Mothers and missioners who bring clean Water to god's thirsty children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $278K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$895K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$895K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$895K

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 Feb 2012.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.7M Management & general 3% · $55K Fundraising 1% · $19K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$31,728Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Larraine Lauter’s $32K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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
Larraine Lauter$31,728————
SR Larraine Lauter—$30,156$30,000$30,000$27,500

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

Brings clean water to communities in need.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Equipped and empowered 28,181 women to provide clean drinking water kits for approximately 451,000 individuals and approximately 113,000 households.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Provided state of the art water filter kits into the hands of mothers and trained them to provide clean water for themselves, their families and others in their communities.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$895K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K
Total assetsLn 16$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$895K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26K$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K$299K
Total assetsLn 16$637K$895K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$637K$895K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$60K$60K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$25K$5K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$120K$23K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$24K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$2K$696
Management feesLn 11a$14K$11K$2K$689
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$22K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$22K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$344
Information technologyLn 14$15K$12K$2K$728
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$1K$433
TravelLn 17$41$33$6$2
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$11K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$1K$452
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$853$284
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$55K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.1M$1.8M$259K$895K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M−$18K$637K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$14K$655K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$206K$641K 990 PDF
FY2020 $926K$605K$320K$435K 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 $2,052,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,388,439$2,042,157
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,384$8,969
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $609$1,861
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,390,432$2,052,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,115,690$1,438,495
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,178$226,403
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,838$129,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,408,706$1,794,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,274$258,644
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,052,987 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,042,157
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,042,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,689$4,689
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,280$4,280
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,861$1,861
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,052,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,794,343 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $60,141$60,141
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,378,354$1,378,354
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,383 · Management $4,759 · Fundraising $1,586$31,728
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,110 · Management $22,521 · Fundraising $7,507$150,138
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,499 · Management $4,593 · Fundraising $1,531$30,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,131 · Management $2,087 · Fundraising $696$13,914
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $11,026 · Management $2,067 · Fundraising $689$13,782
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,673 · Management $4,063 · Fundraising $1,354$27,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,600 · Management $4,050 · Fundraising $1,350$27,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,500 · Management $1,031 · Fundraising $344$6,875
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,652 · Management $2,185 · Fundraising $728$14,565
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,934 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $433$8,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33 · Management $6 · Fundraising $2$41
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,859 · Management $4,177 · Fundraising $1,671$16,707
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,226 · Management $1,355 · Fundraising $452$9,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,548 · Management $853 · Fundraising $284$5,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,720,669 · Management $55,047 · Fundraising $18,627$1,794,343
Part X · Balance sheet $895,450 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $310,890$471,330
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$42,677
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $299,473$299,026
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,443$82,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $636,806$895,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $636,806$895,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $636,806$895,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $636,806$895,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $895,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,052,987
XI-2 Total expenses$1,794,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$258,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$636,806
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$895,450

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