charity: water

aka charity: water | Hagerstown, MD | http://www.charitywater.org

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charity: water

EIN: 22-3936753

Contributions tax deductible
as of September 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of September 18, 2023

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Mission

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. We inspire giving and empower others to fundraise for sustainable water solutions. We use local partners on the ground to build and implement the projects. Then, we prove every single project funded, using GPS coordinates, photos and stories from the field.

Ruling year info

2007

Principal Officer

Mr. Scott Harrison

Main address

PO Box 5026

Hagerstown, MD 21741 USA

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EIN

22-3936753

Subject area info

Environment

Clean water supply

Disaster relief

Human rights

International development

Population served info

Economically disadvantaged people

NTEE code info

International Relief (Q33)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (R01)

International Development, Relief Services (Q30)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Communication

Affiliations

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

785 million people in the world live without clean water. That's nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide. Or, twice the population of the United States. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. Not only does walking for water keep kids out of school or take up time that parents could be using to earn money, but the water often carries diseases that can make everyone sick.

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?

Providing clean water, hygiene and sanitation

charity: water uses 100% of public donations to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of greatest need. These solutions include hand-dug wells, drilled wells, rehabilitations, spring protections, rainwater catchments and BioSand filters.

Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Platinum 2018

Guidestar

World Changing Ideas finalist 2017

Fast Company

Affiliations & memberships

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance - Organization 2020

External reviews

Photos

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Cumulative total number of water projects funded.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Providing clean water, hygiene and sanitation

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This number represents all water projects funded by charity: water since inception in 2006. It includes both completed projects and those that are still under construction.

Cumulative total number of people served.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Providing clean water, hygiene and sanitation

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This number represents the total number of people since inception in 2006, who will gain access to clean water as proposed and reported on by our implementing partners.

Cumulative investments in water projects and water project sustainability.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Providing clean water, hygiene and sanitation

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This number represents the cumulative dollar amount invested in water projects, repairs and maintenance, monitoring and disaster relief since inception in 2006.

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.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

We're a non-profit organization on a mission to bring clean and safe drinking water to every person on the planet.

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

We inspire giving and empower others to fundraise for sustainable water solutions. We send 100% of public donations to our local partners on the ground, who build and implement the projects. When the projects are completed, we prove every one of them using GPS coordinates, photos and details of the community they've helped.

charity: water is dedicated to taking the next step forward in transparency and accountability. We are doing this by implementing remote flow sensors on 4,000 (and eventually all) of our water points. Behind each sensor are maintenance programs that are carefully being developed with partner organizations and governments to ensure that water keeps flowing. All the data that is collected from the sensors, as well as the maintenance teams, is analyzed and used for better strategic decisions in helping solve the world water crisis.

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

Prior to entering into any agreement(s) to fund construction, repair, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of water projects, partner organizations are subject to review and must make available to charity: water documentation and/or evidence to support and demonstrate industry practices in the area of fiduciary due diligence. This process includes, but is not limited to reviewing: a) Local registration and employment contracts b) Independent audit reports, c) Fiscal oversight, recordkeeping and internal controls, d) Procurement, contracting and cash management policy and procedures, and e) Program accounting and reporting systems

Based on the criteria summarized above, partners are then evaluated based on the quality of their program and appropriate funding and reporting requirements are established. charity: water's Board of Directors formally approves all program funding based on this evaluation as well as a review of specific program deliverables, outputs, and relevant cost and impact metrics. Monitoring and evaluation plans are also developed for each partner and country program.

charity: water disburses funds to contracted partners in tranches. Key milestones include: a) Establishment of a legally binding arrangement to produce intended program deliverables within an agreed-upon timeframe, b) Receipt and acceptance of interim progress reports and, c) Receipt and acceptance of a final report on program deliverables and financial reconciliation.

Variances to plan are investigated for reasonableness and documented during program implementation and at program completion. In addition to the procedures noted above, programs are routinely monitored post-implementation, and some are selected for independently-contracted financial audits to ensure that costs incurred and claimed have been properly reported and reasonably stated in compliance with the terms of the agreement(s).

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

From our beginning in 2006, we've embraced creative and innovative ways to tell people about the lack of safe drinking water worldwide. By connecting people to our work and brand, we've been able to create a huge network of supporters.

We've found that sharing messages and stories online works best. We use social media and a user-friendly website to explain our work and the importance of safe water. We were the first nonprofit organization to have over one million followers on Twitter, and our staff frequently shares photos of the water points we've funded on widely-used applications such as Instagram.

We believe that simple storytelling can inspire people to support our mission. We generate web content, including videos, that shows how “water changes everything" for people who haven't previously had safe access. This allows us to target a new demographic of donors, some who haven't previously been involved with international development or who haven't been aware of the need for safe drinking water worldwide.

We love finding new ways to tell stories. In 2015, our team developed our first ever virtual reality film about a 13-year-old girl named Selam whose community in Ethiopia received access to clean and safe drinking water for the first time through a charity: water project.

Since 2006, charity: water has funded over 51,000 water projects and served approximately 11,000,000 people.

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.

We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.

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 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 people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, Collecting consistent data across 20+ countries and thousands of local contexts presents challenges

Financials

charity: water

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Yes, financials were audited by an independent accountant.

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

1.65

Average of 1.65 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

7.8

Average of 7.9 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2021

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

16%

Average of 18% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

charity: water

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$6,280,463
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$13,641
Special Events	$45,848
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$6,339,952

Expenses
Program Services	$4,480,720
Administration	$537,920
Fundraising	$349,973
Total Expenses	$5,368,613
Net Gain/Loss	$971,339

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$57,966
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$2,880
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$20,647
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$8,684,493
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	($40,032)
Special Events	($6,118)
Sales	$0
Other	$22,869
Total Revenue	$8,661,212

Expenses
Program Services	$5,773,398
Administration	$404,671
Fundraising	$862,966
Total Expenses	$7,041,035
Net Gain/Loss	$1,620,177

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$72,653
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$6,767
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$8,579
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$16,045,516
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$3,959
Special Events	($43,107)
Sales	$0
Other	$28,022
Total Revenue	$16,034,390

Expenses
Program Services	$9,396,092
Administration	$972,439
Fundraising	$1,167,860
Total Expenses	$11,536,391
Net Gain/Loss	$4,497,999

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$63,067
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$16,309
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$3,373
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$27,062,961
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2,073
Special Events	($45,834)
Sales	$0
Other	$31,040
Total Revenue	$27,050,240

Expenses
Program Services	$18,761,454
Administration	$1,120,527
Fundraising	$1,613,964
Total Expenses	$21,495,945
Net Gain/Loss	$5,554,295

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$50,932
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$14,896
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$5,000
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$32,979,756
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$38,910
Special Events	($249,563)
Sales	$0
Other	$24,050
Total Revenue	$32,793,153

Expenses
Program Services	$19,798,771
Administration	$1,759,375
Fundraising	$1,984,636
Total Expenses	$23,542,782
Net Gain/Loss	$9,250,371

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$147,700
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$17,823
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$15,104
Legal Fees	$11,650
Pension Plan Contributions	$53,139
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$36,260,866
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$209,866
Special Events	($486,571)
Sales	$0
Other	$428,982
Total Revenue	$36,413,143

Expenses
Program Services	$28,703,152
Administration	$2,607,741
Fundraising	$3,098,528
Total Expenses	$34,409,421
Net Gain/Loss	$2,003,722

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$112,249
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$45,868
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$36,943
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$72,774
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$43,690,259
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$400,072
Special Events	($424,293)
Sales	$0
Other	$25,045
Total Revenue	$43,691,083

Expenses
Program Services	$33,014,896
Administration	$3,242,732
Fundraising	$3,769,846
Total Expenses	$40,027,474
Net Gain/Loss	$3,663,609

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$199,232
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$109,292
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$70,422
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$90,156
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$35,127,416
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$243,121
Special Events	($395,021)
Sales	$0
Other	$152,226
Total Revenue	$35,127,742

Expenses
Program Services	$29,012,210
Administration	$4,151,159
Fundraising	$3,076,378
Total Expenses	$36,239,747
Net Gain/Loss	($1,112,005)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$128,996
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$165,761
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$74,821
Legal Fees	$12,095
Pension Plan Contributions	$101,911
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$36,176,933
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$624,059
Special Events	($360,288)
Sales	$0
Other	$55,911
Total Revenue	$36,496,615

Expenses
Program Services	$27,042,000
Administration	$4,275,257
Fundraising	$4,584,984
Total Expenses	$35,902,241
Net Gain/Loss	$594,374

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$134,811
Advertising & Promotion	$402,075
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$161,563
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$102,323
Legal Fees	$28,945
Pension Plan Contributions	$121,983
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$49,827,030
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$813,882
Special Events	($379,257)
Sales	$0
Other	$122,640
Total Revenue	$50,384,295

Expenses
Program Services	$39,305,226
Administration	$4,519,095
Fundraising	$4,861,057
Total Expenses	$48,685,378
Net Gain/Loss	$1,698,917

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$184,656
Advertising & Promotion	$179,861
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$155,982
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$122,490
Legal Fees	$20,189
Pension Plan Contributions	$130,011
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$69,223,898
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$1,108,991
Special Events	($967,792)
Sales	$0
Other	$725,564
Total Revenue	$70,090,661

Expenses
Program Services	$46,979,282
Administration	$4,537,738
Fundraising	$7,748,373
Total Expenses	$59,265,393
Net Gain/Loss	$10,825,268

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$153,824
Advertising & Promotion	$1,182,041
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$168,574
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$136,649
Legal Fees	$5,486
Pension Plan Contributions	$151,359
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$88,948,068
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$1,896,325
Special Events	($871,173)
Sales	$0
Other	$158,252
Total Revenue	$90,131,472

Expenses
Program Services	$60,095,623
Administration	$5,870,729
Fundraising	$8,534,442
Total Expenses	$74,500,794
Net Gain/Loss	$15,630,678

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$279,378
Advertising & Promotion	$1,433,332
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$198,091
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$175,585
Legal Fees	$9,835
Pension Plan Contributions	$173,369
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$95,880

Revenue
Contributions	$88,593,259
Government Grants	$1,603,263
Program Services	$0
Investments	$2,393,248
Special Events	($81,758)
Sales	$0
Other	$350,703
Total Revenue	$92,858,715

Expenses
Program Services	$46,707,706
Administration	$5,659,035
Fundraising	$10,524,576
Total Expenses	$62,891,317
Net Gain/Loss	$29,967,398

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$131,094
Advertising & Promotion	$4,053,323
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$170,105
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$226,556
Legal Fees	$2,988
Pension Plan Contributions	$78,495
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$100,523,267
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$1,525,306
Special Events	($191,667)
Sales	$0
Other	($245,767)
Total Revenue	$101,611,139

Expenses
Program Services	$82,906,574
Administration	$6,078,851
Fundraising	$9,806,518
Total Expenses	$98,791,943
Net Gain/Loss	$2,819,196

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$246,901
Advertising & Promotion	$2,753,976
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$155,954
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$349,637
Legal Fees	$1,548
Pension Plan Contributions	$116,989
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

charity: water

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Contributions	$6,280,463
Cash & Equivalents	$1,025,067	$1,911,149	$886,082
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$12,900	$203,111	$190,211
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$1,582,882	$1,582,882
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$30,656	$149,552	$118,896
Other	$13,599	$39,670	$26,071
Total Assets	$1,082,222	$3,886,364	$2,804,142

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Accounts Payable	$34,032	$71,930	$37,898
Grants Payable	$321,254	$2,116,159	$1,794,905
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$355,286	$2,188,089	$1,832,803

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$519,615	$242,355	-$277,260
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$519,615	$242,355	($277,260)
Unrestricted Net Assets	$207,321	$1,455,920	$1,248,599
Net Assets	$726,936	$1,698,275	$971,339

Assets	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$8,684,493
Cash & Equivalents	$3,473,045	$6,229,601	$2,756,556
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$203,111	$1,224,953	$1,021,842
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$20,986	$0	($20,986)
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$149,552	$99,720	($49,832)
Other	$39,670	$108,051	$68,381
Total Assets	$3,886,364	$7,662,325	$3,775,961

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Accounts Payable	$71,930	$66,779	($5,151)
Grants Payable	$2,116,159	$4,277,094	$2,160,935
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$2,188,089	$4,343,873	$2,155,784

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets	$242,355	$1,438,960	$1,196,605
Permanently Restricted Net Assets	$0	$0	$0
Total Restricted Net Assets	$242,355	$1,438,960	$1,196,605
Unrestricted Net Assets	$1,455,920	$1,879,492	$423,572
Net Assets	$1,698,275	$3,318,452	$1,620,177

Assets	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$16,045,516
Cash & Equivalents	$6,229,601	$10,012,752	$3,783,151
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$1,224,953	$3,153,452	$1,928,499
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$99,720	$166,893	$67,173
Other	$108,051	$109,729	$1,678
Total Assets	$7,662,325	$13,442,826	$5,780,501

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Accounts Payable	$66,779	$89,682	$22,903
Grants Payable	$4,277,094	$5,535,190	$1,258,096
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$4,343,873	$5,624,872	$1,280,999

charity: water

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	$1,527,627	$2,965,175	$1,116,254	$10,854,919	$3,910,322
As % of expenses	3.2%	5.1%	1.5%	17.3%	4.0%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	$665,125	$2,122,394	$343,721	$10,533,608	$3,831,783
As % of expenses	1.4%	3.6%	0.5%	16.7%	3.9%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$50,384,295	$70,090,661	$90,131,472	$92,858,715	$101,611,139
Total revenue, % change over prior year	38.1%	39.1%	28.6%	3.0%	9.4%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	1.5%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.7%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	98.1%	97.4%	97.7%	95.3%	98.7%
Other revenue	0.4%	1.1%	0.8%	1.8%	-0.2%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$47,822,876	$58,422,612	$73,728,261	$62,570,006	$98,713,404
Total expenses, % change over prior year	36.2%	22.2%	26.2%	-15.1%	57.8%
Personnel	15.9%	14.5%	14.0%	16.7%	11.2%
Professional fees	2.1%	2.3%	2.0%	2.6%	2.2%
Occupancy	1.3%	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	76.4%	74.8%	73.8%	67.1%	79.6%
All other expenses	4.3%	7.4%	9.3%	12.7%	6.9%

Full cost components (estimated)	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$48,685,378	$59,265,393	$74,500,794	$62,891,317	$98,791,943
One month of savings	$3,985,240	$4,868,551	$6,144,022	$5,214,167	$8,226,117
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$52,670,618	$64,133,944	$80,644,816	$68,105,484	$107,018,060

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Months of cash	8.1	7.7	7.4	12.4	7.8
Months of cash and investments	13.1	13.5	12.6	18.1	15.8
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	2.9	2.9	2.5	5.0	3.7

Balance sheet composition	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash	$32,280,376	$37,351,410	$45,244,250	$64,436,719	$64,186,913
Investments	$20,100,324	$28,344,406	$31,935,447	$29,814,751	$65,548,292
Receivables	$13,523,148	$19,756,927	$38,183,397	$41,924,929	$42,468,997
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$4,234,551	$4,386,974	$4,269,197	$2,123,179	$1,827,697
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	0.0%	72.7%	88.2%	91.6%	94.6%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	51.1%	50.1%	46.6%	33.8%	45.6%
Unrestricted net assets	$13,383,213	$15,505,607	$15,849,328	$26,382,936	$30,214,719
Temporarily restricted net assets	$20,016,544	$28,238,802	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$20,016,544	$28,238,802	$46,313,142	$64,458,290	$64,000,502
Total net assets	$33,399,757	$43,744,409	$62,162,470	$90,841,226	$94,215,221

Key data checks

Key data checks	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

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

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Principal Officer

Mr. Scott Harrison

LinkedIn profile

Scott's biography can be found at http://www.charitywater.org/about/scotts_story.htm.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

charity: water

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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Compensation data

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charity: water

Highest paid employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

Other

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charity: water

Board of directors
as of 05/31/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board chair

Mr. Michael Wilkerson

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Scott Harrison

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Michael Wilkerson

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Brook Hazelton

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Chi-Hua Chien

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Shannon Sedgwick Davis

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Ryan Graves

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Angela Ahrendts

Chidi Achara

Simon Malls

Ije Nwokorie

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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? No
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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/12/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/20/2021

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Data

We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
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 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 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.

Contractors

Fiscal year ending

Professional fundraisers

Fiscal year ending

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G

Solicitation activities

Gross receipts from fundraising

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Related organizations & associated domestic grants

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charity: water

Mission

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

Our programs

Providing clean water, hygiene and sanitation

Where we work

Awards

Affiliations & memberships

Our results

Evaluation documents

Cumulative total number of water projects funded.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Cumulative total number of people served.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Cumulative investments in water projects and water project sustainability.

Totals By Year

Population(s) Served

Related Program

Type of Metric

Direction of Success

Context Notes

Goals & Strategy

Charting impact

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?

What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?

What have they accomplished so far and what's next?

How we listen

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2021 info

1.65

Months of cash in 2021 info

7.8

Fringe rate in 2021 info

16%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

Digitizing IRS form 990 data

charity: water

charity: water

charity: water

Business model indicators

Capital structure indicators

Key data checks

Operations

Documents

Principal Officer

Mr. Scott Harrison

Number of employees

charity: water

Compensation data

charity: water

Compensation data

charity: water

Board of directors data

Mr. Michael Wilkerson

Board leadership practices

Board orientation and education

CEO oversight

Ethics and transparency

Board composition

Board performance

Organizational demographics

Leadership

Liquidity in 2021

Months of cash in 2021

Fringe rate in 2021

Funding sources

Assets & liabilities