H2o for Life: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-0338552)

Doug Niemela’s $87K as Executive Di is at the 24th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Doug Niemela	$87,165	$87,165	$78,252	$57,212	—
Christine Andacht	—	—	—	—	$72,406

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

Programs and updates

Inspire youth through service-learning to address the global water crisis.

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2 programs · $780K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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H2O for Life Schools and eighty-three Program Partners pledged $142,114.46 between July 1st, 2022, and July 1st, 2023. Thus far, they have raised $151,715.75 towards WASH projects at schools worldwide, supported by our implementing partners.

$780Kprogram expense

02

Seventy schools participated this year, along with thirteen other community partners. Staff delivered thirty-nine direct presentations to our schools, presentations to five community groups, thirteen teacher trainings, seven monthly seminars to our high school fellows, and presented at five educational conferences.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Wallace Genetic Foundation II INCFY2025$105K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105K

Grants paid · 7 grants · $93K · 2020–2024

The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectCA · FY2024$5,372

The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectCA · FY2023$15,559

The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectCA · FY2022$23,668

The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectCA · FY2021$10,500

Global Thinking Foundation USA INCNY · FY2021$6,000

The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectCA · FY2020$25,200

Chris Long FoundationMO · FY2020$6,544

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$680K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$657K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$780K

Managementcol C$81K

Fundraisingcol D$147K

Owns and owesPt X

$216K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K

Total assetsLn 16$266K

LiabilitiesLn 26$51K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$657K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K

Investment incomeLn 3$5K

Other incomeLn 4–11$567

Total revenueLn 12$680K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$113K

SavingsLn 2$57K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K

Other assetsLn 15$18K

Total assetsLn 16$266K

LiabilitiesLn 26$51K

Net assetsLn 32$216K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 6250

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$462K	$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$55K	$34K
Total assetsLn 16	$639K	$266K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$97K	$51K
Net assetsLn 32	$542K	$216K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$24K	$24K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$205K	$205K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$93K	$65K	$9K	$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$270K	$190K	$26K	$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$11K	$8K	$1K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$29K	$20K	$3K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$36K	$26K	$3K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$16K	$12K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K	$21K	$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$11K			$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$63K	$35K	$11K	$17K
Office expensesLn 13	$49K	$31K	$7K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$25K	$10K	$5K	$10K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$10K	$3K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$41K	$41K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$53K	$53K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$22K	$20K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$15K	$8K	$3K	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$780K	$81K	$147K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.1M	$665K	$406K	$452K	990 PDF
FY2024	$696K	$865K	−$169K	$46K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$680K	$1.0M	−$327K	$216K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.1M	$1.0M	$28K	$542K	990 PDF
FY2021	$676K	$884K	−$208K	$519K	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 F · Foreign O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $679,892 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $947,044$656,705

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,391$17,207

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,427$5,413

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,157$567

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,062,705$679,892

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $244,483$228,384

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $437,926$438,980

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$11,112

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $352,131$328,774

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,034,540$1,007,250

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,165−$327,358

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $679,892 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$151,875

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$504,830

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$656,705

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,207$17,207

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,413$5,413

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $567$567

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,207 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,980$679,892

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,007,250 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $23,688$23,688

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $204,696$204,696

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,111 · Management $8,831 · Fundraising $18,726$92,668

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,038 · Management $25,776 · Fundraising $54,656$270,470

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,730 · Management $1,049 · Fundraising $2,223$11,002

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,369 · Management $2,762 · Fundraising $5,858$28,989

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,667 · Management $3,180 · Fundraising $7,004$35,851

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,444 · Management $3,111$15,555

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,999 · Management $5,250$26,249

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,112$11,112

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,457 · Management $10,764 · Fundraising $17,095$63,316

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,166 · Management $7,078 · Fundraising $11,241$49,485

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,203 · Management $4,889 · Fundraising $9,932$25,024

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,299 · Management $3,126 · Fundraising $4,966$18,391

IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,290$41,290

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $52,637$52,637

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,631 · Management $2,181$21,812

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,408 · Management $2,553 · Fundraising $4,054$15,015

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $779,833 · Management $80,550 · Fundraising $146,867$1,007,250

Part X · Balance sheet $266,370 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $405,682$112,928

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,174$57,302

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,915$20,000

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,346$6,288

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,241$4,750

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,792$34,096

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,326$13,351

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$17,655

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $639,105$266,370

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,190$32,237

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,540

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,158$50,777

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $513,673$32,550

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,274$183,043

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $541,947$215,593

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $639,105$266,370

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,593 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$679,892

XI-2 Total expenses$1,007,250

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$327,358

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$541,947

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,004

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,593

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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