Our mission is to expand global access to low-cost clean Water technologies and information about health and sanitation through knowledge-sharing, training, community-building, peacemaking, and sustainability. Our main focus is community training in the use and construction of biosand filters which provide sustainable clean Water technology but also allow the formation of local filter building teams that become small micro businesses creating a sustainable source of the filters and clean Water for the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 4 employees.
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 surplus $10K a year · 3% 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
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $220K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$324K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$286K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$324K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$324K
Expenses
$346K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$346K
Net assets
$286K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$286K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $162K Management & general 47% · $161K Fundraising 6% · $22K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$87,984Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Curt Andino’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Curt Andino$87,984$87,836$79,868$72,009$64,981

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

Trains communities to build and use affordable biosand water filters, creating sustainable clean water and local businesses.

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1 program · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We provide services related to water filtration, water security, better building, and good hygiene to communities in india and africa. The success of our program is through community engagement, field training, technical expertise, and clerical support.

$162Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$324K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$286K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Total revenueLn 12$324K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$286K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$60K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$310K$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$286K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$19K$50K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$25K$66K$121
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$5K$304
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$3K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$60K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$4K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$549
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$632
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$14K$13K$1K$21
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$24K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$162K$161K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $324K$346K−$22K$286K 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$441K−$129K$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$342K−$31K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$321K$84K$451K 990 PDF
FY2020 $460K$312K$148K$353K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $324,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,639$324,147
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $145$19
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $311,784$324,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,401$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,472$199,761
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,932$146,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,805$345,761
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,021−$21,595
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $324,166 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$324,147
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,147
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $19$324,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $345,761 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,162 · Management $49,660 · Fundraising $19,162$87,984
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,080 · Management $65,543 · Fundraising $121$90,744
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,942 · Management $4,543 · Fundraising $304$7,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,374 · Management $8,345 · Fundraising $1,525$13,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,351 · Management $8,783$69,134
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,667 · Management $5,907$9,574
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,372 · Fundraising $549$5,921
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,366 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $632$6,166
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,722 · Management $1,615$5,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,739 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $21$13,928
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,795$3,795
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,350$2,350
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,865 · Management $4,580$28,445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,063 · Management $161,384 · Fundraising $22,314$345,761
Part X · Balance sheet $299,088 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,951$67,324
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,496$6,956
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,615$4,820
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $237,175$219,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $310,468$299,088
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,075$13,476
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,075$13,476
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,393$285,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,393$285,612
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $310,468$299,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $285,612 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$324,166
XI-2 Total expenses$345,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,595
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,393
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,814
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$285,612

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