Digdeep is a human rights organization working to ensure that every american has equitable access to Water and sanitation forever. We DO this through our impact model, which focuses on community-led Water projects; education & research; and (continued on schedule o) mobilizing america and building the wash sector.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.2M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $108K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$492K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.6M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$16.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$22.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.6M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$27.0M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$14.6M
Expenses
$16.7M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$12.1M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$16.7M
Net assets
$22.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$16.7M
FY2022$31.3M
FY2023$29.0M
FY2024$24.4M
FY2025$22.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $14.0M Management & general 5% · $889K Fundraising 11% · $1.8M

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$306,172Pt VII · Sec A
President & Chief Operating Officer
$233,435Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$211,361Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$195,376Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Policy & External Relations
$172,595Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Digdeep Labs
$170,940Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Communications
$161,382Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George McGraw’s $306K as Founder & CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George McGraw$306,172$300,425$234,950$193,200$178,531$128,205
Anne-Marie Jones$233,435$192,401$202,638$152,969$72,127—
Amanda Ryan-Smith$211,361—————
Julie Waechter$195,376$183,542$201,589$147,660$140,000—
Barbara Davis———$176,296$135,840—
Jeffrey Tang——$173,143———
Kabir Thatte$172,595$160,719$144,575———
Kimberly Lemme$170,940$159,958$150,833———

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

Provides clean, safe water to underserved communities while educating the public and researching solutions to close the water and sanitation access gap.

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3 programs · $14.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Community-led water projects increase access to safe drinking water, appropriate waste water treatment, and improved hygiene. This program provided direct and indirect water, sanitation, and hygiene benefits to more than 3,000 households in the us.

$11.2Mprogram expense
02

Building the sector and mobilizing america is working collectively with community leaders, residents, nonprofit organizations, the public sector, and other experts across the nation to coordinate solutions, develop policies and practices, and work on implementing solutions at scale to solve the water access crisis.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Education and research help americans learn about the water and sanitation access gap and find the tools to solve this crisis.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$108K
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Grants paid · 56 grants · $2.3M · 2021–2025
Yess of Charles County INCMD · FY2025$105,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,000
Fundamental Needs INCCO · FY2025$8,000
Sol Communications INCCA · FY2025$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,000
Yess of Charles County INCMD · FY2024$150,000
Elevate EnergyIL · FY2024$130,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Sol Communications INCCA · FY2024$10,000
Seeds in CommonCO · FY2024$10,000
Wai Org INCHI · FY2023$150,000
Blanding CityFY2023$100,000
Navajo Technical UniversityNM · FY2023$51,789
Unitemized GrantFY2023$46,098
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$778K
Money outPt IX
$16.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.0M
Managementcol C$889K
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$22.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$492K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$778K
Gains on assetsLn 7$157K
Total revenueLn 12$14.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$188K
Total assetsLn 16$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$492K
Net assetsLn 32$22.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$9.1M$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.8M$10.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$25.2M$22.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$776K$492K
Net assetsLn 32$24.4M$22.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$137K$137K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$143K$143K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$613K$473K$53K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.5M$5.4M$157K$955K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$168K$146K$5K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$989K$42K$119K
Payroll taxesLn 10$689K$591K$26K$72K
Legal feesLn 11b$86K$70K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$112K$112K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$328$328
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$322K$322K
Investment management feesLn 11f$148K$148K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$34K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$273K$241K$10K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$263K$104K$119K$40K
Information technologyLn 14$334K$199K$76K$60K
OccupancyLn 16$143K$117K$26K
TravelLn 17$294K$204K$61K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$26K$5K$1K
InterestLn 20$9K$6K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$919K$919K
InsuranceLn 23$331K$300K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.9M
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.7M$14.0M$889K$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.6M$16.7M−$2.1M$22.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.1M$15.8M−$4.7M$24.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.5M$14.7M−$2.3M$29.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $27.0M$12.1M$14.9M$31.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.8M$7.4M$5.4M$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.7M$3.8M$7.9M$11.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,596,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,398,929$13,822,756
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $701,955$778,132
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,999−$4,595
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,102,883$14,596,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $424,328$280,377
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,100,024$9,117,211
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $345,335$322,287
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,933,674$6,959,550
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,803,361$16,679,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,700,478−$2,083,132
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,596,293 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,595 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,822,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,822,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $620,795$620,795
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $157,337$157,337
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$4,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $778,132$14,596,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,679,425 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $137,000$137,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $143,377$143,377
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $472,980 · Management $53,364 · Fundraising $86,507$612,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,385,617 · Management $156,858 · Fundraising $955,402$6,497,877
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $145,725 · Management $5,335 · Fundraising $16,891$167,951
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $988,747 · Management $41,540 · Fundraising $119,131$1,149,418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $590,507 · Management $26,319 · Fundraising $72,288$689,114
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $70,380 · Management $15,291$85,671
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $112,020$112,020
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $328$328
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $322,287$322,287
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $147,713$147,713
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,249 · Fundraising $50,257$84,506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $240,715 · Management $10,310 · Fundraising $21,685$272,710
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $104,077 · Management $118,676 · Fundraising $40,108$262,861
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,935 · Management $75,720 · Fundraising $59,809$334,464
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $116,940 · Management $25,684$142,624
IX-17 TravelPrograms $203,839 · Management $60,972 · Fundraising $29,489$294,300
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,783 · Management $5,198 · Fundraising $1,088$32,069
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,767 · Management $2,902$8,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $918,657$918,657
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $299,529 · Management $31,167$330,696
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,932,262$3,932,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,015,086 · Management $889,397 · Fundraising $1,774,942$16,679,425
Part X · Balance sheet $22,721,804 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,546,201$3,093,023
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,521,809$2,942,486
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,125,000$1,269,511
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,269$11,272
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $586,549$383,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,325,006$3,782,984
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,836,193$10,244,686
X-14 Intangible assets$806,330
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $232,919$188,124
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,191,946$22,721,804
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $569,302$330,980
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $207,049$160,939
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $776,351$491,919
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,154,895$20,259,685
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,260,700$1,970,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,415,595$22,229,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,191,946$22,721,804
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,229,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,596,293
XI-2 Total expenses$16,679,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,083,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,415,595
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$102,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,229,885

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