We create sustainable water and agriculture systems that drive equity in east africa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 3 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
10
named funders · $379K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$746K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$699K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$746K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$551K
FY2024$731K
FY2025$746K
Expenses
$699K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$699K
Net assets
$178K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$178K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $571K Management & general 18% · $125K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Juliana Velez’s $46K as Director (from 8/10/21) is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Juliana Velez$45,917—
Lindsey Pluimer—$1,500

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds wells, farms, and schools to empower East Africans.

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1 program · $571K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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WMO2H has implemented 131 locally-led water and agriculture projects across 84 communities in east africa, providing clean running water and nutritious, sustainable food solutions to over 200,000 lives.

$571Kprogram 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
$746K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Other incomeLn 4–11$149K
Money outPt IX
$699K
Ln 25
Programscol B$571K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$149K
Total revenueLn 12$746K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
SavingsLn 2$806
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$182K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 616
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$132K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274$3K
Net assetsLn 32$131K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$181K$112K$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$44K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$536$143$393
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$299K$297K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$5K$5K$762
Total functional expensesLn 25$699K$571K$125K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $746K$699K$47K$178K 990 PDF
FY2024 $731K$654K$77K$131K 990 PDF
FY2023 $551K$504K$47K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $465K$539K−$75K$8K 990 PDF
FY2021 $365K$484K−$119K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $430K$280K$150K$201K 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
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Part I · Summary $745,591 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $633,922$596,512
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $97,210$149,079
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $731,132$745,591
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,532$263,745
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,483$434,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $654,015$698,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $77,117$47,047
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $745,591 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$119,515
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$476,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,512
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $149,079$149,079
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $149,079$745,591
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,544 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,046 · Management $69,397$181,443
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,620 · Management $38,682$82,302
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,650$3,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,695$2,695
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,133$50,133
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $143 · Management $393$536
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,087 · Management $3,274$8,361
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,273$55,273
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,113 · Management $2,143$5,256
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $297,031 · Fundraising $1,727$298,758
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,705 · Management $4,670 · Fundraising $762$10,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,151 · Management $124,904 · Fundraising $2,489$698,544
Part X · Balance sheet $181,721 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $130,759$180,765
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $806$806
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $150$150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,715$181,721
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $274$3,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274$3,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $131,441$178,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,441$178,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,715$181,721
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,591
XI-2 Total expenses$698,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,047
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,441
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,488

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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