Hydrating Humanity INC

Tax-deductible

Winston Salem, NC501(c)(3)Since 2005ReligionEIN 20-1624084

Humanitarian Development and Relief. Primarily thru training exercises in Africa teaching locals to solve development problems and improve lives both physically and spiritually. Our top activities include constructing water wells and teaching hygiene.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
76%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$241K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
6
named funders · $256K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
5
independent of 8 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.1M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$510K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$508K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$510K
FY2025▼ -16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$510K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHydrating Humanity INC
EINHdr · item D20-1624084
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2005
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWinston Salem, NC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hydratinghumanity.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.00
Program services76%$906K
Management & general24%$284K
Fundraising$203
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -45% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -131% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$510K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$510K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$100K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$510K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$510K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$510K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $510K · Operating expenses/yr $1.2M
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $906K · Total expenses $1.2M
76%
Management & General
Management & general $284K · Total expenses $1.2M
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $203 · Total expenses $1.2M
0.02%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $963K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.1M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.1M
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $622K · FY2025 $1.1M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $510K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.2M
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $510K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $510K · Total assets $510K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $510K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joshua Young · Reported title Vice President - Program Director · Highest reported compensation $112K · Total expenses $1.2M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $354K · Total expenses $1.2M
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 24%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.02%——
Revenue growth -5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President - Program Director
$111,544Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treasurer - International Director
$98,716Pt VII · Sec A
President - Director
$31,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Young’s $112K as Vice President - Program Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joshua Young$111,544$90,425$85,520$66,668$41,548$34,408
Patrick Selvey$98,716$93,656$76,784$68,280$68,180$60,690
Matthew Peterson$31,008$29,556$22,940$21,140$23,964$25,220

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides clean water, teaches hygiene, and develops leaders in communities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $906K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Constructed 143 new clean water sources in Kenya & Tanzania. Maintained and/or repaired hundreds of pumps. International Director (ID) lives in East Africa full time training indigenous workers to drill wells, protect springs, and teach hygiene and water collection.

$843Kprogram expense
02

Over 250,000 students receive hygiene education using a curriculum we developed. We also host seminars for leadership development including pastor training workshops and grants.

$60Kprogram expense
03

Educating the public in the US (and other western nations) about health issues and personal hygiene problems as it relates to the specific issues found in East Africa. Our self developed curriculum is updated as needed and made available as an open source to NGOs worldwide.

$3Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.2M-5% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$807K+75% 990 PDF
FY2023 $655K$623K-2% 990 PDF
FY2022 $666K$771K+26% 990 PDF
FY2021 $530K$541K-15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $622K$508K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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