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Living Water Project

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Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Since 2013International EIN 46-2470373Revenue $553K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlivingwaterwells.org409 Franklin Rd, 37027-5212 · Brentwood, TNTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Living Water Project is an effort to fund clean and accessible water for people in impoverished areas of the world, thereby also extending to them the love of God.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $68K
Looks good: 4 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
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$553K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$574K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$236K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$553K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$536K
FY2025$553K
Expenses
$574K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$574K
Net assets
$236K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$236K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $549K Management & general 3% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Anne Rawlins
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Mott
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nan Hensley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Camp
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Camp
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Kirby
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aaron
Beaird
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides clean water and shares God's love in impoverished global communities.

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3 programs · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

GSA Road Church of Christ was funded $113,427 for wells in Liberia.

$113Kprogram expense
02

Final Command Ministries was funded $92,680 for wells in Mali, Cameroon and Nigeria.

$93Kprogram expense
03

Paul Partey in Ghana was funded 92,420 for wells in Ghana

$92Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$23K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$23K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$15K
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$68K
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2025
Final Command MinistiresTN · FY2025$92,680
Zambia Christian College IncorporatedTX · FY2025$59,500
Exile International INCTN · FY2025$44,723
Invite Joy - Burkina Faso INCMO · FY2025$22,342
Water 4 INCOK · FY2025$21,300
Lipscomb UniversityTN · FY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$360,480
Final Command MinistiresTN · FY2024$116,600
Water 4 INCOK · FY2024$70,362
Zambia Christian College IncorporatedTX · FY2024$59,900
Lipscomb UniversityTN · FY2024$40,000
Invite Joy - Burkina Faso INCMO · FY2024$21,042
Made in the StreetsTN · FY2024$13,000
Exile International INCTN · FY2024$9,376
Final Command MinistiresTN · FY2023$159,500
Water4 FoundationOK · FY2023$110,100
Zambia Christian College IncorporatedTX · FY2023$53,030
Lipscomb UniversityTN · FY2023$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Investment incomeLn 3$500
Money outPt IX
$574K
Ln 25
Programscol B$549K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$236K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$500
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$236K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
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$46K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$264K$236K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$264K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$261K$261K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$289K$289K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$0$8K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$574K$549K$20K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $553K$574K−$21K$236K 990 PDF
FY2024 $536K$510K$25K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 $461K$499K−$38K$238K 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$283K$147K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $509K$544K−$35K$129K 990 PDF
FY2020 $321K$283K$37K$164K 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 $553,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $535,095$552,627
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $445$500
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $535,540$553,127
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $505,540$549,192
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,878$24,577
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,418$573,769
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,122−$20,642
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $553,127 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$552,627
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$552,627
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$553,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,769 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $260,545$260,545
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $288,647$288,647
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,200$12,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $7,665 · Fundraising $4,712$12,377
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $549,192 · Management $19,865 · Fundraising $4,712$573,769
Part X · Balance sheet $236,144 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,875$103,530
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $217,661$132,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $263,536$236,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,536$236,144
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,536$236,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $263,536$236,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $236,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,127
XI-2 Total expenses$573,769
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,536
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,750
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$236,144

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

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