Bondh-E-Shams
Fighting the global water crisis, one OASIS Box at a time.
Bondh-E-Shams
EIN: 82-1242012
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
We are a global clean water and tech non-profit bringing the gift of clean water and uplifting water-starved communities worldwide. We do that using an innovative, affordable, scalable solar-powered all-in-one water pump and filtration system, called the OASIS Box. We believe clean water is a right, not a privilege. With 1 in 10 people lacking safe access to clean water, there is an urgent need for ground-breaking innovations. We know that clean water means everything to communities in need: it prevents death from water-borne illness, improves community health, and relieves the burden of carrying water long distances from women and children, and is the foundation for education and economic empowerment.
Ruling year
2020
Principal Officer
Hamza Farrukh
Main address
200 E. 89th St 44E
New York, NY 10128 USA
EIN
82-1242012
Water resources
Energy resources
Philanthropy
Health
International development
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
Economically disadvantaged people
People with diseases and illnesses
NTEE code
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management (C32)
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
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Bondh E Shams translates to “droplets from the sun” and is a reflection of our mission to uphold the human right to access safe and clean water while also maintaining a sustainable environment. It is our mission to impact the 1.2 billion globally for whom safe access to clean water remains critically inaccessible, by providing contamination free drinking water through long-term and sustainable community uplift projects. Bondh E Shams leverages the power of smart-tech and renewable energy to fight the global water crisis. We do this by creating and implementing cost-effective water technologies in support of UN Sustainable Development Goals: 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation); 5 (Gender Equality); 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 13 (Climate Action), working with communities across the world to bring them safe access to clean water. In particular, we have developed an innovative, affordable and scalable solar-powered all-in-one water pump and filtration system, called the OASIS Box.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Solar Water Project
Bondh E Shams (the Solar Water Project) leverages the power of smart-tech and renewable energy to fight the global water crisis. We do this by creating cost-effective water technologies in support of UN Sustainable development Goal 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation). Our flagship solution is called the “OASIS Box” a transportable, solar-powered water filtration unit that removes 99.9999% of water contamination and can be installed in under a record 7 minutes, anywhere in the world (where a borehole exists).
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Commonwealth Point of Light 129 2020
External reviews
Photos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of communities provided clean water
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of water projects built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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?
Our organisational aim this year is to bring safe and clean water to 1 million people in critical need of assistance.
Our larger goal is to continue taking on the global water crisis by deploying the OASIS Box worldwide as we continue to finesse our R&D and technology and provide cost-efficient, scalable and sustainable solutions. We have successfully demonstrated the OASIS Box model can be replicated and deployed successfully in different regions. We will continue to amplify our impact in our current target regions (Pakistan, South Sudan, Yemen and
soon the Rohingya Refugee camps, Bangladesh) and gradually deploy more and more boxes in new communities on a global scale.
To date, at full capacity, our projects have provided up to 37 millions cups of clean water Each of our OASIS Boxes contains live data analytics monitoring technology, enabling donors to track their exact impact (water output in no.of cups from each box) via our website (https://www.bondheshams.org/impact).
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will continue to amplify our impact in existing regions, by implementing several more OASIS Boxes across each country, reaching upto 10,000 individuals each time. In addition, we will continue to develop relationships with local partners globally who are actively implementing and prioritising WASH projects in other regions. This will allow us to continue expanding our own presence globally in conjunction with trusted partners who possess extremely beneficial local knowledge of otherwise new regions to us. This allows for a localized and effective strategy with the local needs of each community at the forefront of each project.
Customization of our OASIS Box enables a targeted solution for each community meeting their specific water-filtration and population and other water-related needs. Working with partners we are able to identify several communities requiring our solution, in addition, our website allows individuals/organisation to nominate communities which may benefit from the OASIS Box. In this manner, we can identify and conduct impact research for more communities in critical need of assistance.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Bondh E Shams’ executive team includes Hamza Farrukh, Founder and CEO who has led the organisation from inception and continues to head the Executive Team and Board of Trustees and Advisors. In addition to his impact work, Hamza brings a wealth of corporate experience and network as Vice President in the Global Division at Goldman Sachs. Bondh E Shams’ current Development Director Sana Ibrahim, is a UK-qualified lawyer with extensive immigration experience and has worked in the development sector for 7 years assisting those in high-risk conflict zones and displaced refugee communities. Dr Ammad, Operations Directors heads supervision of production, deployment and Research and Development of the organisation’s OASIS Box technology. Hafsa Naeem, Pakistan Country Director brings several years of experience in the WASH sector to Bondh E Shams and US-General Secretary, Clare O’Brien is Cornell University trained public servant in infrastructure and sustainability.
The Executive Team is supported by a team of engineers, researchers, consultants and 200 volunteers.
Our engineering team includes mechanical and electrical engineers who specialize in renewable energy to guide the development of OASIS Boxes and any solutions we employ. This includes twelve full-time staff at our manufacturing site in Pakistan. We have scaled up over the last year as the annual demand for our flagship technology, the OASIS Box, has grown exponentially and can now produce upto 500 OASIS Boxes per year.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Today, Bondh E Shams manages over 50 water projects in communities in South Sudan, Pakistan, Yemen, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has provided an estimated 80 million cups of clean water over the past eight years. Bondh E Shams has created a tight global network, working with valued partner institutions, local organisations and directly with communities across its target regions. With a proven record of scalability and project adaptability globally, in 2023 Bondh E Shams will continue to scale operations in current regions while extending its global footprint to more regions with a view to deploy 500 more OASIS Boxes to bring clean water to thousands more in-need individuals for 20+ years.
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2021 info
30.5
Fringe rate in 2021 info
0%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Bondh-E-Shams
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Bondh-E-Shams’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $301,023 |
| As % of expenses | 160.9% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $301,023 |
| As % of expenses | 160.9% |
| Revenue composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $488,116 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 100.0% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |
|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $187,093 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% |
| Personnel | 0.0% |
| Professional fees | 66.4% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 33.6% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $187,093 |
| One month of savings | $15,591 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $202,684 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Months of cash | 30.5 |
| Months of cash and investments | 30.5 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 30.5 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Cash | $475,898 |
| Investments | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $475,898 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 |
| Total net assets | $475,898 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Material data errors | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Principal Officer
Hamza Farrukh
Hamza Farrukh is the Vice President Macro Rates Sales at Goldman Sachs and a Forbes 30under30 Social Entrepreneur. Hamza founded the international non-profit Bondh E Shams (The Solar Water Project) as a bold, cost-effective, and sustainable solution to the global water crisis that affects over 1.2B people worldwide. With over 100+ volunteers in 11 countries, The Solar Water Project wants to reach water-starved rural communities in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Hamza won $150,000 from Goldman Sachs in 2018 to bring his technology to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Hamza is also one of the three Pakistanis to receive the Points of Light Award honoured by the UK Prime Minister's Office & Her Majesty The Queen for his exemplary efforts at Bondh E shams. He completed his undergraduate in Economics and Political Science at Williams College, MA, and spent a year studying PPE at Exeter College, University of Oxford.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Bondh-E-Shams
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Bondh-E-Shams
Board of directorsas of 03/03/2023
Board of directors data
Mr Hamza Farrukh
Goldman Sachs
Term: 2023 - 2017
Clare O Brien
Bondh E Shams
Saima Masood Malik
Bondh E Shams
Board leadership practices
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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 ? Not applicable -
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
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Leadership
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