The mission of the Foundation is to mobilize champions, service providers, and experts to help communities access clean water, address basic needs for youth and families, and inspire others to make an impact at home and abroad. The foundation's vision is access and opportunity everywhere.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $106K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$672K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$672K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$961K
FY2023$593K
FY2024$672K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2024.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $958K Management & general 13% · $161K Fundraising 12% · $150K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Directo
$123,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy E Hopkins’s $123K as Exec Directo is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2021
Nancy E Hopkins$123,200—
Nicole D Woodie—$80,563

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes champions to provide clean water and meet basic needs for youth and families.

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2 programs · $958K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Waterboys is the signature initiative of the foundation and is dedicated to raising funds and awareness to provide clean water to one million people worldwide. Internationally, waterboys funds the construction of solar powered deep borehole wells in east africa.

$882Kprogram expense
02

Edzone is the foundation's program that supports educational equity and opportunity. The foundation has identified organizations that focus on making quality education easily accessible to underserved youth, including through the provision of essential needs item and scholarships.

$77Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K
Grants paid · 51 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2024
Well Aware INCTX · FY2024$291,900
Worldserve InternationalPA · FY2024$144,000
Cradles to Crayons INCMA · FY2024$50,000
American Red CrossFY2024$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$18,220
Worldserve InternationalPA · FY2023$344,000
Well Aware INCTX · FY2023$180,000
Charlottesville City SchoolsFY2023$60,000
First BookDC · FY2023$55,000
DigdeepFY2023$50,000
Rural Community Assistance PartnersFY2023$45,000
St Anne's-Belfield SchoolFY2023$35,830
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central VaFY2023$5,000
Worldserve InternationalPA · FY2022$626,418
Rural Community Assistance PartnersFY2022$299,584
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$958K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$672K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$725K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$180K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$624K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$624K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Total assetsLn 16$725K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$672K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K$624K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$101K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$694K$725K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$593K$672K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$700K$700K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$211K$85K$40K$86K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$130K$26K$92K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$1K$3K
TravelLn 17$17K$10K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$8K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$958K$161K$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$79K$672K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.6M−$369K$593K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$2.0M−$543K$961K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.5M$704K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.8M−$400K$798K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,348,913 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,153,471$1,320,796
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,459$28,117
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,184,930$1,348,913
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $954,275$699,835
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $377,380$334,531
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,320$235,070
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,552,975$1,269,436
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$368,045$79,477
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,348,913 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$180,342
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,140,454
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,320,796
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,117$28,117
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $28,117$1,348,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,269,436 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $699,835$699,835
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,200$123,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,076 · Management $39,907 · Fundraising $86,348$211,331
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $45,815$45,815
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,408$18,408
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,409 · Management $92,332 · Fundraising $10,976$129,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,027 · Management $1,226 · Fundraising $2,965$10,218
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,975 · Management $6,634$16,609
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,775 · Management $2,706 · Fundraising $3,822$14,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $958,297 · Management $161,213 · Fundraising $149,926$1,269,436
Part X · Balance sheet $724,826 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $592,958$624,344
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $100,713$100,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $693,671$724,826
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,301$52,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,521$52,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,630$490,163
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $486,520$182,233
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $593,150$672,396
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $693,671$724,826
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $672,396 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,348,913
XI-2 Total expenses$1,269,436
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$593,150
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$231
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$672,396

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