20 Liters was created to both educate and engage the developed world about the need for clean water and to empower local communities in the developing world to meet their clean water needs through sustainable technologies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 133 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K 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
$64K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$311K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$323K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$311K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$322K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$311K
Expenses
$323K
FY2025-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$309K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$108K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$106K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$108K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $236K Management & general 14% · $44K Fundraising 13% · $43K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$63,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Vanopstall’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 59th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Vanopstall$63,500$28,087———
Amanda Mulder—$32,366$48,488$44,762$44,145
Christopher Kragt——$38,219$36,462$39,252

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides clean water solutions and education to communities worldwide.

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1 program · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Between July 2024 and June 2025, we continued our work in Rwanda, Africa. In the first few months of the fiscal year, we completed our clean water filter distributions in the sectors of Rukumberi, Kagogo, and Jarama.

$236Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$264
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$264
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6133
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$124K$124K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$19K$19K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$200$60$60$80
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$1K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$579$579
Advertising and promotionLn 12$650$650
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$531$392
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$275$138$137
InsuranceLn 23$3K$815$815$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$236K$44K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $311K$323K−$12K$108K 990 PDF
FY2024 $285K$325K−$40K$120K 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$247K$64K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022 $342K$352K−$10K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$309K$13K$106K 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 $311,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $283,847$310,842
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228$264
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $819$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,894$311,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $111,600$124,028
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,423$70,112
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,665$129,324
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,688$323,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$39,794−$12,358
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,106 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$310,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,842
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $264$264
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $264$311,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,464 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $124,028$124,028
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,484 · Management $19,485 · Fundraising $25,979$64,948
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60 · Management $60 · Fundraising $80$200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,489 · Management $1,489 · Fundraising $1,986$4,964
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,600$18,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $579$579
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $650$650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,830 · Management $2,842$4,672
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,392 · Fundraising $3,392$6,784
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,804 · Fundraising $6,804$13,608
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,526 · Management $531 · Fundraising $392$4,449
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,330 · Fundraising $2,438$4,768
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $138 · Fundraising $137$275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $815 · Management $815 · Fundraising $1,086$2,716
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,223$72,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,119 · Management $44,401 · Fundraising $42,944$323,464
Part X · Balance sheet $123,866 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $414$349
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,203$82,319
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,043$29,111
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,598$1,703
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,616$9,384
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,874$123,866
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,898$7,206
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,111$9,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,009$16,359
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,865$107,507
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,865$107,507
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,874$123,866
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,507 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,106
XI-2 Total expenses$323,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,358
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,507

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