To improve human health and community well-being through adequate and affordable access to clean water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $258
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$714K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$456K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$852K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$714K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$714K
Expenses
$456K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$456K
Net assets
$852K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$852K

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 Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $401K Management & general 8% · $36K Fundraising 4% · $19K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,533Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dylan Terrell’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Dylan Terrell$36,533—
Alexandra Alvarez—$10,966

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 clean water access to improve health and community well-being.

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1 program · $401K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Programs

Water filters, water quality, technology development, education, and community water treatment streams.

$401Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$258

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$714K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$696K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$456K
Ln 25
Programscol B$401K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$852K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$696K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$714K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$852K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 614
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$442K$651K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$600K$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$594K$852K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$251K$251K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$9K$15K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$699$1K$978
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$6K$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$4K$0$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$1K$0
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$74K$10K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$456K$401K$36K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $714K$456K$258K$852K 990 PDF
FY2024 $492K$439K$53K$594K 990 PDF
FY2023 $576K$417K$159K$542K 990 PDF
FY2022 $411K$289K$122K$383K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$214K$61K$261K 990 PDF
FY2020 $262K$208K$54K$200K 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
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Part I · Summary $713,850 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $480,919$696,131
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,140$3,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,681$8,380
I-11 Other revenue$5,828
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $491,740$713,850
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$251,484
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,025$39,383
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $389,185$165,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $439,210$456,151
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,530$257,699
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $713,850 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,131
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$696,131
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,380
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,828 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$713,850
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $456,151 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $251,484$251,484
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,146 · Management $14,636 · Fundraising $12,806$36,588
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $699 · Management $1,118 · Fundraising $978$2,795
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,405 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,405
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,980 · Management $5,980 · Fundraising $0$11,960
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,082 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,082
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,690 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,947$8,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,180 · Management $3,014 · Fundraising $0$5,194
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,816 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,816
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,797 · Management $1,216 · Fundraising $0$10,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,306 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,306
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,688 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,688
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,820
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,321 · Management $10,042 · Fundraising $0$84,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $401,414 · Management $36,006 · Fundraising $18,731$456,151
Part X · Balance sheet $858,067 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $43,712; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $442,444$337,839
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$313,074
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,669$149,313
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $779$14,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $599,976$858,067
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,533$5,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,533$5,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,443$821,637
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$30,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $594,443$852,142
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $599,976$858,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $852,142 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$713,850
XI-2 Total expenses$456,151
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$257,699
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$594,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$852,142

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