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Fountains of Hope International Inc

Transforming Lives Through Safe Water

aka Fountains of Hope International   |   Carmel, IN   |  www.FountainsOfHope.org

Mission

Fountains of Hope is a faith-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. * Mission: Serving God by providing safe water and community needs in developing countries * Vision: FoH envisions a future where safe water empowers communities to thrive in developing countries * Tagline: Transforming lives through water purification * Scripture Verse:Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Proverbs 11:25

Ruling year info

2012

Founder & Executive Director

Mr. William (Bill) D. Farrar

Main address

10409 Holaday Drive

Carmel, IN 46032 USA

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EIN

27-0503531

NTEE code info

International Development, Relief Services (Q30)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

A child dies every 21 seconds due to contaminated water. Fountains of Hope purifies water using salt, water and a 12 volt battery. Through electrolysis, the purifier system produces chlorine gas which is injected into a water tank to disinfect the water. The FoH system can purify 3,600 gallons of water per hour.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Water Purification Program

Fountains of Hope installs water purifier systems to help the poorest and most marginalized in third world countries. Installation locations included Haiti, Africa, India and Puerto Rico.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults

Providing training in personal water usage, clean water facts, personal hygiene, disease transmission, dehydration, and pathogens

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Women and girls

Fountains of Hope is now promoting Education by funding teacher salaries and food for children at two schools we sponsor in Haiti.

Population(s) Served
Children

Where we work

Awards

Great NonProfit 2012 Award Winner http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/fountains-of-hope-international-inc/ 2012

Great NonProfits

Brackets For Good Runner Up in fundraising 2013

Brackets For Good

Great NonProfit 2014 Award Winner http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/fountains-of-hope-international-inc/ 2014

Great Nonprofits

Danny Danielson Heart of Service Award - International 2015

Rotary Club of Indianapolis

Richard Saucedo Distinguished Alumni Award - Bill Farrar 2019

Carmel Band Boosters

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people receiving safe drinking water from community systems

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Children and youth

Related Program

Water Purification Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Lives impacted daily by the installation of 272 FoH Water Purifier Systems from 2009-2024

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Fountains of Hope serves God's people by providing life-giving, safe water. This will be accomplished through the installation of water purifier systems, well drilling and health and hygiene education.

Fountains of Hope partners with indigenous persons and organizations in countries that have safe water issues. Through donations, FoH installs water purification systems, drills water wells and conducts health and hygiene training and education.

Fountains of Hope delivers reliable and sustainable water purification systems helping people in need/disaster situations. Our focus is on building long term relationships in country. This allows us the flexibility to also be quick responders.

What have we accomplished to date?
Fountains of Hope has established strong relationships and networks and installed over 230+ water purifier systems worldwide in 17 countries (Haiti - 115, Africa - 80, Mexico - 10, India - 10, Nepal - 5, Puerto Rico - 7). We have drilled more than 8 water wells worldwide (Haiti - 2, Zimbabwe - 3, Pakistan - 3)
* Saved multiple local communities from water borne disease - cholera, typhoid, e-coli, etc.
* Targeted true places of need - Orphanages, Schools, Medical Facilities, Churches

What haven't we accomplished so far?
* FoH is working to broaden our volunteer base.
* Create a sustainable endowment.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Fountains of Hope International Inc

Board of directors
as of 04/09/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Dick Aderman

Boomerang, Inc.

Term: 2022 - 2025

Jeffry Soldatis

OrthoIndy

Richard Aderman

Boomerang

Guy Crowder

Franciscan Travel Well

Mary Davis

BGBC Partners, LLP

Betsy Binkholder

Retired

Christopher Boone

Joseph T. Ryerson & Sons Inc.

Tim Sexton

Cambelt

Kristin Richards

Lifevantage

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/9/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/09/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.