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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1325930

VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Tax-exempt · BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308

Financials

$21.9M$11.9M2023$21.3M$12.1M2024$20.6M$12.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$20,568,917$12,249,406$8,319,511$69,888,820$359,729$69,529,091
December 31, 2024990$21,273,406$12,092,407$9,180,999$61,885,947$676,367$61,209,580
December 31, 2023990$21,887,716$11,931,619$9,956,097$52,393,174$364,593$52,028,581
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$15,966,549
Investment income
$4,602,368
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$729,068
Other salaries and wages
$912,072
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,334,374
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$238,862
Accounting fees
$26,774
Travel
$5,977
Program services (functional)
$12,249,406

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$61,885,947
Total assets, end of year
$69,888,820
Total liabilities, end of year
$359,729
Net assets, end of year
$69,529,091
Land, buildings and equipment
$581,302
Publicly traded securities
$66,924,036
Net assets without donor restrictions
$69,529,091
Gross receipts
$20,568,917
Employees
14
Year formed
1932
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON MEADORSASST SEC
Officer
40$321,211$74,237
JOSE L NAVARROASST TREAS
Officer
40$269,968$63,622
JON B ARMSTRONGREGULATORY COMPLIANCE MANAGER40$200,068$50,206
JONATHAN C FIVECOATSUPERVISOR40$160,108$43,316
DAVID YINGSTHEAD OPERATOR40$119,162$41,719
CHRISTOPHER D REEDYSTAFF ENGINEER40$115,176$28,559
ANTHONY WUCOOPERATOR40$115,355$24,156
CHARLES COMFORTDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY DRANSOFFDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HAUPTMANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT FINKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY VANDERZIELVice Pres, Dir
Officer
1$0$0
ALEX HOLMESPresident, Dir
Officer
1$0$0
BRANDON SPRYSec, Treas, Dir
Officer
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON MEADORSASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MANGR
Officer
40$311,503$66,611
JOSE NAVARROASST TREAS ASST GM
Officer
40$251,156$55,336
CHRISTOPHER D REEDYSTAFF ENGINEER
Highest-paid employee
40$154,483$33,390
JONATHAN C FIVECOATSUPERVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$140,218$36,229
RANDAL K HORNEREGULATORY COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$131,916$27,344
DAVID YINGSTHEAD OPERATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$111,806$32,560
ANTHONY WUCOOPERATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$107,147$20,187
CHARLES COMFORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY DRANSOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HAUPTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT FINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY VANDERZIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX HOLMESPRESIDENT DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRANDON SPRYTREASURER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JASON MEADORSASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL
Officer
40$292,839$68,327
RANDAL K HORNEREGULATORY COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Key employee
40$225,231$56,829
JOSE NAVARROASST TREASFIN MGR
Officer
40$222,954$50,890
JONATHAN C FIVECOATSUPERVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$136,514$42,822
CHRISTOPHER D REEDYSTAFF ENGINEER
Highest-paid employee
40$138,433$33,454
DAVID HAUPTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRAVIS RANSOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT FINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES COMFORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM NISHIKUBOTREASURER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX HOLMESPRESIDENT DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEREMY VANDERZIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID YINGSTHEAD OPERATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7500 MEANY AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308-5178
In care of
% JASON MEADORS
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
ALEX HOLMES, 7500 MEANY AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308
Signed the 990
JOSE L NAVARRO, ASST TREAS
Phone
(661) 410-7500
Return prepared by
Donald R Hardaway Jr CPA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1325930 or by the name VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Valley Water Management Company is a nonprofit corporation organized under Title XII, Part IV, Division I of the California Civil Code to manage oilfield-produced water for its members in an environmentally responsible and economically practicable manner.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Valley Water Management Company continued to manage oilfield-produced water in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Operators of properties within the Companys service area were permitted to use its facilities, provided that the produced water was of a quality that could be processed by those facilities and that each producer agreed to pay its proportionate share of costs through assessments. During the year, the Company processed more than 44,000,000 barrels of produced water in an environmentally responsible and economically feasible manner.
    Expenses $12,249,406 · revenue $20,568,917

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1325930
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$69,888,820
Income (IRS master file)
$20,568,917

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$20,568,917$12,249,406$69,888,820XML
990December 2024$21,273,406$12,092,407$61,885,947IRS
990December 2023$21,887,716$11,931,619$52,393,174XML
990December 2022$13,071,155$10,384,167$42,319,640IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 95-1325930).

Questions about VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY

What is the EIN of VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY is 95-1325930.
Is VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1992.
Are donations to VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALEX HOLMES.
Who are the officers and directors of VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $321,211 (JASON MEADORS, ASST SEC).
How much revenue does VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,568,917, expenses of $12,249,406 and total assets of $69,888,820 at year end.

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