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US nonprofit · EIN 452809348 · Whitefish, MTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452809348) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Freshwater Project International Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Heidi Rickels ChairBoard Chair/2020
6 yrs
David HartleyTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Kate AshleyDirector2019
7 yrs
Philip WolstenholmeDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Heidi RickelsBoard Chair/30$26k
Philip WolstenholmeDirector10$0
David HartleyTreasurer10$0
Kate AshleyDirector1$0

Colorado roster

7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20193027343). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Kate AshleyMember
Aimee WiseMember
Amy HartVice President
Heidi J RickelsPresident
Katie J SullivanCo-Founder and Board Chair
Laura FelixMember
Kathleen Sullivan

About

Legal name
Freshwater Project International Inc
EIN
452809348
Address
1348 Whitefish Village Dr, Whitefish, MT, 59937-8949
State
Montana
Mission
To provide water and sanitation to the people of malawi. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Heidi Rickels (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsKate Ashley
≥7years on the filingsPhilip Wolstenholme
≥6years on the filingsHeidi Rickels
≥3years on the filingsDavid Hartley

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$31k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$31k
Contributions and grants received
$512k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$518k$590kDeficit $72k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.