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Yuma County Water Users Association

EIN 86-0069710 · Yuma, AZ

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$8.7 million spent. THE YUMA COUNTY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE THE WATER SUPPLY FOR A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE IMPROVED THE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE LANDOWNERS, AS WELL AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE AREA. THE YUMA COUNTY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION ALSO PROVIDES WATER TO THE CITY OF YUMA FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. THE YUMA COUNTY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO PUMP GROUND WATER, WHICH HAS IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED THE SOIL CONDITION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE YUMA COUNTY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE SIPHON DROP POWER PLANT (A NATURAL HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR), AS CONTRACTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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