West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems
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West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems at a glance
- Total assets
- $77,497,223
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,892,847
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $317,656
- -17.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,842,419
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $6K (2021). In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $77,497,223 | $5,892,847 | $4,842,419 | — | — | $317,656 |
| 2024 | $76,549,671 | $6,303,237 | $4,480,623 | $1,000 | Total only | $386,840 |
| 2023 | $72,856,256 | $5,304,344 | $4,489,259 | $5,000 | Total only | $246,553 |
| 2022 | $71,658,557 | $4,941,998 | $4,278,574 | $5,000 | Total only | $148,629 |
| 2021 | $71,033,074 | $4,841,667 | $4,225,172 | $6,000 | Total only | $129,682 |
| 2020 | $70,411,114 | $4,324,368 | $4,859,447 | $5,000 | 1 | $75,950 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems
Based on IRS filings
West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems is a public charity, based in Murdo, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $77.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $318K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems is led by Dave Fuoss, President on every filing since 2020; all 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dave Fuoss
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $7K (2025)
Brad Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $4K (2025)
Casey Krogman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Dean Nelson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $7K (2025)
Marion Matt
Director
Liaison for Wrwdd → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$3K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Quint Garnos
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $4K (2025)
Veryl Prokop
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Jiggs O'Connell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$7K (2025)
Amy Kittleson
Office Manager
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$61K (2020) → $82K (2025)
Dodie Schmitz Garrity
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Jake Fitzgerald
Manager
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$100K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Richard L. Doud
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2020) → $7K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: Kirk Cordes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Goldhammer (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $132K, to Jake Fitzgerald (Manager). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems
How large is West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems?
West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems reported $77.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9M.
Where does West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems operate?
West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems has awarded grants in South Dakota.
What is West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems's EIN?
West River Lyman Jones Rural Water Systems's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0365836. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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