To prevent disease through the provision of clean Water, improved sanitation and hygiene promotion

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2021 · 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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $119K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$282K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$278K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$195K
Expenses
$282K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$229K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$59K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$92K
FY2024−$13K

From the FY2021 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 Jun 2016.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $193K Management & general 24% · $69K Fundraising 7% · $20K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair and Executive Director
$29,670Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Morgan’s $36K as Board Chair and Exec is at the 32nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edward Morgan$36,000$36,000$36,000$29,670$24,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education to prevent disease.

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2 programs · $193K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Sanitation and Hygiene

Large scale market based sanitation and hygiene promotion project focusing on 200 communities and 20 schools in uganda. The project seeks to assist households to improve the standard of sanitation in their homes, while teaching students the importance of hygienic practices and working with school administrators to plan for improved…

$161Kprogram expense
02

Clean Water Supply

Water compass builds and operates solar-powered water supply systems in rural communities in uganda. Three water systems were operational in 2021 serving approximately 3,000 people and providing over 5,000,000 liters of clean water.

$32Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$282K
Ln 25
Programscol B$193K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$11K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$28K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$1K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$794$794
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$101$101
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$130
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K$193K$69K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $195K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 $205K$229K−$24K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$204K$59K$114K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $278K$282K−$4K$59K 990 PDF
FY2020 $290K$260K$30K$65K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $277,671 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,350$271,397
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,488$6,274
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,838$277,671
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,567$176,225
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,750$20,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,369$85,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,686$281,773
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,152−$4,102
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $277,671 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,397
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,397
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$6,274
VIII-12 Total revenue$277,671
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $281,773 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $29,670$29,670
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,458$81,458
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,906 · Management $18,826$29,732
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,600 · Management $7,765$35,365
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,070 · Management $1,538$2,608
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,382 · Management $6,237$7,619
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $794$794
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,250$20,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $101$101
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,915 · Management $3,478$14,393
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,356$4,356
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,651$16,651
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,947$27,947
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,779$7,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,920 · Management $130$3,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $192,984 · Management $68,539 · Fundraising $20,250$281,773
Part X · Balance sheet $79,287 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $524; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,605$41,562
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $274$656
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,790$3,059
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,265$33,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,692$79,287
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,370$20,586
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,370$20,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,322$58,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,692$79,287
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,671
XI-2 Total expenses$281,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,322
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,519
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,701

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