To provide innovative & sustain- able solutions to water scarcity & contamination in east africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $427K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$73K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$857K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$321K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$857K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$857K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$321K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$125K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $622K Management & general 7% · $58K Fundraising 21% · $177K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising General Mbr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising General Mbr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising General Mbr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Evans’s $97K as Board Chair is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Evans$96,854$93,224$100,000$28,333—
Kareece Sacco—$12,428$74,633$74,663$68,000
Anna Provenzano—$65,120———

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops sustainable solutions for water scarcity and contamination in East Africa.

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2 programs · $622K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

70 communuities served (total); 270,000 live impacted (total); First deployments of digital WASH (Water, Hygiene & Sanitation) tool in partner communities. Maintained 100% project success rate throughout COVID-19 shutdowns.

$508Kprogram expense
02

We know basic hygiene can reduce illness in rural communities by 64%, and that proper handwashing can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, specifically. We also know that 34% of Kenyans between the ages of 18 and 34 own a smartphone, and that most local leaders in our partner communities have access to mobile technology.

$114Kprogram expense

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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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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$244
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$857K
Ln 25
Programscol B$622K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$177K
Owns and owesPt X
$321K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$180K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$318K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$244
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$388K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$321K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$388K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$73K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$321K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30$30
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$42K$20K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$82K$24K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$4K$662
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$12K$4K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$30K$26K$230$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$6K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$267K$231K$250$36K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$685$3K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$14K$498$22K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$562$521
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$72$0
InterestLn 20$1K$822$242$223
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$350$324
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$169K$2K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$9K$427$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$857K$622K$58K$177K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$128K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.3M−$195K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$895$444K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$124K$445K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$857K$226K$321K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,083,119 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,082,854
I-9 Program service revenue$244
I-10 Investment income$21
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,083,119
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$30
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$236,557
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$620,346
I-18 Total expenses$856,933
I-19 Revenue less expenses$226,186
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,083,119 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$317,985
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$764,869
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$180,215
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,854
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$244
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,083,119
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $856,933 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30$30
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,250 · Management $19,500 · Fundraising $3,250$65,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,600 · Management $24,155 · Fundraising $33,824$139,579
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,613 · Management $3,975 · Fundraising $662$13,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,945 · Management $3,554 · Fundraising $3,229$18,728
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $26,191 · Management $230 · Fundraising $3,114$29,535
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,485 · Management $1,903 · Fundraising $1,762$10,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231,105 · Management $250 · Fundraising $35,515$266,870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,072 · Management $685 · Fundraising $3,011$7,768
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,108 · Management $498 · Fundraising $22,479$37,085
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,917 · Management $562 · Fundraising $521$3,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,767 · Management $72 · Fundraising $0$13,839
IX-20 InterestPrograms $822 · Management $242 · Fundraising $223$1,287
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,192 · Management $350 · Fundraising $324$1,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,920 · Management $1,992 · Fundraising $53,210$224,122
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,587 · Management $427 · Fundraising $15,810$24,824
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $621,604 · Management $58,395 · Fundraising $176,934$856,933
Part X · Balance sheet $393,624 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,861$387,557
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,722$1,103
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,888$4,964
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,471$393,624
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,103$32,350
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,593$40,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,696$72,650
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,905$259,164
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,870$61,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,775$320,974
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,471$393,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $320,974 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,083,119
XI-2 Total expenses$856,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$226,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,775
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$13
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$320,974

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