Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1977.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
15 people listed on the 990; $532K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Jeffrey Carter’s $141K as President/Ce is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Carter | $140,819 | $102,537 | — | — | — |
| Lewanda Gipson | $102,756 | $100,812 | $92,616 | $11,664 | — |
| Robert Wendelgass | — | — | $98,073 | $79,672 | $62,545 |
| Dianne Akabli | $81,031 | $87,041 | $75,447 | $74,289 | $63,628 |
| Diane Akabli | — | — | $75,447 | — | — |
| Kathleen Aterno | — | — | — | $65,785 | $46,265 |
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.
See Clean Water Fund executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advocates for clean, affordable water and sustainable energy solutions by empowering communities to fight pollution, climate change, and fossil fuel impacts.
Questions for Clean Water Fund
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Environmental justice and health. Programs to protect communities of color and safeguard public health by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals and health threatening pollution: advancing "upstream" soultions to keep toxic chemicals out of consumer products and cosmetics.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1043444) · Dispute this linePromoting clean water, from watershed to water tap. Programs to protect and promote clean water and healthy communities through; "upstearm" pollution prevention to protect drinking water sources and keep toxics out of our water.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1043444) · Dispute this lineEnvironmental justice and health. Programs to protect communities of color and safeguard public health by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals and health threatening pollution: advancing "upstream" soultions to keep toxic chemicals out of consumer products and cosmetics.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1043444) · Dispute this lineSustainable energy and climate change. Programs address a braod range of water-energy concerns: toxic water pollution from power plants, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, water and air pollution form fossil fuel production and use, including drilling and fracking for oil and gas, smart growth, transportation and sustainable…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1043444) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 | $6.1M | $7.8M | −$1.6M | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2024 | $6.7M | $6.8M | −$112K | $6.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 | $6.6M | $5.6M | $1.0M | $6.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $6.6M | $5.2M | $1.4M | $5.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 | $5.1M | $5.3M | −$139K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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