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HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC

We transform thirsting individuals into thriving communities.

Golden, CO   |  www.healingwaters.org
GuideStar Charity Check

HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC

EIN: 46-0472149


Mission

We're on a mission to end the global water crisis. We build holistic clean water solutions and spread God's love in at-risk communities around the world, empowering people not just to survive, but to thrive – physically, socially and spiritually.

Ruling year info

2002

CEO

Mr. Rob Anthony

Main address

14818 West 6th Ave Suite 15A

Golden, CO 80401 USA

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EIN

46-0472149

Subject area info

Water access, sanitation and hygiene

International development

Disaster relief

Population served info

Low-income people

Adults

Women and girls

Children and youth

Victims of disaster

NTEE code info

Citizen Participation (W24)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (S01)

International Economic Development (Q32)

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?

Clean Water Solutions

Water filtration systems, managed by in-country partners, installed in developing communities worldwide.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Biblically-based Health & Hygiene Education designed to improve health habits and eliminate the spread of waterborne illness. Women's-specific and children's-specific programs were redesigned in 2017.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Children and youth

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 clients participating in educational programs

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

Health & Hygiene Education

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of new programs/program sites

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

Clean Water Solutions

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of people receiving safe drinking water from community systems

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

Clean Water Solutions

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

per day

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

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

As an organization our goal is to help end the global water crisis by achieving universal access to safe water. With 1.8 billion people in the world still drinking dirty water, our goal is to transform thirsting individuals into thriving communities. We do this by implementing clean water solutions and turning dirty water into health, education, jobs and dreams.

Health: 3.5 million people die each year from dirty water, and lack of sanitation and hygiene. When clean water is introduced into a community, sickness and disease drop significantly. Diarrhea, the 3rd leading cause of child death, is reduced by 45%.
Education: Clean water gives back 413 million days of school to children. For a girl who spends up to 6 hours each day collecting water, clean water in her community means she has the time and energy to attend school!

Jobs: Our model gives locals the opportunity to create a sustainable business, selling water at competitive prices. We provide the training necessary to run and manage a business that is culturally relevant.

Dreams: When a community is not constantly sick and has access to safe, affordable drinking water, people can thrive. They can dream big and we think that is what community development is really about!

To achieve this, we are reaching communities around the world with our safe water programs and a model that cares for a community holistically.
First, we work in partnership with the local community, investing in local leaders by training them in business skills, and safe water systems operations and maintenance. Leaders are also trained to teach our health & hygiene curriculum. The community puts skin in the game through sweat equity and capital investment.

We then implement our safe water solutions. They're uniquely designed to conserve water and this is especially important in water scarce regions. The local community owns and operates the purification and distribution system, and turns a profit to make the whole program economically viable and sustainable. The water is sold at a cost that is accessible to all in the community.

Afterwards we work with the community to produce a long term monitoring and evaluation plan. Reporting our water program outputs and impacts not only ensures accountability, but allows us to be transparent and learn how to keep doing things better. It allows local leaders to make adjustments and improvements in hardware and practices that keep safe water flowing for generations to come.

We believe people thrive when their physical and spiritual needs are met. Our model is incomplete without this key element. Freed from the burden of unsafe water, our prayer and vision is that people don't just survive, they thrive: full of hope and the freedom to learn, love, work and pursue their God-given dreams.

Our water purification systems have been uniquely designed by our team of engineers to create solutions that bring safe drinking water to at-risk communities at a fraction of the existing market price. But we don't stop there. For a community to thrive, they must be educated and empowered. Our health and hygiene curriculum and our business training give community leaders the resources they need to bring about generational transformation!

The Healing Waters engineering team designs and implements water purification technology by leveraging simple, reliable, and powerful tools to provide a lasting supply of safe water using the best technology available. Our systems provide safe water by removing 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and parasites regardless of source water quality or operator error. They also use an integrated bottle sanitizing station to ensure that safe water isn't put into dirty bottles. Quality components, many of which can be locally sourced, ensure a solution which will be sustainable for the long term.

Our business administration training allows for each water purification system to be run as a sustainable, revenue generating store. While the water is sold at a cost accessible to all, this model still empowers the community to run a sustainable business. This means that our clean water solutions are lasting.

Because we believe in a holistic approach, we also teach health & hygiene training to ensure that the communities we're serving are enjoying the full effect of safe water. Our health & hygiene courses are geared towards children and young women, because we believe they are change makers in their communities.

To implement these three aspects of our clean water solutions we work with local ministry partners because we know the church has the trust and long term presence in the community that's required to take ownership of the project and help it become sustainable over the long term, until it's no longer a project, it's just part of the community life and infrastructure.

We are currently serving 184 communities and have distributed over 235 million gallons of clean water worldwide. However, there are still 1.8 billion people around the world drinking dirty water. In order to reach our goal of universal access to safe water there are many more communities we need to reach.

How we listen

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Financials

HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC
Fiscal year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

4.45

Average of 6.32 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

4.7

Average of 5.3 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

23%

Average of 18% over 10 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

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.

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC’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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Profitability info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation $131,114 -$277,317 $174,498 -$137,069 $325,865
As % of expenses 5.9% -12.8% 8.4% -5.8% 13.1%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation $115,692 -$284,982 $164,191 -$153,952 $308,891
As % of expenses 5.2% -13.1% 7.8% -6.5% 12.3%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $2,126,485 $1,969,328 $2,327,635 $2,306,608 $2,609,494
Total revenue, % change over prior year 2.6% 0.0% 18.2% -0.9% 13.1%
Program services revenue 5.7% 5.8% 3.8% 24.1% 12.1%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All other grants and contributions 93.7% 93.8% 90.1% 75.5% 87.4%
Other revenue 0.0% 0.3% 6.1% 0.4% 0.5%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $2,212,424 $2,163,119 $2,083,967 $2,365,845 $2,496,378
Total expenses, % change over prior year 11.5% 0.0% -3.7% 13.5% 5.5%
Personnel 37.3% 38.9% 38.8% 33.9% 34.6%
Professional fees 2.6% 1.2% 1.0% 1.9% 3.1%
Occupancy 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 3.4%
Interest 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pass-through 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All other expenses 55.2% 60.0% 60.2% 60.7% 58.9%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total expenses (after depreciation) $2,227,846 $2,170,784 $2,094,274 $2,382,728 $2,513,352
One month of savings $184,369 $180,260 $173,664 $197,154 $208,032
Debt principal payment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed asset additions $0 $24,000 $0 $42,355 $0
Total full costs (estimated) $2,412,215 $2,375,044 $2,267,938 $2,622,237 $2,721,384

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Months of cash 5.2 4.6 5.1 3.9 4.7
Months of cash and investments 6.0 5.2 5.7 4.5 5.3
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets 4.2 2.6 3.6 2.3 3.7
Balance sheet composition info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cash $952,523 $821,644 $877,461 $771,981 $986,605
Investments $156,874 $123,378 $112,470 $115,156 $118,735
Receivables $44,019 $111,716 $160,895 $194,366 $9,501
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $387,397 $193,627 $166,118 $198,640 $178,865
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 94.3% 81.8% 80.9% 71.2% 77.5%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 6.2% 20.6% 9.2% 12.4% 15.5%
Unrestricted net assets $788,371 $499,082 $663,273 $509,321 $818,212
Temporarily restricted net assets $448,804 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets $0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $448,804 $469,806 $538,976 $616,808 $404,061
Total net assets $1,237,175 $968,888 $1,202,249 $1,126,129 $1,222,273

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

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

Documents
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

CEO

Mr. Rob Anthony

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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HEALING WATERS INTERNATIONAL INC

Board of directors
as of 08/15/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
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Board chair

Mr. Kirk Elliott

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 ? 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