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Builds global water and sanitation capacity for lasting, climate-resilient solutions. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $793K in revenue, $711K in expenses, and $118K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Alexandria, VA
Website
rockblue.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2022)
Revenue
$793KFY2022
Expenses
$711K
Net assets
$118K
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5641849 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alexandria, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds global water and sanitation capacity for lasting, climate-resilient solutions.
Leadership
Karen Pallansch · Non-Executive Director
Money in and out
$793K revenue, $711K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$793K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$711K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$118K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $82K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$793K
FY2022
Expenses
$711K
FY2022
Total assets
$354K
FY2022
Total liabilities
$236K
FY2022
Total revenue
$793K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$711K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$118K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$354K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $129K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Developed a pilot program Access to Capital, Oversight and Reporting Nexus (ACORN) to assess the financial status of two water and sanitation utilities and determine Performance Improvement Programs for them to enhance their creditworthiness to attract financing for their capital investment needs.

$103Kprogram expense
02

Conducted four regional Performance Achievement Workshops (PAWs) for the seven water and sanitation services providers that partner with ROCKBlue to learn from each other and to share their achievements in improving the delivery of their services.

$14Kprogram expense
03

In collaboration with the American Waterworks Association (AWWA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) with funding from the US Agency for International Development, trained over 50 staff of 23 water and sanitation services providers in five African countries to learn and begin to implement US standards of best practices…

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRock Blue
EINHdr · item D46-5641849
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jrockblue.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Non-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$793K
Total revenueLn 12$793K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.05
Program services81%$577K
Management & general14%$98K
Fundraising5%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$711K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$273K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$236K
Total net assetsLn 32$118K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $273K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $711K · Less non-cash grants $542K · Cash operating expenses/yr $169K
19.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $577K · Total expenses $711K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $98K · Total expenses $711K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $36K · Total expenses $711K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $36K · Solicited contributions $793K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $793K · Total revenue $793K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $793K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $793K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $793K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $711K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $793K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $118K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $793K · Expenses $711K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $354K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $118K · Total assets $354K
33%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $354K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karen Pallansch · Reported title Non-Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $711K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $711K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$90K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$793K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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