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Living Water International

Water, For Life, in Jesus' Name

aka Living Water   |   Stafford, TX   |  www.water.cc

Mission

Living Water International exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water and experience "living water" —the gospel of Jesus Christ—which alone satisfies the deepest thirst.

Ruling year info

1991

President & CEO

Michael J. Mantel Ph.D.

Main address

4001 Greenbriar Drive

Stafford, TX 77477 USA

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EIN

76-0324875

NTEE code info

Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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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?

International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Living Water International is an implementer of participatory, community-based water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in developing nations. In its 32-year history, Living Water has completed over 33,000 community water projects in 27 countries—serving over 6 million people.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups

Where we work

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 water projects built

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Due to COVID restrictions and supply chain issues, water projects completed decreased in 2020-2021.

Number of people with improved water access

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of people reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of people benefitting from sanitation and hygiene promotional activities

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

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.

See Overflow 25 Strategy.

See Overflow 25 Strategy.

See Overflow 25 strategy.

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 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

  • 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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Living Water International

Board of directors
as of 05/16/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Rick Allen

Retired

Term: 2024 - 2022

Rick Allen

Retired

Mitch Peairson

Executive Pastor Grace Fellowship UMC

Trey Little

Pastor

Jennifer Gitiri, PhD

Corporation Secretary & deputy director Legal Services, Govt of Kenya

Carrie Graves

Retired

Jason W Hall, PE

Manager, Capital Systems, Apache Corp

David Hawkins

Senior Pastor, Living the Word Church, Collinsville, IL

David Holland

Senior VP, Investments with Caldwell Companies

Pastor Marcus D Holman, Sr

CEO, Bethel's Global Reach

Rev. Dr. Trey Little

Senior Relationship Mgr, National Christian Foundation, Houston, TX

Mike Mattina

Ret. Sr. VP, Westlake Chemical Corp

Mitch Peairson

Owner, Peairson Project Management & Consulting

Robert Pettigrew, P.G.

Associate VP, AECOM

Jeffrey R Singer

Law Offices of Jeffrey Singer

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 ? Yes
  • 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 1/26/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/08/2021

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 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 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 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.