High Valley Water Company
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What it says it does
As a mutual water company operating solely for the purpose of delivering water to its shareholders, HVWC maintains wells, lines, pumps and all other facilities required to deliver water to its shareholders.
- Income
- $572,509
- Spending
- $478,996
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2,400, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $47,487 spent. The HVWC's purpose of delivering water to its 256 shareholders was acheived. Maintaining the systems facilities is integral to the shareholders receipt of water. The system required maintenance and upgrades cost of $47,487 this year.
- $105,634 spent. The HVWC's purpose of delivering water to its 256 shareholders was acheived. In order to do so we purchase most of our water from other companies and have shares in Weber Basin water that we pay for annually. This year we spent $105,634 on water purchase expenses.
- $142,000 spent. HVWC has spent the past couple of years undergoing a major infrastructure upgrade project replacing most of our main distribution lines. In order to finance this project HVWC took out a loan with the State. We are now repaying that loan annually and have made payments totalling $142,000 this year.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(12) benevolent life insurance association or utility cooperative.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(12) benevolent life insurance association or utility cooperative as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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