To get clean water to every single person who needs it. Waves for Water has initiated the Clean Water Couriers program to bring clean water to catastrophic stricken regions around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 deficit $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$359K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$775K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$837K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$775K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$911K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$775K
Expenses
$837K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$882K
FY2021$661K
FY2022$934K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$837K
Net assets
$379K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$379K

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2010.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $831K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $693

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

7 people listed on the 990; $359K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$359,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Rose’s $359K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Rose$359,100$228,000$132,000$132,000$183,930
Christian Troy————$48,750

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Delivers clean water to people in need, especially in disaster-stricken areas.

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1 program · $831K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide needed water filtration education and water filters to countries around the world. Initiated the Clean Water Couriers program to bring clean water to catastrophic stricken regions around the world.

$831Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Money outPt IX
$837K
Ln 25
Programscol B$831K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$693
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$410K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$410K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K$410K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$474K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$441K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$359K$359K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$101K$101K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9$9
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$339K$337K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$693
Total functional expensesLn 25$837K$831K$5K$693

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $775K$837K−$62K$379K 990 PDF
FY2023 $819K$793K$27K$441K 990 PDF
FY2022 $911K$934K−$23K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$661K$348K$437K 990 PDF
FY2020 $449K$882K−$432K$90K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $775,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $819,354$775,093
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $819,354$775,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,068$385,171
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $528,526$451,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $792,594$837,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,760−$61,929
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $775,093 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$775,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,093
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$775,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $837,022 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $359,100$359,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,071$26,071
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,100$3,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,179$6,179
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $100,905$100,905
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9$9
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $336,794 · Management $1,841$338,635
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,330 · Fundraising $693$3,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $831,388 · Management $4,941 · Fundraising $693$837,022
Part X · Balance sheet $409,924 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $473,618$409,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $473,618$409,924
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,449$30,684
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,449$30,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $441,169$379,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,169$379,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $473,618$409,924
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $379,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$775,093
XI-2 Total expenses$837,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,169
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$379,240

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