Hydrating Humanity INC

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EIN 20-1624084 Religious organization Winston Salem, NC NTEE X99
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +48%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Provides clean water, teaches hygiene, and develops leaders in communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $510K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2005
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Winston Salem, NC
Website
www.hydratinghumanity.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2025
Expenses
$1.2M
Net assets
$510K
People
8
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides clean water, teaches hygiene, and develops leaders in communities.
Leadership
Joshua Young · Vice President - Program Director · $112K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.2M expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

6 funders, incl. Map Portfolio Foundation

6 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $256K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

76% to programs

76% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$1–10M · ↓ -5% vs prior year

Revenue band $1–10M, -5% versus the prior filing year (down). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$510K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$100K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.00
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

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$510K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
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

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHydrating Humanity INC
EINHdr · item D20-1624084
Principal addressHdr · item CWinston Salem, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hydratinghumanity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

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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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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Statement of Revenue

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

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

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

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$655K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$666K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$530K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$622K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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