We are a community of ordinary people with a passion to see those who are suffering realize the hope of safe, clean water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 4 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $978 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$249K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$119K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$249K
Expenses
$280K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$240K
FY2025$280K
Net assets
$119K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$119K

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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $101K Management & general 61% · $171K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$93,600Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Office Support
$15,400Pt VII · Sec A
Program Support
$9,169Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Pierce’s $94K as CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Pierce$93,600$101,400$93,600$93,600$96,970—
Andrew Michael Pierce—————$26,900
Patty Pierce$24,000$24,800$24,000———
Megan Pierce$15,400$14,694————
Nick Pierce$9,169—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides safe, clean water to suffering communities.

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2 programs · $101K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Kenya In 2025 Project41 provided ongoing maintenance and support of our safetap system to 129 schools orphanages and community centers in the informal settlements around Nairobi Kenya. Project41 also installed an additional 35 systems at 24 new schools.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Uganda/ WomenFirst. Project41 continued its ongoing support of WomenFirst. An organization that provides mentoring and job skills training to women in the Jinja area of Uganda.

$2Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$101K
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$119K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$249K
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$119K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$121K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$121K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$119K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$600$600
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$93K$93K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$0$143K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$0$12K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$0$0$8K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$1K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$12K$6K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$101K$171K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $249K$280K−$31K$119K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2025 $273K$240K$33K$121K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2024 $193K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $87K$68K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $199K$130K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2021 $147K$97K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $249,247 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,056$249,247
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,056$249,247
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,234$93,442
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,911$154,697
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,057$32,005
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,202$280,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,854−$30,897
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,247 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$249,247
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,247
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,144 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $600$600
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $92,842$92,842
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $143,065 · Fundraising $0$143,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $11,632 · Fundraising $0$11,632
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,927 · Fundraising $0$1,927
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,337 · Fundraising $0$4,337
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $8,119$8,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,478 · Fundraising $0$1,478
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,297 · Management $2,420 · Fundraising $0$3,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,061 · Management $6,366 · Fundraising $0$12,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $100,800 · Management $171,225 · Fundraising $8,119$280,144
Part X · Balance sheet $120,605 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,754$91,553
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $266$1,800
X-4 Accounts receivable$27,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $121,020$120,605
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,804
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,804
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,020$118,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,020$118,801
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $121,020$120,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $118,801 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,247
XI-2 Total expenses$280,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,897
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,020
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$1,804
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26,874
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$118,801

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