISHA R FREEMAN | DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,769 | $39,147 |
| SAMANTHA MAGERS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,962 | $23,586 |
| THAD A PLUMLEY | DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,672 | $26,136 |
| BLAKE TALKMITT | VP - SUPPLIERS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MACIAS | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY KUHN | VP - MANUFACTURERS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TRAUT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BOYETTE JR | VP - CONTRACTORS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH KELLOGG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF DAVIS | VP - SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BUDDY SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HOUSE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED ROTHAUGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAUNCEY LEGGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK CASAREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAD MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT KEYES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHIP NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEREMY BACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY MORSE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $235,337 | $26,824 |
| DAVE EVENER | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,159 | $22,230 |
| JEREMY BACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BOYETTE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAD MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH KELLOGG | VP - SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CASAREZ | VP - CONTRACTORS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAYMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KEYES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED ROTHAUGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAUNCEY LEGGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LOCOCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BUDDY SEBASTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SNELTEN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TRAUT | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY KUHNS | VP - MANUFACTURERS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MACIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE TALKMITT | VP - SUPPLIERS & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 DEMPSEY ROAD, ETNA, OH 43018-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TERRY MORSE, 601 DEMPSEY ROAD, WESTERVILLE, OH 43081
- Signed the 990
- SAM MAGERS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Phone
- (614) 898-7791
- Website
- WWW.NGWA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REA & ASSOCIATES INC
Mission
THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION IS THE HALLMARK ORGANIZATION FOR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH THE GROUNDWATER INDUSTRY. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, NGWA IS COMPOSED OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONALS-CONTRACTORS, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, AND SUPPLIERS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE PUBLIC FOR SOUND SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND BENEFICIAL DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WORLD'S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION - THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION (NGWA) HOSTS ON AVERAGE, EIGHT CONFERENCES EVERY YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL GROUND WATER EXPO, GROUND WATER SUMMIT, 30 OR SO SHORT COURSES, AND NUMEROUS WEBINARS. IN ADDITION, NGWA ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF CUSTOMIZED, IN-HOUSE TRAINING COURSES. THE NGWA ALSO OFFERS TWO CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND A PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM. THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM INCLUDES THE "NWGA WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION CERTIFICATION" FOR CONTRACTORS AND THE "CERTIFIED GROUND WATER PROFESSIONAL" DESIGNATION FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. NGWA OFFERS MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS THE "CERTIFIED SALES PROFESSIONAL" DESIGNATION.
- MEMBERSHIP - THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION (NGWA) HAS OVER 10,000 MEMBERS AND IT PROVIDES GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONALS WITH PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE GROUND WATER INDUSTRY AND IN THE PROTECTION, PROMOTION AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES. NGWA PROVIDES GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONALS A VARIETY OF BENEFITS, INCLUDING: AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATION SUBSCRIPTIONS; NGWA COURSES, CONFERENCES, AND NGWA BOOKSTORE; OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INTEREST GROUPS; VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES; NGWA PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS, ARTICLE, AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS THROUGH GROUND WATER ON-LINE; NGWA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY; A LISTING IN ONE OF THE "FIND A GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONAL" ONLINE DIRECTORIES; COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM SURVEYS; INDUSTRIAL REPORTS; AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES.
- TRADE SHOWS - THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION OFFERS/ORGANIZES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TRADE SHOWS. THESE SHOWS ARE HELD YEARLY AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFACTURES AND SUPPLIERS OF GROUND WATER EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO EXHIBIT THEIR GOODS.
- SAFETY PROGRAM - CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PRACTICES
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 | Not 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
- 31-0961448
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,858,005
- Income (IRS master file)
- $41,856,428
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,223,329 | $5,825,387 | $16,858,005 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,379,093 | $5,459,666 | $15,088,008 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,041,387 | $4,903,930 | $12,808,359 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 31-0961448).
Questions about NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC is 31-0961448.
- Is NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1979.
- Are donations to NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC 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 NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TERRY MORSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $267,043 (TERRY MORSE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,223,329, expenses of $5,825,387 and total assets of $16,858,005 at year end.
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