Nonprofit · EIN 81-4815498
AGUA ES VIDA
Tax-exempt · ELGIN, SC 29045
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $168,277 | $114,423 | $53,854 | $57,484 | $0 | $57,484 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $68,779 | $66,961 | $1,818 | $3,630 | $0 | $3,630 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $73,901 | $73,678 | $223 | $1,812 | $0 | $1,812 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $168,277
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $12,200
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,200
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $58,600
- Program services (functional)
- $86,087
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,336
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,630
- Total assets, end of year
- $57,484
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $57,484
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $57,484
- Gross receipts
- $168,277
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES E HANF | CEO Officer, Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| STEVE LEE | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DARREL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GORDON MCCAA | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES E HANF | CEO Officer, Key employee | 40 | $11,966 |
| STEVE LEE | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DARREL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GORDON MCCAA | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES E HANF | CEO Officer, Key employee | 40 | $17,700 |
| STEVE LEE | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DARREL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GORDON MCCAA | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 185, ELGIN, SC 29045-0185
- In care of
- % JAMES E HANF
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 22 TRUMPET VIEW LANE, Elgin SC 29045
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JAMES E HANF, PO BOX 185, 22 TRUMPET VIEW LANE, ELGIN, SC 290450185
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- JAMES E HANF, 22 TRUMPET VIEW LANE, ELGIN SC 29045
- Signed the 990
- JAMES HANF, CEO
- Phone
- (803) 682-1709
- Website
- www.aguaesvida.net
Mission
To help people anywhere but especially to provide a better quality of life for people in Peru especially along the Amazon River.
Program accomplishments
- Provided four trips for 20 people. We ministered in Girls and Boys homes villages churches and in neighborhoods. We provided for children and teenagers gifts and adults with much needed living gifts such as food and things for living a better quality of life. Also provided needed baby items for the Mothers Home. We provided water filters for people to have a better quality of life. We provided medical supplies and medical help to villages. Also helped a child with a cleft palate to get surgery. We also provided food for some remote villages due to economy being so bad. We helped with a young villager to go to school to become a Minister.Expenses $86,087
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
- 81-4815498
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $57,484
- Income (IRS master file)
- $168,277
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $168,277 | $114,423 | $57,484 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $68,779 | $66,961 | $3,630 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $73,901 | $73,678 | $1,812 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: JAMES E HANF | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-4815498).
Questions about AGUA ES VIDA
- What is the EIN of AGUA ES VIDA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AGUA ES VIDA is 81-4815498.
- Is AGUA ES VIDA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to AGUA ES VIDA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AGUA ES VIDA 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 AGUA ES VIDA 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 AGUA ES VIDA 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 AGUA ES VIDA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAMES E HANF.
- Who are the officers and directors of AGUA ES VIDA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AGUA ES VIDA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $168,277, expenses of $114,423 and total assets of $57,484 at year end.
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