Well Aware INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 20-5025148

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$171K 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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FY2023 · 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$171K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$70K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$857K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$259K
FY2023▼ -42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$125K

From the FY2023 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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $153K Fundraising 10% · $138K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $171K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$93,224Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Op.
$65,120Pt VII · Sec A
$12,428Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (ja
$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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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114 communities served (total); 353,000+ lives impacted (total); maintained 100% project success rate. Recognized in fast company's 2022 world changing ideas as a finalist in the developing world technology category and honorable mention in the water caetgory for the well beyond app.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$166K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$522K$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15$15
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$141K$24K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$193K$56K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$7K$14K$565
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$22K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$339K$324K$12K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$90K$49K$2K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$16K$14K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$657
OccupancyLn 16$217K$214K$3K$500
TravelLn 17$70K$64K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$37$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$153K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$128K$125K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $1.1M$857K$226K$321K 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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Part I · Summary $1,148,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,580,739$1,144,525
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$61,961$3,630
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,518,790$1,148,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $150$15
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $499,933$534,192
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,019,602$809,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,519,685$1,343,367
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$895−$195,201
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,148,166 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,144,525
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,144,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,630$3,630
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3,641$1,148,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,343,367 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15$15
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,342 · Management $23,681 · Fundraising $22,144$187,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,794 · Management $55,591 · Fundraising $47,017$295,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,315 · Management $13,699 · Fundraising $565$21,579
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,334 · Management $2,738 · Fundraising $4,972$30,044
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,006$15,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $324,394 · Management $12,248 · Fundraising $2,650$339,292
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,206 · Management $1,504 · Fundraising $39,305$90,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,153 · Management $13,901 · Fundraising $17,831$47,885
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,903 · Management $657$4,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $213,622 · Management $3,277 · Fundraising $500$217,399
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,080 · Management $2,981 · Fundraising $3,124$70,185
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,379$17,379
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,452$1,452
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37 · Management $5,950$5,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,052,574 · Management $152,685 · Fundraising $138,108$1,343,367
Part X · Balance sheet $329,018 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,573$165,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,017$60,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $160,704$72,079
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,285$16,652
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,135$14,456
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,714$329,018
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,621$70,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,621$70,426
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $286,093$67,905
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $158,000$190,687
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $444,093$258,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,714$329,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $258,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,148,166
XI-2 Total expenses$1,343,367
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$195,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$444,093
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$258,592

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