Splash International EIN 56-2600599

Splash International FY2020 filing

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Provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene programs for children in low-resource cities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $9.7M in revenue, $8.0M in expenses, and $9.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.splash.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$9.7MFY2020
Expenses
$8.0M
Net assets
$9.4M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2600599 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene programs for children in low-resource cities.
Leadership
Eric Stowe · Founder and Chief Executive Officer · $155K
Money in and out
$9.7M revenue, $8.0M expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$9.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2020
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2020
Total assets
$9.8M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$418K
FY2020
Total revenue
$9.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Sub-Saharan Africa

By population, Ethiopia is the second largest country in Africa, and the rapid growth of its capital, Addis Ababa, is outpacing the provision of water and sanitation services. By the end of 2020, Splash had completed over 140 projects in Addis Ababa.

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

South Asia

Despite substantial progress in improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene, South Asia's rapidly growing population continues to face inadequate WASH services. By the end of 2020, Splash had completed over 700 projects in Kathmandu, Nepal; Kolkata, India; and Dhaka, Bangladesh at schools, orphanages, hospitals, shelters, and…

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

East and Southeast Asia

By the end of 2020, Splash had completed over 1,200 projects in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In 2018, Splash reached our ten-year goal of ensuring that every orphanage in China has safe water. This project continues to serve 1,081 orphanages across 32 provinces.

$75Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSplash International
EINHdr · item D56-2600599
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.splash.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
$154,513Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$140,610Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$129,632Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$112,445Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$81,563Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Stowe’s $243K as Founder and Chief Executive Officer is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Stowe$243,412$182,346$173,938$166,413$145,634$154,513
Anna L Mitchell$185,450$172,290$159,684
Katrina Straker$162,917$158,152
Cudjoe a Bennett$153,306$137,586
Cynthia Berg$151,530$132,979$140,610
Christopher K Nicoletti$149,822$137,397$140,054
Humaira Wakili$147,720
Anna Lin Mitchell$141,747

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$9.8M
Investment income$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$317K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program services78%$6.2M
Management & general13%$1.1M
Fundraising9%$688K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$418K
Total net assetsLn 32$9.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $8.0M · Less non-cash grants $166K · Cash operating expenses/yr $7.8M
8.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.2M · Total expenses $8.0M
78%
Management & General
Management & general $1.1M · Total expenses $8.0M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $688K · Total expenses $8.0M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $688K · Solicited contributions $9.4M
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.8M · Total revenue $9.7M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $317K · Total revenue $9.7M
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $9.7M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $9.7M
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $8.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.7M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.7M · Expenses $8.0M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.4M · Total assets $9.8M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Stowe · Reported title Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $155K · Total expenses $8.0M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.5M · Total expenses $8.0M
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

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
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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)$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$6.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$13.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$9.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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